Principles of Insect Pathology, a text written from a pathological viewpoint, is intended for graduate-level students and researchers with a limited background in microbiology and in insect diseases. The book explains the importance of insect diseases and illuminates the complexity and diversity of insect-microbe relationships. Separate sections are devoted to

• the major insect pathogens, their characteristics, and their life cycles
• the homology that exists among invertebrate, vertebrate, and plant pathogens
• the humoral and cellular defense systems of...