Title:
Biological control : benefits and risks
Series:
Plant and microbial biotechnology research series ; 4
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003
Physical Description:
xxii, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780521544054
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Summary
Summary
Biological control of insect pests, plant pathogens and weeds, is the only major alternative to the use of pesticides in agriculture and forestry. As with all technologies, there are benefits and risks associated with their utilization. This book is the outcome of a unique gathering of specialists to discuss and debate the benefits and risks associated with biological control. After intensive interaction it was concluded that we must place greater emphasis on the benefits, while not ignoring the potential risks. The authors address the various techniques and approaches used in biological control, including state-of-the-art reports and economic and risk analyses. The book will be of interest to researchers and postgraduate students in academia and industry in biotechnology, agriculture, forestry and environmental sciences.
Table of Contents
| Overview of benefits and risks of biological control introductions |
| Part 1 Biological Invasions |
| 1 Suppressiveness of soils to invading micro-organismsClaude Alabouvette and C. Steinberg |
| 2 Biotechnology: environmental impacts of introducing crops and biocontrol agents in North American agricultureDavid Pimentel |
| 3 Frequency and consequences of insect invasionsJoop C. van Lenteren |
| 4 Integrated pest management (IPM) in fruitorchards Torgeir Edland |
| Part 2 Classical Biocontrol |
| 5 Benefits and risks of classical biological controlDavid J. Greathead |
| 6 Potential impacts on threatened and endangered insects species in the United States from introductions of parasitic hymenoptera for the control of insect pestsKeith R. Hopper |
| 7 Lessons from post-release investigations in classical biological control: the case of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hym., Braconidae) introduced into Australia and New Zealand for the biological control of Sitona discoideus gyllenhal (Col., CurculionidaeJean-Paul Aeschlimann |
| 8 Host specificity screening of insect biological weed control agents as part of an environmental risk assessmentBernd Blossey |
| Part 3 Augmentative Control |
| 9 The use of exotic organisms as biopesticides: some issuesJeff Waage |
| 10 Use of Trichogramma in Maize - estimating environmental risksD. A. Andow and C. P. Lane and D. M. Olson |
| 11 Entomopathogenic nematodes in biological control: feasibility, perspectives and possible risksRalf-Udo Ehlers and Arne Peters |
| 12 Pseudomonads as biocontrol agents of diseases caused by soil-borne pathogensGeneviève Défago and Christoph Keel |
| 13 Biological control of soil-borne pathogens of wheat: benefits, risks and current challengesDavid M. Weller and Linda S. Thomashow and R. James Cook |
| 14 Genetically engineered fluorescent pseudomonads for improved biocontrol of plant pathogensDavid N. Dowling and Bert Boesten and Daniel J. O'Sullivan and Peter Stephens and John Morris and Fergal O'Gara |
| 15 Biological control of foliar fungal diseasesNyckle J. Fokkema |
| 16 The use of fungi, particularly Trichoderma spp. and Gliocladium spp., to control root rot and damping-off diseasesDan Funck Jensen and Hanne Wolffhechel |
| 17 Bacillus thuringiensis in pest controlRaymond J. C. Cannon |
| 18 Opportunities with baculovirusesJürg Huber |
| Part 4 Use of Genetically-Modified Organisms |
| 19 Assessing the potential benefits and risks of introducing natural and genetically manipulated bacteria for the control of soil-borne root diseasesMaarten H. Ryder and Raymond L. Correll |
| 20 Serodiagnostic methods for risk assessment of Pseudomonas cepacia as a biocontrol agentKenichi Tsuchiya |
| 21 Benefits and risks of using genetically engineered baculoviruses as insecticidesNorman E. Crook and Doreen Winstanley |
| 22 Mathematical modelling of gene exchange in soilJames M. Lynch and M. J. Bazin and J. Choi |
| 23 Pest resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis: ecological crop assessment for Bt gene incorporation and strategies of managementC. Howard Wearing and Heikki M. T. Hokkanen |
| 24 An international perspective for the release of genetically engineered organisms for biological controlMax J. Whitten |
| Part 5 Economics and Registration |
| 25 Development of the biocontrol fungus Gliocladium virens: risk assessment and approval for horticultural useRobert D. Lumsden and J. F. Walter |
| 26 Economics of classical biological control: a research perspectiveJ. M. Cullen and Max J. Whitten |
| 27 Economics of biocontrol agents: an industrial viewTimo Törmälä |
| 28 Registration requirements of biological control agents in Germany and in the European UnionFred A. J. Klingauf |
| Index |
