Viral Insecticides for Biological Control
- 1st Edition - April 17, 1985
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Karl Maramorosch
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 2 3 2 2 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 4 2 3 7 - 3
Viral Insecticides for Biological Control focuses on the basic as well as applied aspects of viral insecticides, which have the potential to significantly reduce the current… Read more
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Request a sales quoteViral Insecticides for Biological Control focuses on the basic as well as applied aspects of viral insecticides, which have the potential to significantly reduce the current reliance on chemical pesticide technology. This book serves as a guide for the development of means to identify hazardous problems and prevent them. Organized into six parts with a total of 23 chapters, this book describes the taxonomy, nomenclature, identification, physical, biological, as well as chemical characteristics, replication, and pathology of insect viruses. This reference material also explores the dispersal, stability, and utilization of insect viruses as biological control agents. The factors and considerations that must be taken into account when a viral insecticide is sought as a large-scale commercial alternative to other more traditional methods of pest control are also addressed. Because this reference material collates information in this field of interest, it will benefit a wide audience of readers, including researchers, students, and those working directly in crop protection.
Contributors
Preface
I Taxonomy and Identification
Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Insect Pathogenic Viruses
Classification, Identification, and Detection of Insect Viruses by Serologic Techniques
Viral Proteins for the Identification of Insect Viruses
II Pathology
Pathology Associated with Baculovirus Infection
Pathology Associated with Cytoplasmic Polyhedrosis Viruses
Pathobiology of Invertebrate Icosahedral Cytoplasmic Deoxyriboviruses (Iridoviridae)
Pathology Associated with Densoviruses
Pathology Associated with Small RNA Viruses of Insects
III Ecology and Environmental Biology
Natural Dispersal of Baculoviruses in the Environment
Stability of Insect Viruses in the Environment
Development of Viral Resistance in Insect Populations
The Safety of Insect Viruses as Biological Control Agents
The Role of Viruses in the Ecosystem
IV Physical, Biological, and Chemical Characteristics
Structure and Physical Characteristics of Baculoviruses
The Nature of Polyhedrin
V Replication
The Replication of Iridoviruses in Host Cells
The Replication of Baculoviruses
The Replication Schemes of Insect Viruses in Host Cells
Quantitation of Insect Viruses
Receptors in the Infection Process
Multiple Virus Interactions
VI Production and Field Application
Considerations in the Large-Scale and Commercial Production of Viral Insecticides
Strategies for Field Use of Baculoviruses
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 17, 1985
- No. of pages (eBook): 822
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124123229
- eBook ISBN: 9780323142373
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Karl Maramorosch
Professor Karl Maramorosch works at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
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Professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USARead Viral Insecticides for Biological Control on ScienceDirect