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Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms, 1st Edition.. Section I: Parasitoids and Predators.. 1. Introduction.. Norman C. Leppla, Juan A. Morales-Ramos, David I. Shapiro-Ilan and M. Guadalupe Rojas.. 2. Production of coleopteran predators.. Eric W. Riddick and Hongyin Chen.. 3. Production of heteropteran predators.. Patrick De Clercq, Thomas A. Coudron and Eric W. Riddick.. 4. Production of dipteran parasitoids.. Maria L. Dindo and Simon Grenier.. 5. Mass-Rearing bemisia parasitoids for support of classical and augmentative biological control programs.. John A. Goolsby, Matthew A. Ciomperlik, Gregory S. Simmons, Charles J. Pickett, Juli A. Gould, and Kim Alan Hoelmer.. 6. Mass rearing of the stem-galling wasp tetramesa romana, a biological control agent of the invasive weed, Arundo donax.. Patrick J. Moran, John A. Goolsby, Alex E. Racelis, Allen C. Cohen, Matthew A. Ciomperlik, K. Rod Summy, Don P.A. Sands, and Alan A. Kirk.. 7. Artificial diet development for entomophagous arthropods.. Juan A. Morales-Ramos, M. Guadalupe Rojas and Thomas A. Coudron.. 8. Life tables as tools of evaluation and quality control for arthropod mass production.. Maribel Portilla, Juan A. Morales-Ramos, M. Guadalupe Rojas, and Carlos A. Blanco.. 9. Concepts and methods of quality assurance for mass-reared parasitoids and predators.. Norman C. Leppla.. Section II: Pathogens.. 10. Production of entomopathogenic nematodes.. David I. Shapiro-Ilan, Richou Han, and Xuehong Qiu.. 11. Mass production of entomopathogenic fungi - state of the art.. Stefan T. Jaronski.. 12. Commercial production of entomopathogenic bacteria.. Terry L. Couch.. 13. Production of entomopathogenic viruses.. Steven Reid, Leslie Chan and Monique M. van Oers.. 14. Formulation of entomopathogens as bioinsecticides.. Robert W. Behle and Tim Birthisel..

15. Mass production of entomopathogens in less industrialized countries.. David Grzywacz, David Moore, and R. J. Rabindra.. Section III: Invertebrates for other applications.. 16. Insect protein as a partial replacement for fishmeal in the diets of juvenile fish and crustaceans.. Eric W. Riddick.. 17. Insects as food for insectivores.. Mark D. Finke and Dennis Oonincx.. 18. Insects for human consumption.. Marianne Shockley Cruz and Aaron Dossey.. 19. Production of solitary bees for pollination in the U.S.. Stephen S. Peterson and Derek R. Artz.. 20. Current and potential benefits of mass earthworm culture.. Christopher N. Lowe, Kevin R. Butt, and Rhonda L. Sherman

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Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens is an essential reference and teaching tool for researchers in developed and developing countries working to produce "natural enemies" in biological control and integrated pest management programs. As we become aware of the negative impact of pesticides in human health and on the environment, interest is rapidly increasing in developing biological pest control alternatives. Tremendous advances have been made in beneficial organism technology, such as insect predators and parasitoids, mite predators, entomopathogenic nematodes, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. However, developing techniques to mass produce these biological control agents is not enough if the cost of commercialization is prohibitive. Advancing mass production to the level of economic feasibility is critical, so these new technologies can compete in the open market. This book educates academic and industry researchers, and enables further development of mass production so new technologies can compete in the open market. It is also an excellent resource for those researching beneficial arthropod mass production and technologies for other uses, including for study and application in biotechnology and biomedical research. *Focuses on techniques for mass production of beneficial organisms and methods of evaluation and quality assessment *Organizes and presents the most advanced and current knowledge on methods to mass produce beneficial organisms in response to the increased global demand for alternatives to chemical pesticides for biological control producers *Includes a team of highly respected editors and authors with broad expertise in these areas. Inglés

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