Applications of Genetics to Arthropods of Biological Control Significance - Hardcover

Narang, Sudhir Karl; Bartlett, Alan C.; Faust, Robert M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849326079 ISBN 13: 9780849326073

Publisher: CRC Press, 1994

Synopsis

Written by experts in the fields of insect pest genetics, the genetics of biological control organisms, and the application of biological control, this book provides the first up-to-date summary of the genetic literature on the genetics of arthropod biological control agents. It identifies successful programs and also gaps and needs in research, research constraints, and possible research approaches in this important field of pest control.
The power and applicability of new genetic and molecular biology methods have created new and exciting possibilities to greatly improve the effectiveness of traditional biological control programs. This book provides essential information about the state-of-the-art application of these new methods. It explains how biological control procedures can be improved, covers methods for selecting pesticide-resistant strains of natural enemies, and looks at methods for maintaining genetic diversity and quality control during the rearing of biological control agents in the laboratory. The book also provides information regarding the application of powerful PCR methods for taxonomic identification of strains and species of biocontrol agents.

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Synopsis

Provides summary of literature on the genetics of arthropod biological control agents. The book identifies successful programmes, gaps and needs in research as well as possible future research approaches.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849326079
• ISBN 13: 9780849326073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224