Use of Microbes for Control and Eradication of Invasive Arthropods - Hajek, Ann.; Glare, Travis; O'Callaghan, Maureen; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Invasive Arthropods and Approaches for Their Microbial Control -- Ecological Considerations -- Naturally Occurring Pathogens and Invasive Arthropods -- Population Ecology of Managing Insect Invasions -- Eradication -- Use of Pathogens for Eradication of Exotic Lepidopteran Pests in New Zealand -- North American Eradications of Asian and European Gypsy Moth -- Control -- Exotic Aphid Control with Pathogens -- Steinernema scapterisci as a Biological Control Agent of Scapteriscus Mole Crickets -- The Use of Oryctes Virus for Control of Rhinoceros Beetle in the Pacific Islands -- Use of Microbes for Control of Monochamus alternatus, Vector of the Invasive Pinewood Nematode -- Use of Entomopathogens against Invasive Wood Boring Beetles in North America -- Control of Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar, in North America since 1878 -- Controlling the Pine-Killing Woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, with Nematodes -- Fire Ant Control with Entomopathogens in the USA -- Biological Control of the Cassava Green Mite in Africa with Brazilian Isolates of the Fungal Pathogen Neozygites tanajoae -- Microbial Control for Invasive Arthropod Pests of Honey Bees -- Safety and Public Issues -- Human Health Effects Resulting from Exposure to Bacillus thuringiensis Applied during Insect Control Programmes -- Environmental Impacts of Microbial Control Agents Used for Control of Invasive Pests -- Conclusions -- Considerations for the Practical Use of Pathogens for Control and Eradication of Arthropod Invasive Pests.
Keywords: Invertebrates; Zoology; Agriculture; Microbiology; Animal ecology; Ecosystems; Invertebrates; Zoology; Agriculture; Microbiology; Animal Ecology; Ecosystems