Instant Insights: Novel biocontrol agents

• Chapter 1 - Developing plant-based insect biocontrol agents: Daniel Tapia Garcia, Maria Fe Andres and Azucena Gonzalez-Coloma, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Developing biocontrol techniques: the case of insect pests in black truffle orchards
  • 3 Biocontrol strategies for control of Leiodes cinnamomeus in black truffle orchards
  • 4 Plant-based biocontrol agents: the use of essential oils
  • 5 Assessing the effects of essential oils on insect pests: the case of L. cinnamomeus
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 7 References

Chapter taken from: Glare, T. and Jehle, J. (eds.), Advances in biocontrol of crop insect pests, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 839 8)

• Chapter 2 - The synergism of biocontrol and plant resistance: a path to advance IPM to higher levels of integration: Marcos Kogan, Oregon State University, USA;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Agriculture at the dawn of the twenty-first century and the surge of pest problems
  • 3 Crop-plant domestication and the breakdown of plant defenses
  • 4 Crop-plant domestication and the disruption of natural controls
  • 5 Restoring resistance in modern varieties while retaining productivity and enhancing biological control
  • 6 Host selection by arthropod pests and their natural enemies
  • 7 Plant defenses against arthropod pests and their natural enemies
  • 8 Achieving higher levels of IPM integration: exploring the synergism of plant resistance and biological control
  • 9 Pome fruit IPM in the Pacific NW: steps toward higher levels of integration
  • 10 Conclusion and future trends
  • 11 Acknowledgements
  • 12 Where to look for further information
  • 13 References

Chapter taken from: Glare, T. and Jehle, J. (eds.), Advances in biocontrol of crop insect pests, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 839 8)

• Chapter 3 - Improving regulation of biocontrol agents for insect pests: Shannon Borges and Mike Mendelsohn, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Biopesticide data requirements and problem formulation for risk assessment
  • 3 Characterizing the active ingredient: biochemical pesticides
  • 4 Characterizing the active ingredient: microbial pesticides
  • 5 Challenges with exposure analysis: human health
  • 6 Challenges with exposure analysis: non-target organisms
  • 7 Improving guidance on use and labeling
  • 8 Challenges with hazard testing: mammals
  • 9 Challenges with hazard testing: non-target organisms
  • 10 Risk assessment of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) pesticides
  • 11 Case study: non-target organism testing
  • 12 Conclusion
  • 13 Disclaimer
  • 14 References

Chapter taken from: Birch, N. and Glare, T. (eds.), Biopesticides for sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 356 3)

• Chapter 4 - Advances in the use of entomopathogenic viruses as biopesticides in suppressing crop insect pests: Martin Erlandson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 RNA viruses
  • 3 DNA viruses
  • 4 Conclusion
  • 5 Where to look for further information
  • 6 References

Chapter taken from: Birch, N. and Glare, T. (eds.), Biopesticides for sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 356 3)

• Chapter 5 - Possible use of allelochemicals in integrated pest management (IPM): Toby Bruce, Keele University, UK;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Allelochemicals for pest management
  • 3 Botanical pesticides
  • 4 Repellents
  • 5 Attractants
  • 6 Defence activators
  • 7 Overcoming barriers to improve use of allelochemicals in integrated pest management (IPM)
  • 8 Conclusion
  • 9 Where to look for further information
  • 10 References

Chapter taken from: Kogan, M. and Heinrichs, E. A. (eds.), Integrated management of insect pests: Current and future developments, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 260 3)