{"product_id":"insect-viruses-and-pest-management-isbn-9780471968788","title":"Insect Viruses and Pest Management","description":"This is an essential guidebook, providing a comprehensive overview of insect viruses and pest management. Part One of this volume explores the rationale behind the employment of insect pathogenic viruses in pest control and documents the assessment of biological activity, the ecology of baculoviruses, control strategies, virus production and formulation, and the conduct and recording of field control trials. Part Two comprises an authoritative global survey of current practice, R\u0026amp;D, and up-to-date technical studies of insect viruses and their application in pest management. This survey was compiled with the assistance of a panel of world-wide experts and will prove an invaluable and unique data source. Building on the key topics discussed in Part One, easy-to-follow, practical protocols are presented in Part Three, including detailed accounts of standard operating procedures for working with insects, isolation, propagation (in vivo and in vitro), purification, characterization and enumeration of viruses, suggestions for good laboratory layout and design, mass production methods, formulation and quality control. The importance of external environmental factors concerning virus survival and efficacy is also not forgotten, and in the final part the effects of solar radiation and the relationships between viruses and plant surfaces are discussed. Indispensable reading for all professionals and students interested in insect virology and pest control, this book is a comprehensive reference manual.  BASIC PRINCIPLES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rationale for the Use of Microbial Pesticides.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Characteristics of Insect Pathogenic Viruses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Assessment of Biological Activity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Ecology of Baculoviruses in Insect Hosts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Control Strategies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Virus Production.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Formulation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spray Application of Baculoviruses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conduct and Recording of Field Control Trials.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Future Developments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e WORLD SURVEY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A World Survey of Virus Control of Insect Pests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Western Europe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Indian Subcontinent.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e South-east Asia and the Western Pacific.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e People's Republic of China.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Japan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Africa, the Near and Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Australasia.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e North America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Central America and the Caribbean.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e South America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e General Laboratory Practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Working with the Host.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Working with the Virus.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Enumeration of Virus.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cell Culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mass Production, Product Formulation and Quality Control.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spray Application.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Registration Requirements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING VIRAL SURVIVAL.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Solar Radiation, with Emphasis on the Ultraviolet.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Plant Surfaces.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glossary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Further Reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003eFrances R. Hunter-Fujita and Philip F. Entwistle are the authors of Insect Viruses and Pest Management, published by Wiley.   This is an essential guidebook, providing a comprehensive overview of insect viruses and pest management. Part One of this volume explores the rationale behind the employment of insect pathogenic viruses in pest control and documents the assessment of biological activity, the ecology of baculoviruses, control strategies, virus production and formulation, and the conduct and recording of field control trials. Part Two comprises an authoritative global survey of current practice, R\u0026amp;D, and up-to-date technical studies of insect viruses and their application in pest management. This survey was compiled with the assistance of a panel of world-wide experts and will prove an invaluable and unique data source. Building on the key topics discussed in Part One, easy-to-follow, practical protocols are presented in Part Three, including detailed accounts of standard operating procedures for working with insects, isolation, propagation (in vivo and in vitro), purification, characterization and enumeration of viruses, suggestions for good laboratory layout and design, mass production methods, formulation and quality control. The importance of external environmental factors concerning virus survival and efficacy is also not forgotten, and in the final part the effects of solar radiation and the relationships between viruses and plant surfaces are discussed. Indispensable reading for all professionals and students interested in insect virology and pest control, this book is a comprehensive reference manual.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989430878437,"sku":"NP9780471968788","price":471.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471968788.jpg?v=1761784074","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/insect-viruses-and-pest-management-isbn-9780471968788","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}