Advances in biocontrol of crop insect pests / edited by Travis Glare, Johannes A. Jehle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glare, Travis.

Contributor:

Jehle, Johannes.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, 2059-6944 ; 164

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture.

Local Subjects:

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited : Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

“I enjoyed this book. All chapters are authored by recognised experts from government, industry and academia and are generally well-written. Each chapter concludes with ‘Where to look for further information,’ which is distinct from the references. This was a useful touch which, as a biocontrol practitioner, I found myself using for follow up research. In summary, this book proves a valuable update to the biocontrol literature and should become a valuable addition to research libraries.” (Book Review Published in Biocontrol Science and Technology) As a result of increasing consumer and regulatory concern about the environmental impact of synthetic pesticide use, the biocontrol sector has rapidly expanded and continues to diversify in its product offering, with a suggested estimate of over 1700 different biocontrol products now available on the market. Advances in biocontrol of crop insect pests provides a detailed overview of some of the key developments in this area, including the techniques used to disrupt insect pest behaviour, such as the use of semiochemicals and genetic engineering. The book also reviews recent advances in understanding plant defences against insect pest attacks and how these defences can be improved to limit crop damage and yield. Through its exploration of the recent advances in the biocontrol sector, the book highlights the potential of novel biocontrol agents to reduce agriculture’s environmental impact, whilst also considering the key formulation issues and regulatory challenges that may arise during the product development stage.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title page

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Part 1 Understanding and disrupting insect pests

Chapter 1 Understanding the use of vision and olfaction by thrips and other small flying insects to enhance biological control

1 Introduction

2 Ways small flying insects locate plant hosts

3 Methods used to study vision and olfaction in thrips and other small insects

4 Integration of visual and olfactory stimuli for host finding

5 Exploiting host finding stimuli for biological control

6 Conclusion

7 Where to look for further information

8 Acknowledgements

9 References

Chapter 2 Genetic engineering of insects to inhibit insect pest reproduction

2 Sterile release systems: the sterile insect technique

3 Sterile release systems: precision-guided sterile insect technique

4 Sterile release systems: release of insects carrying a dominant lethal/female-specific release of insects carrying a dominant

5 Fertile-release systems: X-poisoning, X-shredder, Y-linked editor, and homing gene drive approaches

6 Case study: split homing gene drive in an agricultural pest (

7 From the lab to the field: risk assessment and cage and open-field trials

8 Conclusion and future trends

9 Where to look for further information

10 Acknowledgments

11 References

Chapter 3 Developing plant-based insect biocontrol agents

2 Developing biocontrol techniques: the case of insect pests in black truffle orchards

3 Biocontrol strategies for control of

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

8 References.

Chapter 4 Developments in peptide-based biocontrol agents to manage insect pests

2 Key issues in using neuropeptides as bioinsecticides

3 Neuropeptide profiling and families

4 Design of peptide bioinsecticides

5 Scale up, manufacture and improving sustainability of peptide bioinsecticides

6 Conclusion and future trends

7 Acknowledgements

8 Where to look for further information

Chapter 5 Using gene silencing (RNA interference) techniques to produce safe insecticidal compounds

2 RNA mechanisms in insects

3 Activity spectrum of RNA interference in insects

4 Physiological mechanisms preventing gene silencing in insects

5 Double-stranded RNA-based insecticides

6 Target genes for RNA interference applications

7 Biosafety issues and assessment

8 Regulatory aspects

9 Conclusion: advantages, limitations, and opportunities

10 Where to look for further information

Chapter 6 Exploiting plant phenotypic plasticity in promoting crop resistance to insect pests

2 Constitutive and inducible resistance traits

3 Relative importance of constitutive and inducible resistance in plants

4 Implications of phenotypic plasticity in crop plants for pest management practices

5 Exploiting phenotypic plasticity for pest management: use of plant elicitors to induce crop resistance to insect pests

6 Types of plant elicitor: jasmonates

7 Types of plant elicitor: salicylic acid and its analogs

8 Types of plant elicitor: aminobutyric acids and synthetic herbicides

9 Plant defense priming

10 Microorganisms as inducers of crop resistance to insects

11 Silicon soil amendments as inducers of crop resistance to insects

12 Conclusion and future trends

13 Where to look for further information

14 References.

Part 2 Improving biocontrol product development and use

Chapter 7 Key issues in formulation of biocontrol agents for plant protection

2 Preliminary steps in biocontrol agents product development: strain selection and fermentation

3 Formulation: purpose and components

4 How to formulate living biocontrol agents

5 Formulation issues: encapsulation materials

6 Formulation issues: water activity

7 Formulation issues: drying and storage

8 Types of commercialized formulation for biocontrol agents

9 Formulation to protect biocontrol agents from environmental variables in the field: ultraviolet radiation

10 Formulation to protect biocontrol agents from environmental variables in the field: humidity and temperature

11 Ensuring adhesion to target areas such as leaves

12 Modes of release

13 Conclusion and future trends

14 Where to look for further information

15 References

Chapter 8 Challenges in commercialising microbial-based biopesticides for controlling insect pests

2 The current state of the biopesticide market

3 Issues holding back new biocontrol products: regulation and policy

4 Issues holding back new biocontrol products: economic mass production

5 Issues holding back new biocontrol products: formulation for long shelf life and survival after application

6 Issues holding back new biocontrol products: field efficacy - perception and fact

7 Issues holding back new biocontrol products: meeting market needs

8 Issues holding back new biocontrol products: lack of novel actives and approaches

9 Conclusion

Chapter 9 Developments in application technologies for biocontrol agents for insect pest control

2 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: predator insects.

3 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: enthomopathogenic nematodes

4 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: microorganisms

5 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: RNA interference/double-stranded RNA interference

6 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: botanicals

7 Challenges in foliar spraying: persistence of spray on plants and insects

8 Challenges in foliar spraying: spraying systems and their capabilities

9 Challenges in foliar spraying: more targeted foliar application

10 Challenges in foliar spraying: rainfastness

11 Future trends

12 Where to look for further information

13 References

Chapter 10 Challenges in risk assessment of biopesticides for insect pests

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: nontarget organisms

7 Improving guidance on use and labeling

8 Challenges with hazard testing: mammals

9 Challenges with hazard testing: nontarget organisms

10 Risk assessment of double-stranded RNA pesticides

11 Case study: nontarget organism testing

12 Conclusion

13 Disclaimer

Index.

ISBN:

1-80146-840-0

1-80146-841-9

OCLC:

1513093137