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Research Project: ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF GRASSHOPPERS AND OTHER INSECT PESTS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS

Location: Pest Management Research Unit

Title: Entomopathogens

Authors
item Solter, L. -
item Gelernter, W. -
item Jaronski, Stefan

Submitted to: Entomological Society of America, Eastern Branch
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: September 7, 2008
Publication Date: April 1, 2009
Citation: Solter, L.R., Gelernter, W.D. and Jaronski, S. 2009. Entomopathogens. In: Edited by W. Lamp, R. Berberet, L. Higley, and C. Baird. Handbook of Forage and Rangeland Insects. Entomological Society of America. pp. 146-153.

Interpretive Summary: This chapter reviews entomopathogens of rangeland insects, beginning with a general discussion of the pathogens groups. The authors then go on to discuss the principle pathogens for each rangeland insect pest: Crane flies, white grubs, alfalfa weevil, potato leafhoppers, various caterpillar pests, and grasshoppers.

Technical Abstract: There are many pathogens with excellent potential for insect pest control and many situations where the control produced by innundative (pesticidal) or inoculative (classical control) release of pathogens or by naturally occurring epizootics is sufficient to limit or avoid economic damage. Rangeland and pasture systems are particularly amenable to biological controls due to a relatively high economic threshold and because they are ecologically complex systems with naturally occurring control agents that are more likely to be present and undisturbed. This chapter reviews the most important pathogens for each of the significant insect pests of forage and rangeland.

   

 
Project Team
Branson, David - Dave
Jaronski, Stefan
Srygley, Robert
Gaskin, John
Rand, Tatyana
 
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