Advances in Biocontrol of Crop Insect Pests

Contributions by:   Dr David Teulon (Plant and Food Research), Prof Maxwell J. Scott (North Carolina State University), Dr Azucena Gonzalez-Coloma (CSIC (Spain))
Edited by:   Professor Travis R. Glare (Bio-Protection Research Centre Lincoln University (New Zealand)), Professor Johannes A. Jehle (Institute of Biological Control – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI))
Imprint:   Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
ISBN:   9781801468398
ISBN 10:   1801468397
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   25 March 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Professor Travis Glare is CEO of Lincoln Agritech Ltd. and Professor of Applied Entomology at Lincoln University, New Zealand. He has an international reputation and has published widely in the field of entomopathogenic microbes and use of biopesticides. He has worked on a range of international projects to develop novel biopesticides. Professor A. Johannes Jehle is Head of the Institute of Biological Control at the Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn Institute) in Dossenheim and Adjunct Professor at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany. He is also Vice-President of the West Palaearctic Regional Section of the International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control (IOBC-WPRS), a member of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group on Microbial and Nematode Control, and previous President of the Society of Invertebrate Pathology (SIP). A member of the editorial boards of several journals, Professor Jehle is internationally known for his research on entomopathogenic viruses and microbial control of pest insects. Dr Linda Muskat is a professor of Phytopathology and Plant Protection in Viticulture and Horticulture at Hochschule Geisenheim University. Her primary research interest is the development and application of living microbial biocontrol agents for plant protection. Claudia Preininger is a formulation expert and senior researcher at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. With a background in chemistry and marketing & sales, her career expands over several material-related fields including diagnostic assay development, immobilization of proteins and microorganisms for sensors, and microarrays and since 2015, the design of biological agroformulations. She currently has responsibility for the development of sustainable bioformulations suitable for seed coatings, foliar spray and soil amendment in the field of plant growth promotion and biocontrol. Professor Michael J. Stout is L. D. Newsom Professor of Integrated Pest Management at Louisiana State University, USA.