Biocontrol of Lepidopteran Pests: Use of Soil Microbes and their Metabolites (Soil Biology Book 43)

This volume describes the various applications of entomopathogenic soil microorganisms in the management and control of the devastating lepidopteran pest. An introduction describes the insecticidal properties of viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes and their metabolites, as well as their applications in the context of crop improvement. Subsequent chapters focus on topics such as insecticidal proteins; the role of nucleopolyhedroviruses; Bt toxins and their receptors; control of lepidopterans using entomopathogenic fungi; management of cotton defoliators; and sustainable use of entomopathogenic nematodes and their bacterial symbionts. An overview of culture collections of entomopathogenic microorganisms rounds out the volume. Front Matter....Pages i-x An Introduction to Entomopathogenic Microorganisms....Pages 1-10 Role of Nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the Management of Lepidopteran Pests in Asia....Pages 11-52 Bt Insecticidal Crystal Proteins: Role in Insect Management and Crop Improvement....Pages 53-70 Identification and Characterization of Receptors for Insecticidal Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis ....Pages 71-88 Non-Bt Soil Microbe-Derived Insecticidal Proteins....Pages 89-121 The Management of Spodopteran Pests Using Fungal Pathogens....Pages 123-160 Comparative Account of Generalist and Specialist Species of the Entomopathogenic Fungus, Metarhizium ....Pages 161-167 Non-ribosomal Peptides from Entomogenous Fungi....Pages 169-206 Optimization of the Cyclodepsipeptidic Destruxin Recovery from Broth Culture of Metarhizium anisopliae and Its Augmentation by Precursor Supplementation....Pages 207-218 Beauveria bassiana : Biocontrol Beyond Lepidopteran Pests....Pages 219-235 Biocontrol of Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella , with Beauveria bassiana and Its Metabolites....Pages 237-254 Entomopathogens for Cotton Defoliators Management....Pages 255-271 Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Their Bacterial Symbionts as Lethal Bioagents of Lepidopteran Pests....Pages 273-288 The Management of Helicoverpa Species by Entomopathogenic Nematodes....Pages 289-314 Sustainability of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against Crop Pests....Pages 315-328 An Overview of Some Culture Collections of Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in the World....Pages 329-334 Back Matter....Pages 335-344