Nematode Pathogenesis of Insects and Other Pests: Ecology and Applied Technologies for Sustainable Plant and Crop Protection (Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection)

Achieving a sustainable agriculture requires integrating advances in multiples disciplines, covering both fundamental and applied research in a common objective: enhancing crop health for better productions. This first volume of the Series “Sustainability in plant and crop protection” presents a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary compendium about the recent achievements in the use of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) as biological control in a global scale. The volume is organized in a first section discussing the last discoveries on the biology and ecology of the EPN, a second section covering the advances on the EPN productions and release, and a third section with multiples case-studies in which the concepts and ideas on the two previous sections are integrated and discussed. An essential tool for researchers and professionals working to advance in the sustainable use of our resources. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Diversity, Biology and Evolutionary Relationships....Pages 3-27 Improvement of Entomopathogenic Nematodes: A Genetic Approach....Pages 29-55 Behaviour and Population Dynamics of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Following Application....Pages 57-95 Entomopathogenic Nematodes in the Soil Environment: Distributions, Interactions and the Influence of Biotic and Abiotic Factors....Pages 97-137 Trophic Relationships of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Agricultural Habitats....Pages 139-163 Utilizing Persistent Entomopathogenic Nematodes in a Conservation or a More Classical Biological Control Approach....Pages 165-184 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Prospects in the Application Technology and Formulation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Biological Control of Insect Pests....Pages 187-205 Insect Cadaver Applications: Pros and Cons....Pages 207-229 Entomopathogenic Nematode Application Technology....Pages 231-254 Entomopathogenic Nematode Production and Application: Regulation, Ecological Impact and Non–target Effects....Pages 255-282 Front Matter....Pages 283-283 New York Case Study: Biological Control of Otiorhynchus ligustici with Native Persistent Entomopathogenic Nematodes Using a More Classical Approach....Pages 285-307 Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Turfgrass: Ecology and Management of Important Insect Pests in North America....Pages 309-327 It Takes a Village: Entomopathogenic Nematode Community Structure and Conservation Biological Control in Florida (U.S.) Orchards....Pages 329-351 Entompathogenic Nematodes in Cuba: From Laboratories to Popular Biological Control Agents for Pest Management in a Developing Country....Pages 353-374 Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Tropical Agriculture: Current Uses and Their Future in Venezuela....Pages 375-402 Orchard Applications of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Spain....Pages 403-419 Entomopathogenic Nematodes in the Czech Republic: Diversity, Occurrence and Habitat Preferences....Pages 421-429 Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Italy: Occurrence and Use in Microbial Control Strategies....Pages 431-449 Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Iran: Research and Applied Aspects....Pages 451-476 Entomopathogenic Nematode Exploitation: Case Studies in Laboratory and Field Applications from South Africa....Pages 477-508 Front Matter....Pages 283-283 Back Matter....Pages 509-521 ....Pages 523-531 "One of the most challenging goals for modern agriculture is simultaneously reducing negative impacts on the environment while producing enough food. Sustainable agriculture is the alternative, using rational methods to protect crops and enhance productions. To accomplish this objective is necessary to link fundamental and applied research to advance towards the optimal use of the resources. The first volume of the Series Sustainability in plant and crop protection, presents a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary compendium about the recent achievements in the use of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) and other nematodes as biological control in a global scale. Three sections comprise this volume to provide a holistic and up-to-date revision of different topics related with the use of nematodes as biocontrol. The fundamental bases on the biodiversity, genetic improvement, behavior, interactions in the rhizosphere and the conceptual model to their employ from augmentation to conservation biological control are discussed in the first section (Chapters 1-6). New approaches and techniques developed to enhance their efficacy and survival, enhancement of their release and the implications of regulation and ecological impact on the industrial scale production integrate the core of the second section (Chapters 7-10). The last section links the two previous ones in a worldwide case-study discussion. Long-term research programs and pioneer studies in countries with limited resources are integrated in this section (Chapters 11-20), including a special reference on the advances performed in the use of the slug parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Chapter 21). The contributors are renowned Scientific with long expertise in the selected topic. Their experiences illustrate the roadmap for the future generation of researchers interested in built a new system in which sustainable agriculture will be the standard practice."--Back cover One of the most challenging goals for modern agriculture is simultaneously reducing negative impacts on the environment while producing enough food. Sustainable agriculture is the alternative, using rational methods to protect crops and enhance productions. To accomplish this objective is necessary to link fundamental and applied research to advance towards the optimal use of the resources. The first volume of the Series ĺlSustainability in plant and crop protectionĺl, presents a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary compendium about the recent achievements in the use of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) and other nematodes as biological control in a global scale. Three sections comprise this volume to provide a holistic and up-to-date revision of different topics related with the use of nematodes as biocontrol. The fundamental bases on the biodiversity, genetic improvement, behavior, interactions in the rhizosphere and the conceptual model to their employ from augmentation to conservation biological control are discussed in the first section (Chapters 1-6). New approaches and techniques developed to enhance their efficacy and survival, enhancement of their release and the implications of regulation and ecological impact on the industrial scale production integrate the core of the second section (Chapters 7-10). The last section links the two previous ones in a worldwide case-study discussion. Long-term research programs and pioneer studies in countries with limited resources are integrated in this section (Chapters 11-20), including a special reference on the advances performed in the use of the slug parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Chapter 21). The contributors are renowned Scientific with long expertise in the selected topic. Their experiences illustrate the roadmap for the future generation of researchers interested in built a new system in which sustainable agriculture will be the standard practice One of the most challenging goals for modern agriculture is simultaneously reducing negative impacts on the environment while producing enough food. Sustainable agriculture is the alternative, using rational methods to protect crops and enhance productions. To accomplish this objective is necessary to link fundamental and applied research to advance towards the optimal use of the resources. The first volume of the Series zSustainability in plant and crop protectiony, presents a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary compendium about the recent achievements in the use of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) and other nematodes as biological control in a global scale. Three sections comprise this volume to provide a holistic and up-to-date revision of different topics related with the use of nematodes as biocontrol. The fundamental bases on the biodiversity, genetic improvement, behavior, interactions in the rhizosphere and the conceptual model to their employ from augmentation to conservation biological control are discussed in the first section (Chapters 1-6). New approaches and techniques developed to enhance their efficacy and survival, enhancement of their release and the implications of regulation and ecological impact on the industrial scale production integrate the core of the second section (Chapters 7-10). The last section links the two previous ones in a worldwide case-study discussion. Long-term research programs and pioneer studies in countries with limited resources are integrated in this section (Chapters 11-20), including a special reference on the advances performed in the use of the slug parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Chapter 21). The contributors are renowned Scientific with long expertise in the selected topic. Their experiences illustrate the roadmap for the future generation of researchers interested in built a new system in which sustainable agriculture will be the standard practice