Beschreibung:
Written by experts in the fields of insect pest genetics, the genetics of biological control organisms, and the application of biological control, this book provides the first up-to-date summary of the genetic literature on the genetics of arthropod biological control agents.
1. Genetics and Insect Biotypes: Evolutionary and Practical Implications 2. Complexities of Population Genetic Structure and Implications for Biological Control Programs 3. Dichotomous RAPD-PCR Key for Identification of Four Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera 4. Genetics of Parasitic Hymenoptera 5. Laboratory Selection for Pesticide Resistance in Natural Enemies 6. Genetic Analysis of the Resistance of Two Strains of Typhlodromus pyri to Synthetic Pyrethroid Insecticides 7. Long-Term Culturing and Quality Assessment of Predatory Big-Eyed Bugs, Geocoris punctipes 8. Genetic Diversity in Laboratory Colonies of Parasites and Predators 9. Host-Range Increase of Indigenous and Introduced Parasitoids 10. Increasing Genetic Diversity for Release of Parasites and Predators 11. Improvement of Natural Enemies for Biological Control: A Genetic Engineering Approach