This chapter focuses on insect immune response to infection, pathogen development in the host and interactions between insect host microbial flora and pathogens. This review summarizes the results of research conducted on one insect host-parasite model system, the tsetse fly and its associated...

This chapter discusses: molecular tools to study entomopathogenic nematodes; basic molecular tools for the study of entomopathogenic bacteria; techniques to investigate bacteria-nematode mutualism; and techniques in studying EPB virulence.

This chapter describes the key aspects of the basic biology of insecticidal proteins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis, including the genetic factors that regulate their synthesis, and then show how these have been manipulated in this species and others to improve efficacy. Summaries are also...

This chapter discussed the genomics of entomopathogenic viruses with emphasis on general concepts, analyses of DNA and protein sequences, and genetic modification of Baculovirus.

This chapter presents several issues of agricultural genomics relating to entomopathogenic nematodes. These include agriculture database resources, bioinformatics and functional genomics tools and the available and developing resources and tools that could be applicable for entomopathogenic...

This chapter provides a brief didactic overview of the current usage of molecular techniques in understanding entomopathogenicity and to provide an introduction to the state of knowledge of the molecular biology relevant to entomopathogenic fungi.

This book attempts to bring together a broad array of molecular techniques and approaches currently used in insect pathology. It is divided into four parts: (i) identification and diagnostics; (ii) evolutionary relationships and genetics; (iii) host-pathogen interactions; and (iv) genomics and...

This chapter summarizes progress on the induction of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) resistance in crops through biotechnology, particularly genetic engineering. The induction of resistance in plants mediated by proteinase inhibitors, double-stranded RNA and promoters; nematicidal activity of ...

This chapter highlights a range of disparate studies to examine how plants, root herbivores and their natural enemies interact in the complex soil environment. Heterogeneity influences the foraging behaviour of plant roots, as well as the foraging behaviour of root-feeding insects and a key group...

This chapter focuses on attempts to control aphids using (1) classical biological control involving introductions of natural enemies into geographical areas where they did not previously occur and usually directed against introduced pests, and (2) augmentation involving mass rearing and release of...