Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms

Invertebrates and Entomopathogens

Juan A. Morales-Ramos, M. Guadalupe Rojas, David I. Shapiro-Ilan

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9780128221488
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Entomology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens, Second Edition explores the latest advancements and technologies for large-scale rearing and manipulation of natural enemies while presenting ways of improving success rate, predictability of biological control procedures, and demonstrating their safe and effective use. Organized into three sections, Parasitoids and Predators, Pathogens, and Invertebrates for Other Applications, this second edition contains important new information on production technology of predatory mites and hymenopteran parasitoids for biological control, application of insects in the food industry and production methods of insects for feed and food, and production of bumble bees for pollination.Beneficial organisms include not only insect predators and parasitoids, but also mite predators, nematodes, fungi, bacteria and viruses. In the past two decades, tremendous advances have been achieved in developing technology for producing these organisms. Despite that and the globally growing research and interest in biological control and biotechnology applications, commercialization of these technologies is still in progress. This is an essential reference and teaching tool for researchers in developed and developing countries working to produce "natural enemies in biological control and integrated pest management programs. - Highlights the most advanced and current techniques for mass production of beneficial organisms and methods of evaluation and quality assessment - Presents methods for developing artificial diets and reviews the evaluation and assurance of the quality of mass-produced arthropods - Provides an outlook of the growing industry of insects as food and feed and describes methods for mass producing the most important insect species used as animal food and food ingredients

Table of contents

• Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Production of coleopteran predators
• Chapter 3 Production of heteropteran predators
• Chapter 4 Production of dipteran parasitoids
• Chapter 5 Production of hymenopteran parasitoids
• Chapter 6 Mass-production of arthropods for biological control of weeds: a global perspective
• Chapter 7 Mass production of predatory mites: state of the art and future challenges
• Chapter 8 Artificial diet development for entomophagous arthropods
• Chapter 9 Concepts and methods of quality assurance for mass-reared parasitoids and predators
• Chapter 10 Production of entomopathogenic nematodes
• Chapter 11 Mass production of entomopathogenic fungi—state of the art** Mention of trade names or commercial products in this chapter is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the author.
• Chapter 12 Commercial production of entomopathogenic bacteria
• Chapter 13 Production of entomopathogenic viruses
• Chapter 14 Formulations of entomopathogens as bioinsecticides
• Chapter 15 Mass production of entomopathogens in less industrialized countries
• Chapter 16 Potential and challenges for the use of insects as feed for aquaculture
• Chapter 17 The role of insects for poultry feed: present and future perspective
• Chapter 18 Insects as food for insectivores
• Chapter 19 Production of solitary bees for pollination in the United States
• Chapter 20 Production of bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) for pollination and research
• Chapter 21 Current and potential benefits of mass earthworm culture
• Index