Parasitoids are parasitic insects that kill their insect hosts
in immature pre-reproductive stages. Parasitoids are employed in
biological control programs worldwide to kill insect pests and are
environmentally safe and benign alternatives to chemical
pesticides. As resistance to chemical pesticides continues to
escalate in many pest populations, attention is now refocusing on
biologically-based strategies to control pest species in
agriculture and forestry as well as insect vector populations that
transmit human and animal diseases. Parasitoids are an economically
critical element in this equation and integrated pest
management.
Viruses have evolved intimate associations with parasitoids, and
this book features sections on both symbiotic viruses that are
integrated into the wasp s chromosomal DNA (polydnaviruses) that
play critical roles in suppressing host immunity during parasitism.
A separate section with additional chapters on viral pathogens that
infect parasitoids to cause disease and act as detrimental agents
that limit effectiveness of wasp species employed in biological
control of pests is also featured. A third component is a section
on parasitoid venoms, which are of interest to the pharmaceutical
and medical communities as well as insect-oriented
biologists.
Sections focus on both virus evolution and genomics as well as
proteomics and functional roles of polydnavirus-encoded gene
productsInternational researchers and emerging leaders in their
fields provide readers with syntheses of the latest
researchIncludes content on both symbiotic viruses and pathogenic
viruses, plus new research on parasitoid venomsCutting-edge section
on future directions in the field covers the impacts of
polydnavirus research on medicine, human health, bioengineering and
the economy, increasing the value for researchers and practitioners
who need to stay on top of the research in this swiftly moving
field"
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