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There are over a million different species of insects, and
individually they 8 outnumber humans by more than 10 to 1.
Moreover, some insects live in close association with both plants
and higher animals and naturally exchange viruses with them. It has
even been speculated that viruses in general may have radiated
through the plant and animal kingdoms from common insect origins.
Be that as it may, since insects play pivotal roles in the
biosphere, both to the benefit and detriment of mankind, they and
the viruses that infect them are important subjects for study.
Insects are infected by a diverse medley of viruses, and this
volume focuses on those insect virus families that are found
primarily or exclusively in insects. All major families of
insect-selective viruses are covered except for the baculo viruses,
which were described in a separate volume of The Viruses series.
Included in this volume are the established families of insect
viruses, the newly recognized ascovirus family, and the
nudiviruses, which probably represent a separate family but
currently remain unclassified. The coverage of arboviruses is
limited to a single chapter that focuses on their potential utility
as vectors and in insect control. Omitted for practical reasons are
several individual insect viruses that have been described
sporadically in the literature and probably represent novel virus
families.
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