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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.
Given the critical importance of insect immunology in insect
vector-parasite interactions and vector control, biological control
of agricultural insect pests, and other key areas of entomological
research and practice, a new comprehensive work summarizing recent
breakthroughs in this rapidly expanding field is sorely needed.
This work will constitute the first book-length publication on the
topic of insect immunology since 1991, complimenting earlier works
by offering a fresh perspective on current research. Interactions
of host immune systems with both parasites and pathogens will be
presented as well as the genomics and proteomics approaches which
have been lacking in other publication.
Both volumes of Parasites and Pathogens of Insects provide in-depth
coverage of the interface between insect parasites and pathogens
and hosts, and explore the relationships between these partners.
They emphasize biochemical and molecular interactions, basic
biology, and the roles of hormones, receptors, and other cellular
components in modulating interactions between host insects and
attacking agents. These topics also are assessed in relation to
biotechnology and biological control.
Both volumes of Parasites and Pathogens of Insects provide in-depth
coverage of the interface between insect parasites and pathogens
and hosts, and explore the relationships between these partners.
They emphasize biochemical and molecular interactions, basic
biology, and the roles of hormones, receptors, and other cellular
components in modulating interactions between host insects and
attacking agents. These topics also are assessed in relation to
biotechnology and biological control.
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