Advances in Biocontrol of Crop Insect Pests

Part 1 Understanding and disrupting insect pests



1.Understanding the use of vision and olfaction by thrips and other small flying insects to enhance biological control: D.A.J. Teulon and M-C. Nielsen, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, New Zealand; K. Lopez-Reyes, Lund University, Sweden; R. Meyhoefer, Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Germany; and R.W.H.M. Van Tol, BugResearch Consultancy, The Netherlands;
2.Genetic engineering of insects to inhibit insect pest reproduction: Alexis L. Kriete, Sarah E. Hudadoff, Ariel E. Tarrand, Amarish K. Yadav and Maxwell J. Scott, North Carolina State University, USA;
3.Developing plant-based insect biocontrol agents: Daniel Tapia Garcia, Maria Fe Andres and Azucena Gonzalez Coloma, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Spain;
4.Developments in peptide-based biocontrol agents to manage insect pests: Yousef M. Abul-Haija, Lewis J. Archibald, Alexander J. Finney, Hugh A. Nicholson, Julian A. T. Dow, and Shireen-Anne Davies, SOLASTA Bio Ltd., UK;
5.Using gene silencing (RNA interference) techniques to produce safe insecticidal compounds: Salvatore Arpaia, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Italy;
6.Exploiting plant phenotypic plasticity in promoting crop resistance to insect pests: Michael J. Stout, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, USA; Lina Bernaola, Texas A&M University AgriLife Research Center, USA; James M. Villegas, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, USA; and Emily C. Kraus, University of California - Agriculture and Natural Resources, USA;

Part 2 Improving biocontrol product development and use



7.Key issues in formulation of biocontrol agents for plant protection: Linda C. Muskat, Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany;
8.Challenges in commercialising microbial-based biopesticides for controlling insect pests: Travis R. Glare, Lincoln University, New Zealand;
9.Developments in application technologies for biocontrol agents for insect pest control: Claudia Preininger and Viktoria Stagl, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria;
10.Challenges in risk assessment of biopesticides for insect pests: Shannon Borges and Mike Mendelsohn, Office of Pesticide Programs - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA;