About the Editors , Contributors , Preface , Chapter 1. Microbial Control of Insect Pests of Tree Fruit (Steven P. Arthurs and Lawrence A. Lacey) , Introduction , Overview of Microbial Control in Tree Fruit Orchards , Coleoptera , Homoptera , Lepidoptera , Other Arthropods , Future Prospects , Chapter 2. Biology and Control of Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Fruit and Nut Crops (J. D. Dutcher and G. W. Krewer) , Introduction , Resources , Biology , Cultural Control , Chemical Control , Biological Control , Integrated Management , Chapter 3. Synthetic and Living Mulches for Control of Homopteran Pests and Diseases in Vegetables (Oscar E. Liburd and Daniel L. Frank) , Introduction , Aphids , Silverleaf Whiteflies , Aphid and Whitefly Diseases , Management of Aphids and Whiteflies , Economics , Chapter 4. The Potential of Genetically Enhancing the Microbial Control of Insect and Plant Disease Pests (Wayne A. Gardner, Maria Nenmaura Gomes Pessoa, and Ericka Scocco) , Introduction , Entomopathogens , Biocontrol Agents for Plant Diseases , Transgenic Plants Expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins , Conclusion , Chapter 5. Control and Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Franco Lamberti, Nicola Greco, and Alberto Troccoli) , Introduction , Known Plant-Parasitic Nematodes , Factors Affecting Selection of Control Methods , Future Trends , Chapter 6. Nematophagous Fungi As Biocontrol Agents of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (Geeta Saxena) , Introduction , Nematophagous Fungi , Predatory Fungi As Biocontrol agents , Endoparasites As Biocontrol Agents , Parasites of Cyst Nematodes As Biocontrol Agents , Parasites of
