Note publique d'information : "This book describes new strategies being used to combat disease agents and invertebrate
pests. Outstanding experts from the United States, Belgium, China, Guatemala, Japan,
Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand have contributed chapters that cover the latest
achievements in genetic engineering, emphasizing the microbial and viral biological
control agents that can provide environmentally safe, economical control systems.
Topics discussed include genetic engineering of Bacillus thuringiensis and B. sphaericus,
the development of insect resistance to microbial biocontrol agents, engineering of
baculoviruses and nematodes, bioengineering of plants, plant transformation by particle
bombardment, fusion of cultured insect cells, new immunodiagnostic assays and control
measures against parasitic human diseases, and genetically engineered microbial agents
for malaria control. The book also presents improved mass production procedures of
microbial and viral biocontrol agents, as well as regulatory and environmental aspects
of genetically engineered biocontrol agents. Biotechnology for Biological Control
of Pests and Vectors will provide a valuable reference for researchers and students
of biological control, microbiology, virology, and molecular biology."