Genetics, evolution and biological control

• Published in: Genetics, evolution and biological control
• Main Authors: Ehler, L. E, Sforza, R, Mateille, T
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, UK CABI Publishing 2004; CABI; C A B International
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: animal ecology; biochemical genetics; biocontrol; biocontrol agents; Biological control; biological control agents; biological control organisms; Biological pest control agents; Congresses; diagnostic techniques; eukaryotes; evolution; genetic engineering; genetic manipulation; genetically engineered organisms; genetically engineered plants; genetically modified organisms; genetically modified plants; GEOs; GMOs; molecular genetics; natural enemies; Pests; plant pests; plants; population genetics; transgenic organisms; transgenic plants
• ISBN: 9780851997353; 085199735X
• DOI: 10.1079/9780851997353.0000

This book has been developed from the keynote addresses delivered at the third IOBC International Symposium (co-organized with CILBA) that was held in Montpellier in October 2002, to address recent developments in genetics and evolutionary biology as applied to biological control. Chapters are organized around the following themes: Genetic structure of pest and natural enemy populations Molecular diagnostic tools in biological control Tracing the origin of pests and natural enemies Predicting evolutionary change in pests and natural enemies Compatibility of transgenic crops and natural enemies Genetic manipulation of natural enemies. The authors identify new issues for each of the major approaches in applied biological control. These include the (1) use of molecular genetics to trace the origin of target pests in classical biological control, (2) potential of mass-reared, transgenic agents in augmentative biological control, and (3) compatibility of transgenic crops and natural enemies in conservational biological control.