Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests

Dr. Lacey earned his PhD in 1978 and has been internationally active working in medical entomology, insect pathology, and microbial control of economically and medically important insects. He conducted research on the biology and microbial control of dozens of insects in the US, Amazon Basin, West Africa in the Azores, throughout Europe, the Middle East and Western and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Northwest of the USA. In his 40 year career he has written or co-authored nearly 150 refereed papers in medical entomology, agricultural entomology, and insect pathology, and edited and co-edited seven books, including the Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology, second edition and Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests: From Theory to Practice.

"The quality of the writing appears to be good throughout, the most important subjects seem to be well covered, and the references are extensive and useful in all chapters...This modestly priced, sturdily produced, and commendable volume deftly amplifies (but cannot replace) the content of the comparatively few textbooks of insect or invertebrate pathology." --The Quarterly Review of Biology

• 1. Entomopathogens used as Microbial Control Agents - L. A. Lacey2. Exploration for Entomopathogens – L. F. Solter, A. E. Hajek, and L. A. LaceyBasic and Applied Research3. Basic and Applied Research: Baculovirus -  D. Grzywacs 4. Basic and Applied Research: Entomopathogenic Bacteria –T. R. Glare, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes and M. O’Callaghan 5. Basic and applied research on entomopathogenic fungi – D. Chandler 6. Basic and Applied Research: Entomopathogenic Nematodes – D. Shapiro-Ilan, S. Hazir, and I. GlazerMass Production, Formulation and Quality Control 7. Production, formulation and bioassay of Baculoviruses for Pest Control – D. Grzywacs and S. Moore 8. Entomopathogenic Bacteria: Mass Production, Formulation and Quality Control – T. Jackson9. Mass production of fungal entomopathogens  – S. T. Jaronski and G. M. Mascarin10. Production of Entomopathogenic Nematodes – A. Peters, R. Han and L. Leite Applied Research and Implementation of Microbial Control Agents for Pest Control 11. Current and Potential Applications of Biopesticides to Manage Insect Pests of Maize – A. Gassmann and E. Clifton12. Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests of Cotton  – J. Leland and J. Gore 13. Microbial Control of Soybean Pest Insects and Mites – D. Sosa-Gomes14. Microbial Control of Arthropod Pests in Small Fruits and Vegetables in Temperate Climate– S. K. Dara15. Microbial Control of Insect Pests of Tea and Coffee – M. Nakai and L. Lacey16. Microbial Control of Mite and Insect Pests of Greenhouse Crops– S. P.Wraight, R. B. Lopes, and M. de Faria,17. Microbial Control of Arthropod Pests of Orchards in Temperate Climates – D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, S. P. Arthurs, and L. A. Lacey18. Entomopathogens Routinely Used in Pest Control Strategies: Orchards in Tropical Climate – N. K. Maniania, S. Ekesi, and C. Dolinski19. Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests of Citrus – S. D. Moore and L. W. Duncan20. Microbial Control of Sugarcane Insect Pests – T. Goble, J. E. Marcondes de Alameida, and D. Conlong 21. Use of entomopathogens against forest pests – A. E. Hajek and K. van Frankenhuyzen22. Microbial Control of Insect Pests of Turfgrass - A. Koppenhöfer and S. Wu23. LUBILOSA:  The Development of an Acridid-Specific Mycoinsecticide – C. Prior, D. Moore, C. Kooyman, R. Bateman, S. Jaronski, and N. Jenkins24. Microbial control of nursery ornamental and landscape plant pests– S. P. Arthurs and D. J. Bruck25. Microbial Control of Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) with Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis – E. W. Gray and B. Fusco26. Mosquito Control with Entomopathogenic Bacteria in Europe – N. Becker and P. Lüthy27. Microbial Control of Pest and Vector Mosquitoes in North America North of Mexico – T. Su28. Microbial Control of Medically Important Mosquitoes in Tropical Climates -  L. A. Lacey29. Structural insect pests – R. M. Pereira, D. H. Oi, M. V. Baggio, and P. G. KoehlerRegistration of Microbial Control Products: a comparative overview30. Registration of microbial control agents (a comparative overview) – R. Gwynn