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1 online resource (642 p.) |
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Front Cover -- Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Reference -- Section I -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Challenges of mass-producing beneficial organisms -- 1.2 Challenges of arthropod mass production for biological control -- 1.3 Challenges of mass-producing pathogens for biological control -- 1.4 Challenges of mass-producing invertebrates for their products and ecological services -- References -- Further reading -- 2 Production of coleopteran predators -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Aims of this chapter |
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2.1.2 Predatory beetles in culture -- 2.1.3 Overview of the content -- 2.2 Foods and production of predators -- 2.2.1 Feeding preferences and natural prey -- 2.2.2 Feeding on factitious foods and plant products -- 2.2.3 Feeding on artificial diets -- 2.3 Rearing density and production -- 2.3.1 Crowding -- 2.3.2 Cannibalism -- 2.3.3 Design of oviposition substrates and rearing enclosures -- 2.3.4 Rearing scale -- 2.4 Temperature and production -- 2.4.1 Optimizing temperature for rearing -- 2.4.2 Reducing temperature for cold storage -- 2.5 Quality control and production |
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2.5.1 Safeguards against unwanted pathogens and parasites -- 2.5.2 Preventing colony deterioration -- 2.5.3 In-shipment, postshipment and prerelease assessments -- 2.6 Conclusions and recommendations -- 2.6.1 Synthesis -- 2.6.2 Future research -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 Production of heteropteran predators -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Foods -- 3.2.1 Natural prey -- 3.2.2 Factitious prey -- 3.2.3 Artificial diets -- 3.2.3.1 Definitions -- 3.2.3.2 Effect on development and reproduction -- 3.2.3.3 Effect on predation potential -- 3.2.3.4 Challenges for the practical use of artificial diets |
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3.3 Plant materials and alternatives -- 3.3.1 Plant substrates -- 3.3.2 Artificial substrates -- 3.4 Abiotic conditions -- 3.4.1 Optimal climatic conditions for rearing -- 3.4.2 Cold storage -- 3.5 Crowding and cannibalism -- 3.6 Microorganisms -- 3.7 Breeding and colony maintenance -- 3.8 Mass-rearing systems -- 3.9 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Production of dipteran parasitoids -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Dipteran parasitoids as biocontrol agents -- 4.2.1 Tachinidae -- 4.2.2 Other dipteran parasitoids -- 4.2.3 Side effects |
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4.3 Aspects of dipteran parasitoid biology of special interest for production -- 4.3.1 Host range -- 4.3.2 Oviposition strategies -- 4.3.3 Host-parasitoid interactions -- 4.4 Production techniques -- 4.4.1 In vivo production -- 4.4.1.1 Larval food: natural hosts versus alternative hosts -- 4.4.1.2 Infestation mode -- 4.4.1.3 Influence of host age at parasitization -- 4.4.1.4 Abiotic conditions for preimaginal development -- 4.4.2 In vitro production -- 4.4.2.1 Nutritional requirements and other needs of dipteran parasitoids -- 4.4.2.1.1 Nitrogen sources -- 4.4.2.1.2 Lipids |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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4.4.2.1.3 Carbohydrates |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Rojas, M. Guadalupe
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Shapiro-Ilan, David I
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| ISBN |
9780128221488 |
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0128221488 |
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