Microbes for Sustainable Insect Pest Management: An Eco-friendly Approach - Volume 1

1. Synthetic Chemical Insecticides: Environmental and Agro Contaminants.- 2. Soil-Borne Entomopathogenic Bacteria and Fungi.- 3. Molecular Phylogeny of Entomopathogens.- 4. Potential of Entomopathogenic Bacteria and Fungi.- 5. Ascomycota and Integrated Pest Management.- 6. Thermotolerance of Fungal Conidia.- 7. Oxidative Stress in Entomopathogenic Fungi and its Potential Role on Mycoinsecticide Enhancement.- 8. Effects of Cytotoxic Factors Produced by Entomopathogenic Bacteria on Insect Haemocytes.- 9. Effects of Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Symbiotic Bacteria, on non-target Arthropods.- 10. Granuloviruses in Insect Pest Management.- 11. Interactions of Entomopathogens with Other Pest Management Options.- 12. Toxicological Prospects on Joint Action of Microbial Insecticides and Chemical Pesticides.- 13. Entomopathogen and Synthetic Chemical Insecticide: Synergist and Antagonist.- 14. Current State of Fungal Antagonists with Special Emphasis on Indian Scenario.