Nematode Pathogenesis of Insects and Other Pests: Ecology and Applied Technologies for Sustainable P

SECTION 1. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES AS BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS
1 Diversity, biology and evolutionary relationships - S. Patricia Stock
2 Improvement of entomopathogenic nematodes: a genetic approach - Itamar Glazer
3 Behaviour and population dynamics of entomopathogenic nematodes following application - Christine T. Griffin
4 Entomopathogenic nematode in the soil environment - Robin J. Stuart, Mary E. Barbercheck, & Parwinder S. Grewal
5 Trophic relationships of entomopathogenic nematodes in agricultural habitats - Edwin E. Lewis, Selcuk Hazir, Amanda K. Hodson & Baris Gulcu
6 Utilizing persistent entomopathogenic nematodes in a conservation or a more classical biological approach - Elson J. Shield
SECTION 2. ADVANCES ON ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES PRODUCTION AND RELEASE
7 Prospects in the application technology and the formulation of entomopathogenic nematodes for biological control of insects pests - Ivan Hiltpold
8 Insect-cadaver applications: pros and cons - Claudia Dolinski, David Shapiro-Ilan & Edwin E. Lewis
9 Entomopathogenic nematode application technology - David Shapiro-Ilan & Claudia Dolinski
10 Entomopathogenic nematode production and application: regulation, ecological impact and non-target effects - Ana Piedra-Buena, Javier López-Cepero & Raquel Campos-Herrera
SECTION 3. ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE EXPLOITATION: CASESTUDIES IN CROP PROTECTION IN DIFFERENT CROPS AND COUNTRIES
11 New York case study: biological control of Otiorhynchus ligustici with native persistent entomopathogenic nematodes using a more classical approach - Elson Shield & Antonio M. Testa
12 Entomopathogenic nematodes in turfgrass: ecology and management of important insect pests in North America - Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer, Olga S. Kostromytska, Benjamin A. McGraw, Lemma Ebssa
13 It takes a village: entomopathogenic nematode community structure and conservation biological control in Florida (US) orchards - Raquel Campos-Herrera, Fahiem E. El-Borai & Larry W. Duncan
14 Entompathogenic nematodes in Cuba: from laboratories to popular biological control agents for pest management in a developing country - Mayra Rodríguez
15 Entomopathogenic nematodes in tropical agriculture: current uses and their future in Venezuela - Ernesto San Blas, Carolina Rosales & Angel Torres
16 Orchard applications of entomopathogenic nematodes in Spain - Fernando García del Pino & Ana Morton
17 Entomopathogenic nematodes in the Czech Republic: diversity, occurrence and habitat preferences - Vladimir P u za & Ji r í Nermu t
18 Entomopathgenic nematodes in Italy: occurrence and use in microbial control strategies - Franceca de Luca, Mirella Clausi, Alberto Troccoli, Giovanna Curto, Giancarlo Rappazzo & Eustachio Tarasco
19 Entomopathogenic nematodes in iran: research and applied aspects - Javad Karimi & Elham Salari
20 Entomopathogenic nematode exploitation: case-studies in laboratory and field applications from South Africa - Antonitette P. Malan & Justin L. Hatting
21 Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita as a control agent for slugs - Michael Wilson & Robert Rae