Includes bibliographical references and index.

Entomopathogens used as microbial control agents / L.A. Lacey -- Exploration for entomopathogens / L.F. Solter, A.E. Hajek and L.A. Lacey -- Basic and applied research : baculovirus /D. Grzywacz -- Basic and applied research : entomopathogenic bacteria / T.R. Glare, J.-L. Jurat-Fuentes and M. O'Callaghan -- Basic and applied research on entomopathogenic fungi / D. Chandler -- Basic and applied research : entomopathogenic nematodes / D. Shapiro-Ilan, S. Hazir and I. Glazer -- Production, formulation, and bioassay of baculoviruses for pest control / D. Grzywacz and S. Moore -- Entomopathogenic bacteria : mass production, formulation, and quality control / T.A. Jackson -- Mass production of fungal entomopathogens / S.T. Jaronski and G.M. Mascarin -- Production of entomopathogenic nematodes / A. Peters [and 3 others] --Current and potential applications of biopesticides to manage insect pests of maize / A.J. Gassmann and E.H. Clifton -- Microbial control of insect and mite pests of cotton / J. Leland and J. Gore -- Microbial control of soybean pest insects and mites / D.R. Sosa-Gómez -- Microbial control of arthropod pests in small fruits and vegetables in temperate climate / S.K. Dara -- Microbial control of insect pests of tea and coffee / M. Nakai and L.A. Lacey -- Microbial control of mite and insect pests of greenhouse crops / S.P. Wraight, R.B. Lopes and M. Faria -- Microbial control of arthropod pests of orchards in temperate climates / D. Shapiro-Ilan, S.P. Arthurs and L.A. Lacey -- Entomopathogens routinely used in pest control strategies : orchards in tropical climate / N.K. Maniania, S. Ekesi and C. Dolinski -- Microbial control of insect and mite pests of citrus / S.D. Moore and L.W. Duncan -- Microbial control of sugarcane insect pests / T. Goble, J. Almeida and D. Conlong -- Use of entomopathogens against forest pests / A.E. Hajek and K. van Frankenhuyzen -- Microbial control of insect pests of turfgrass / A.M. Koppenhöfer and S. Wu -- LUBILOSA : the development of an acridid-specific mycoinsecticide / R. Bateman ...et.al. -- Microbial control of nursery ornamental and landscape plant pests / S.P. Arthurs and D.J. Bruck -- Microbial control of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) with Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. irsraelensis / E.W. Gray and R. Fusco -- Mosquito control with entomopathogenic bacteria in Europe / N. Becker and P. Lüthy -- Microbial control of pest and vector mosquitoes in North America north of Mexico / T. Su -- Microbial control of medically important mosquitoes in tropical climates / L.A. Lacey -- Microbial control of structural insect pests / R.M. Pereira ...et.al -- Registration of microbial control products (a comparative overview) / R. Gwynn.