Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests

Preface. Disclaimer. Introductory Remarks; W. Klassen. Section 1. Setting the Scene. 1. Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management (AW-IPM): Principles, Practice and Prospects; J. Hendrichs et al. 2. Area Wide Pest Management: Environmental, Economic and Food Issues; D. Pimentel. Section 2. Basic Research. 3. Engineering Insects for the Sterile Insect Technique; L.S. Alphey. 4. The hobo, Hermes and Herves Transposable Elements of Insects; P.W. Atkinson et al. 5. Improving the Ecological Safety of Transgenic Insects for Field Release: New Vectors for Stability and Genomic Targeting; A.M. Handler et al. 6. Development of an Embryonic Lethality System in Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata; M.F. Schetelig et al. 7. New Sexing Strains for Mediterranean Fruit Fly Ceratitis capitata: Transforming Females into Males; G. Saccone et al. 8. Developing Transgenic Sexing Strains for the Release of Non-Transgenic Sterile Male Codling Moths Cydia pomonella; F. Marec et al. 9. Sex Chromatin Body as a Cytogenetic Marker of W. Chromosome Aberrations in Cydia pomonella Females; H. Makee, N. Tafesh. 10. Potential Use of a Conditional Lethal Transgenic Pink Bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella in Area-Wide Eradication or Suppression Programmes; G.S. Simmons et al. 11. Wolbachia-Induced Cytoplasmic Incompatibility to Control Insect Pests?; K. Bourtzis. 12. Symbiosis-Based Technological Advances to Improve Tsetse Glossina spp. SIT Application; S. Aksoy, B.L. Weiss.13. Colony Maintenance and Mass-Rearing: Using Cold Storage Technology for Extending the Shelf-Life of Insects; R.A. Leopold. 14. Improving the Efficacy of the Sterile Insect Technique for Fruit Flies by Incorporation of Hormone and Dietary Supplements into Adult Holding Protocols; P.E.A. Teal et al. 15. Unfaithful Mediterranean Fruit Fly Ceratitis capitata Females: Impact on the SIT?; M. Bonizzoni et al. 16. Assessing Genetic Variation in New World Screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax Populations from Uruguay; T.T. Torres et al.

From the reviews:"Area-wide management of crop pests gained credence in the recent past to the extent it gradually migrated from headline news to established practice. ... With over 30 color illustrations and material never previously presented in a single source, the volume stands as a highly useful reference for the global IPM/crop protection community." (IPMnet News, Issue 160, 2008)"Area-wide pest management is not a new or unfamiliar concept. Mosquito control, as practiced in many areas of the world, is probably the best-known example of area-wide control ... . area-wide management has several advantages, most notably effectiveness and economy. ... With over 60 separate articles, this volume has something of interest for everyone. ... the editors did a wonderful job in editing, and each article reads crisply and concisely. This volume is highly recommended as a valuable reference for anyone interested in pest management." (John L. Capinera, Florida Entomologist, Vol. 91 (2), 2008)"This volume brings together 66 papers by specialist authors, mostly those presented at the second FAO/IAEA International Conference on area-wide control of insect pests. The papers are arranged in 8 sections. ... The book provides an excellent record of the need for very careful planning and research that is needed before attempting an AW-IPM programme and rightly points out that success cannot be taken for granted. ... this book provides a useful compendium of current information." (G. A. Matthews, Crop Protection, Vol. 27 (7), 2008)"Successful area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes require basic research, leading to technology/strategy development, feasibility studies and pilot trials before operationalization at full scale. ... The eight sections of the book discuss the above issues in detail ... . this is an invaluable book for proponents and practitioners of AWIPM programmes and graduate students venturing into this field." (Rajinder Kumar Saini, International