With contributions covering all major groups of insect pathogens, this reference is a complete source for fundamental and applied information on insect pathology.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Foreword
• Contributors
• 1. Scope and Basic Principles of Insect Pathology - Harry K. Kaya Fernando E. Vega
• 2. History of Insect Pathology - Robert Harrison and Kelli Hoover
• 3. Principles of Epizootiology and Microbial Control - David I. Shapiro-Ilan, Denny J. Bruck, and Lawrence A. Lacey
• 4. Baculoviruses and Other Occluded Insect Viruses - Robert Harrison and Kelli Hoover
• 5. RNA Viruses Infecting Pest Insects - Yan Ping Chen, James J. Becnel, and Steven M. Valles
• 6. Fungal Entomopathogens - Fernando E. Vega, Nicolai V. Meyling, Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard, and Meredith Blackwell
• 7. Microsporidian Entomopathogens - Leellen F. Solter, James J. Becnel, and David H. Oi
• 8. Bacterial Entomopathogens - Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes and Trevor A. Jackson
• 9. Wolbachia Infections in Arthropod Hosts - Grant L. Hughes and Jason L. Rasgon
• 10. Protistan Entomopathogens - Carlos E. Lange and Jeffrey C. Lord
• 11. Nematode Parasites and Entomopathogens - Edwin E. Lewis and David J. Clarke
• 12. From Silkworms to Bees: Diseases of Beneficial Insects - Rosalind R. James and Zengzhi Li
• 13. Physiology and Ecology of Host Defense Against Microbial Invaders - Jonathan G. Lundgren and Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes