Plant compensation for arthropod damage is a general occurrence of considerable
importance in both natural and agricultural systems. In natural systems, plant species that …

Many of the recent findings on the relationships between the chrysomelid potato pest
Leptinotarsa decemlineata and aspects of its physical environment, its host plants, and its …

How important has herbivory been as a force in plant and animal evolution beyond the
obvious fact that animals depend upon plants as food? Is it presently an important …

The current concepts of host plant resistance to insects are reviewed in this book. The broad
coverage includes crop plant and insect diversity, mechanisms of insect-plant interactions …

Current control of insect pests relies on chemical insecticides, however, insecticide
resistance development by pests is a growing concern in pest management. The main …

ABSTRACT The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)(Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) is the most important insect defoliator of potatoes that can completely …

The paradox of successful invading species is that they are likely to be genetically
depauperate compared to their source population. This study on Colorado potato beetles is …

Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens, Second
Edition explores the latest advancements and technologies for large-scale rearing and …

Commercial biopesticides based on the fungal pathogen Beauveria bassiana strain GHA
and the bacterial pathogen Bacillus thuringiensis tenebrionis were applied alone and in …

The efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes in controlling Leptinotarsa decemlineata on
potato was tested in a field experiment. A Slovenian strain of Steinernema feltiae (B30) was …