Editor: Hall, Franklin R.; Editor: Menn, Julius J.
Series#:5; Methods in Biotechnology; Hardback; Book; Index
640 pages
Published: February 1999
Humana Press
ISBN: 0896035158

A definitive guide to the development, application, and use of biopesticides as a complementary or alternative treatment to chemical pesticides. The book elucidates recent advances in the new biological methods on environmental degradation vulnerability. It then discusses how externally applied toxins might compete with and/or supplement either conventional pest control agents or genetically engineered plants. This information is supported by tried and tested methods that optimize the delivery and effective use of biological toxins and other proteins to crop pests.A guide to the development application and use of biopesticides as a complimentary or alternative treatment to chemical pesticides. The book brings together advances in the control of insects, plant diseases and weeds with biopesticides.