Advances in Insect Rearing for Research and Pest Management

List of contents

Part 1 Historical Perspective, Part 2 Insect Rearing Research, Part 3 Insect Rearing Support, Insect Rearing for Pest Management, Part Five Insect rearing in the Marketplace.

About the author

Thomas E Anderson (Author) , Norman C Leppla (Author)

Summary

The efficient production of large numbers of high-quality insects is a concern both for basic research and for the success of control programmes for pests of agricultural and medical significance. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of this important issue, identifying the major applications for insect-rearing technology. The chapters, international in scope, cover genetics and molecular biology; insect rearing and the development of bioengineered crops; nutrition, digestion and artificial diets; and the practical concerns of commercial insect rearing.

Product details

• Authors: Anderson, Thomas E Anderson, Thomas E. Leppla Anderson
• Assisted by: Thomas E Anderson (Editor), Thomas E. Anderson (Editor), Teri Houck (Editor), Tom Knecht (Editor), Norman C Leppla (Editor), Norman C. Leppla (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780367013387
• ISBN: 978-0-367-01338-7
• No. of pages: 536
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, NATURE / Animals / Butterflies & Moths, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders, Zoology: invertebrates