TY - BOOK ID - 65157185 TI - Entomovectoring for Precision Biocontrol and Enhanced Pollination of Crops AU - Smagghe, Guy. AU - Boecking, Otto. AU - Maccagnani, Bettina. AU - Mänd, Marika. AU - Kevan, Peter G. PY - 2020 SN - 3030189171 3030189163 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Pollination by insects. KW - Insect pollination KW - Fertilization of plants by insects KW - Entomology. KW - Agriculture. KW - Plant pathology. KW - Plant Pathology. KW - Botany KW - Communicable diseases in plants KW - Crop diseases KW - Crops KW - Diseases of plants KW - Microbial diseases in plants KW - Pathological botany KW - Pathology, Vegetable KW - Phytopathology KW - Plant pathology KW - Plants KW - Vegetable pathology KW - Agricultural pests KW - Crop losses KW - Diseased plants KW - Phytopathogenic microorganisms KW - Plant pathologists KW - Plant quarantine KW - Farming KW - Husbandry KW - Industrial arts KW - Life sciences KW - Food supply KW - Land use, Rural KW - Insects KW - Zoology KW - Pathology KW - Diseases and pests KW - Diseases KW - Wounds and injuries KW - Pol·linització per insectes KW - Patologia vegetal KW - Control de plagues KW - Control químic de plagues KW - Exterminació de plagues KW - Lluita contra plagues KW - Protecció de les plantes KW - Control biològic de plagues KW - Control integrat de plagues KW - Plaguicides KW - Fitopatologia KW - Malalties de les plantes KW - Patologia botànica KW - Plagues agrícoles KW - Fongs en l'agricultura KW - Malalties de la vinya KW - Malalties i plagues dels arbres KW - Malalties i plagues postcollita KW - Malalties víriques en les plantes KW - Micosi vegetal KW - Plantes hostes KW - Tumors en les plantes KW - Microorganismes fitopatògens KW - Paràsits de les plantes KW - Pol·linització KW - Insectes pol·linitzadors KW - Plant diseases. KW - Pol·linització per insectes. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65157185 AB - This book examines entomovectoring, which employs crop pollinators to spread biocontrol protections against plant pathogens. The book describes research and development of the process, also known as apivectoring and beevectoring, for use both in pollination and in the delivery of biocontrol agents against crop and pollinator diseases, pests, and parasites. The opening chapters show how design of agrosystems can support the activity of pollinator networks, and describe bee pollination as a natural and cost-free ecological service. Individual chapters cover bumble bees and solitary bees as pollinators. The book outlines ways that entomovectoring can be used to increase biocomplexity and biodiversity in agriculture. Also included is a chapter on the threat of Drosophila suzukii, an invasive fruit fly that infests ripening fruit, and the prospect of improved control using entomovectoring. Another chapter discusses the prospect of using a species of fungus gnat as a potential vector of microbial control agents, to suppress pathogens that they also spread. A wide variety of crops are covered, including apples, strawberries, coffee, and sunflowers. The book describes studies on use of entomovectoring in both open fields and greenhouse settings. Another case study reviews the use of a commercial biofungicide via entomovectoring, to combat storage rot diseases in apples. Coverage also includes Flying Doctors, a precision pollination system that uses pre-collected pollen delivered by bumble bees to replace artificial pollination via dusting or phytohormones. Entomovectoring for Precision Biocontrol and Enhanced Pollination of Crops benefits graduate-level students in agriculture, plant pathology and entomology, as well as academics, researchers, working horticulturists and apiculturists, and those involved in formulating agricultural policy and regulations. ER -