About the Book
This book follows on from a previous volume 'Biological Control Programmes against Insects and Weeds in Canada, 1969-1980' published in 1984. It includes chapters written by well known scientists involved in work on biological control between 1981 and 2000. The work reported provides models that will be applicable in many other countries.
Table of Contents:
1: Invasive Species 2: Pesticides and Biological Control 3: Taxonomy and Biological Control 4: Insects 5: Acantholyda erythrocepahala (L.), Pine False Webworm. 6: Acleris gloverana (Walshingham), Western Blackheaded Budworm. 7: Aculops lycopersici (Massee), Tomato Russet Mite. 8: Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze), Alfalfa Plant Bug. 9: Aedes, Culiseta, & Culex spp., Mosquitoes. 10: Aphis gossypii Glover, Melon/Cotton Aphid, Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach), Foxglove Aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas), Potato Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), Green Peach Aphid. 11: Bradysia spp., Fungus Gnats. 12: Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham), Cabbage Seedpod Weevil. 13: Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens), Spruce Budworm. 14: Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman, Western Spruce Budworm. 15: Choristoneura pinus pinus Freeman, Jackpine Budworm. 16: Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris), Obliquebanded Leafroller. 17: Chrysops, Hybomitra, & Tabanus spp., Horse Flies. 18: Croesia curvalana (Kearfott), Blueberry Leaftier. 19: Cydia pomonella (L.), Codling Moth. 20: Cydia strobilella (L.), Spruce Seed Moth. 21: Delia radicum (L.), Cabbage Root Maggot. 22: Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, Mountain Pine Beetle. 23: Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko), Russian Wheat Aphid. 48: Prosimulium, Simulium spp., Black Flies. 49: Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh), Apple Maggot. 50: Rhopobota naevana (Hübner), Black Headed Fireworm. 51: Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin), Wheat Midge. 52: Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), Stable Flies. 53: Strobilomyia neanthracina Michelsen & S. appalachensis Michelsen, Spruce Cone Maggots. 54: Tetranychus urticae Koch, Two-Spotted Spider Mites. 55: Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), Greenhouse Whitefly & Bemisia tabaci.(Gennadius), Sweet Potato Whitefly. 56: Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), Cabbage Looper. 57: Xanthogaleruca luteola (Müller), Elm Leaf Beetle. 58: Yponomeuta malinellus Zeller, Apple Ermine Moth. 59: Zeiraphera canadensis Mutuura and Freeman, Spruce Bud Moth. 60: Weeds 61: Acer, Alnus, Betula, Populus & Prunus spp., Hardwood Tree Weeds. 62: Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Common Ragweed. 63: Avena fatua L., Wild Oat. 64: Calamagrostis canadensis (Michaux) P. Beauvois, Marsh Reed Grass. 65: Centaurea diffusa Lamarck, Diffuse Knapweed and C. maculosa Lamarck, Spotted Knapweed. 66: Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub, Fireweed. 47: Pristiphora geniculata (Hartig), Mountain-ash Sawfly. 46: Pissodes strobi (Peck), White Pine Weevil. 45: Pikonema alaskensis (Rohwer), Yellowheaded Spruce Sawfly. 44: Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner), a tentiform leafminer. 43: Panonychus ulmi (Koch), European Red Mite. 42: Orgyia pseudotsugata (McDunnough), Douglas-fir Tussock Moth. 41: Orgyia leucostigma (J.E. Smith), Whitemarked Tussock Moth. 40: Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy), European Pine Sawfly & N. lecontei (Fitch), Redheaded Pine Sawfly. 39: Neodiprion abietis (Harris), Balsam Fir Sawfly. 38: Musca domestica L., House Fly. 37: Mindarius abietinus Koch, Balsam Twig Aphid. 36: Melanoplus spp., Camnula pellucida (Scudder), Grasshoppers. 35: Mamestra configurata Walker, Bertha Armyworm. 34: Lymantria dispar (L.), Gypsy Moth. 33: Lygus spp., Plant Bugs. 32: Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), Colorado Potato Beetle. 31: Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria (Guenée), Hemlock Looper. 30: Keiferia lycopersicella (Walshingham), Tomato Pinworm. 29: Hoplocampa testudinea (Klug), European Apple Sawfly. 28: Haematobia irritans irritans (L.), Horn Flies. 27: Forficula auricularia L., European Earwig. 26: Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier), Birch Leafminer & Profenua thompsoni (Konow), Ambermarked Birch Leafminer. 25: Eriosoma americanum (Riley), Wooly Elm Aphid. 24: Echinothirps americanus (Morgan), Greenhouse Thrips 67: Cirsium arvense (L.) Scopoli, Canada Thistle. 92: Rhizoctonia solani Kühn, Damping-off & Seedling Blight. 93: Sclerotinia homoeocarpa F.T. Bennett, Dollar Spot of Turfgrass. 94: Sclerotina sclerotiorum (Libert) De Barry, Sclerotina minor Jagger, Sclerotinia Diseases. 95: Sphaerotheca & Erysiphe spp., Powdery Mildews. 96: Venturia inaequalis (Cooke) Winter, Apple Scab. 97: Verticillium dahliae Klebahn, Verticillium Wilt, Streptomyces scabies (Thaxter) Lambert and Loria, Potato Scab. 98: Appendices 99: Useful References 100: Biological Control Suppliers 101: Higher Classification 102: Contributors 103: Index 68: Convolvus arvensis L., Field Bindweed. 69: Malva pusilla Smith, Round Leaf Mallow. 70: Matricaria perforata Merat, Scentless Chamomile. 71: Myriophyllum spp., Water Milfoil. 72: Setaria viridis (L.) Beauvois, Green Foxtail. 73: Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke, Bladder Campion. 74: Sonchus arvensis L., Perennial Sow Thistle. 75: Tanacetum vulgare L., Common Tansy. 76: Taraxacum officinale Weber, Dandelion. 77: Ulex europaeus L., Gorse. 78: Pathogens 79: Alternaria panax Whetzel, Alternaria Blight. 80: Botrytis fuckeliana (deBary) Whetzel, Gray Mold & Botrytis Blight. 81: Cochliobolus sativus (Ito and Kuribayashi) Drechsler ex Dastur, Common Root Rot. 82: Cronatarium ribicola J.C. Fischer, White Pine Blister Rust. 83: Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow, Fireblight. 84: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cyclaminis, Fusarium Wilt of Cyclamen. 85: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, Tomato Wilt. 86: Heterobasidion annosum (Fries) Brefeld, Annosus Root Rot. 87: Leptosphaeria maculans (Desmazière) Cesati & De Notaris, Blackleg of Canola. 88: Monilinia fructicola (Winter), Honey, Brown Rot. 89: Penicilium expansum Link, Blue Mold. 90: Phytophthora cactorum (Lebert and Cohn) Schröter, Crown and Root Rot. 91: Pythium spp., Damping-off, Crown & Root Rot.
Review :
"This volume summarizes advances in biological control programs in Canada since 1981. Continuing from Biological Control Programmes Against Insects and Weeds in Canada 1969-1980 published in 1984, about one third of the 102 contributions reflect increased concentration on the evaluation and development of fungal and bacterial pathogens for inundative biological control of insects, weeds, and plant diseases. New chapters address invasive species and the change in philosophy of pesticide use, and the link between biological control and taxonomy. Treatments of pests are grouped by target host (weeds, insects, and plant pathogens). The book contains appendices on recent general references and Canadian suppliers of biological control agents, and references for further reading. Edited by Mason (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) and Huber (Canadian Forest Service)."--SciTech Book News
