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Clayton W. McCoy, Winter Park,
Drion G. Boucias, Gainesville,
Robert A. Samson, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Lance S. Osborne, Apopka,
Jorge E. Pena, Homestead
Lyle J. Buss, Gainesville
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Full-color with illustrations, 200 pages, hard-bound book.
Cost $90.00 (Plus shipping and handling).
Welcome to Insectpathogens.com
Insectpathogens or “entomopathogens’ are viruses, bacteria, rickettsia, fungi, protozoans and nematodes that are capable of inflicting disease on insects. Many entomopathogens can be isolated from their host, offering scientists the opportunity to study the mechanisms that promote disease. Ecologically speaking, these entomopathogens function as biotic factors along with parasites and predators in the natural regulation (control) of injurious pests of humans and their crops. Populations of virtually all citrus insects and mites experience disease in the citrus ecosystem. A number of citrus insects and mites experience disease in the citrus ecosystem, sometimes as epizootic diseases that result in mass host mortality; other times, as subtle microbes, working as a member of the team in the constant suppression of a phytophagous host.
“Pathogens Infecting Insects and Mites of Citrus” is a pictorial guide to the entomopathogens of phytophagous insects and mites found on all plant parts of a citrus tree whether they are grown as a vast monoculture using contemporary high technological methods or as a few scattered trees grown on a hill side or in a homeowners backyard. It includes illustrations of healthy citrus insects and mites and their feeding injury. Although emphasis is on Florida, citrus growers and other interested people will find the images helpful in identifying arthropods and their diseases.
The purpose of this book is to present a comprehensive overview of the pathogens that cause disease of the various citrus arthropods, emphasizing: 1) visual recognition of a diseased host based on gross pathology, 2) identification via diagnostic characters of the pathogen, 3) visual recognition of healthy citrus pests and alternative ornamental hosts, and 4) direct injury to the plant and 4) direct injury to the plant.
