Grzywacz, David, Moore, David and Rabindra, R.J. (2013) Mass production of entomopathogens in less industrialized countries. In: Morales-Ramos, Juan A., Guadalupe Rojas, M. and Shapiro-Ilan, David I., (eds.) Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens. Academic Press / Elsevier Inc., London, UK, pp. 519-561. ISBN 9780123914538 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-391453-8.00015-7)

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Abstract

Production of a number of entomopathogenic agents as pesticides, mainly fungal but some viral agents, has been established in a number of countries of Asia, South America and Africa using low technology approaches, often by small scale producers. However while these low technology systems can generate effective products these systems also require the systematic application of appropriate production methodology and rigorous monitoring if the appropriate quality and safety standards are to be reached. The role of LIC governments in creating and maintaining a policy and regulatory environment that promotes local EP production remains important to success. The wider adoption of EP products in LIC may also require a shift in users from the ad hoc reactive application of pesticides to more systematic IPM approach, a shift already underway in the export horticulture sectors in some of these countries.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	[1] Chapter 15 [2] Copyright: © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	biological control agents, biopesticides, entomopathogenic virus, entomopathogenic fungus, mass production biopesticides, developing Countries, baculoviruses, entomopathogenic fungi, entomopathogens, production, quality control, registration, regulation
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department
Related URLs:	Publisher Organisation
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2019 13:30
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/12371

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