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This manual was prepared for the diagnosis of insect diseases caused by infectious agents. The agents (or pathogens) included here are fungi, protozoans, bacteria, viruses, and rickettsias. The present work was prepared after much deliberation and discussion with students and teachers who felt a guide of this type would be valuable for diagnosing the microbial diseases of insects. It was modeled after a seminar given on the same subject at Berke­ ley, which had as its major goal the recognition and identification of insect pathogens for practical purposes. The present work in­ cludes numerous timesaving'short cuts'which were developed after years of experience of diagnosing insect diseases. Although emphasis is placed on identification, general back­ ground information on the various pathogens is also included. Thus, under each of the five groups of pathogens, the following topics are discussed: (1) various types of associations with insects, (2) defini­ tion and classification, (3) general life cycle, (4) characteristics of diseased insects, (5) factors affecting natural infections, (6) methods of examination, (7) isolation and cultivation, (8) important taxonomic characters, (9)

Author

George O. Poinar, Jr. and Gerard M. Thomas

Publisher

Springer

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781468424393

Subjects

Science, Agriculture, Biology