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Molecular approaches to the design of biotic crop protection agents

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The use of microbial biopesticides to control insect pests has, for many years, been eclipsed by the application of chemical insecticides to achieve that goal. Bacterial, viral and fungal species all provide candidates for use as biological insecticides. They are perceived as ‘environmentally friendly’ products, with few of the undesirable side effects of the chemical pesticides. Frequently, they also exhibit a degree of host specificity denied to chemicals. This permits targeting of certain insect pests, without harming non-target organisms.

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Possee, R.D., King, L.A. (1994). Molecular approaches to the design of biotic crop protection agents. In: Marshall, G., Walters, D. (eds) Molecular Biology in Crop Protection. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1248-2_3

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