Citation:

Chapter 8 Microbial control of insects. Pages 165-195. In: Insect-Pest Management and Control. Principles of Plant and Animal Pest Control. Washington DC, National Academy of Sciences (United States). Volume 3. Publication 1695, Third Printing, 508 pages.

Keywords: pathology of insects, routes of invasion, the infection process, change in virulence, cellular immunity, humoral immunity, actively acquired immunity, passively acquired immunity, epizootiology, resistance to disease, environmental conditions, methods of transmission, microbiology, viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, ricketisiae, nematodes, taxonomy, mode of action, methods of propagation and use, standardization of preparations, methods of application and use