University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chemical ecology of insect parasitoids : towards a new era / Stefano Colazza and Eric Wajnberg -- Plant defences and parasitoid chemical ecology / Paul J. Ode -- Foraging strategies of parasitoids in complex chemical environments / Nicole W�aschke, Torsten Meiners and Michael Rost�as -- Chemical ecology of insect parasitoids in a multitrophic above- and below-ground context / Roxina Soler, T. Martijn Bezemer and Jeffrey A. Harvey -- A hitch-hiker's guide to parasitism : the chemical ecology of phoretic insect parasitoids / Martinus E. Huigens and Nina E. Fatouros -- Novel insights into pheromone-mediated communication in parasitic Hymenoptera / Joachim Ruther -- Chemical ecology of tachinid parasitoids / Satoshi Nakamura, Ryoko T. Ichiki and Yooichi Kainoh -- Climate change and its effects on the chemical ecology of insect parasitoids / Jarmo K. Holopainen, Sari J. Himanen and Guy M. Poppy -- Chemical ecology of insect parasitoids : essential elements for developing effective biological control programmes / Torsten Meiners and Ezio Peri -- The application of chemical cues in arthropod pest management for arable crops / Maria Carolina Blassioli-Moraes, Miguel Borges and Raul Alberto Laumann -- Application of chemical cues in arthropod pest management for orchards and vineyards / Stefano Colazza, Ezio Peri and Antonino Cusumano -- Application of chemical cues in arthropod pest management for organic crops / Marja Simpson, Donna M.Y. Read and Geoff M. Gurr -- Application of chemical cues in arthropod pest management for forest trees / Timothy D. Paine.

A book covering our current knowledge of the chemical ecology of insect parasitoids is therefore particularly timely and will appeal to a large number of potential readers world-wide, from university students to senior scientists. Internationally recognized specialists were invited to contribute chapters to this book, examining the main topics and exploring the most interesting issues in the field of chemical ecology of insect parasitoids. The chapters are organized so as to present the most significant knowledge and discoveries made over recent decades, and their potential uses in pest control.