Publication Type
Journal Article
Journal Name
Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
Production of entomopathogenic agents as biopesticides, mainly fungal and some viral agents, has been established in many countries of Asia, South America and Africa using low technology approach, often by small to medium scale producers. While these reduced technology systems can generate effective products, these systems require the application of appropriate production methodology and rigorous monitoring if the appropriate quality and safety standards are to be reached. The role of governments in creating and maintaining a policy and regulatory environment that promotes local entomopathogen (EP) production, marketing and use remains important for success. The wider adoption of EP products in less industrialized countries, with a majority of small holder farmers, necessitates low-cost and quality production of biopesticides, and a shift in users from the ad hoc reactive application of pesticides to a more systematic IPM approach, a shift already underway in the export horticulture sectors in some of these countries.
Keywords
Baculoviruses, Biopesticides, entomopathogenic fungi, entomopathogens, production, quality control, registration, regulation
ISBN
[9780128221068, 9780128221488]
Recommended Citation
Grzywacz, D., Moore, S., Luke, B., Subramanian, S., Moore, D., & Rabindra, R. (2022). Mass production of entomopathogens in less industrialized countries. Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens, 431-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822106-8.00001-4