The negative impact of chemical pesticides on human wellbeing and the environment has encouraged the development of eco-friendly alternatives for the management of plant pathogens. However, only a small number of microbial biocontrol agents (mBCAs) have been developed, registered and used in the management of plant diseases. This book analyses the deployment of mBCAs for the development of novel microbial biopesticides, considering the main plant-beneficial traits, procedures needed for ef...

The superfamily Chalcidoidea (the jewel wasps) are part of the insect order Hymenoptera. The superfamily comprises more than 27,000 known species, with an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, meaning that the vast majority have yet to be discovered and described. Most of the species are parasitoids, attacking the egg, larval stage or pupal stage of their host, though many other life cycles are known including gall associates and fig pollinators. This landmark volume has ...

Once the world's prairies, grasslands, steppes and tundra teemed with massive herds of game: gazelle, wild ass, bison, caribou and antelope. Humans seeking to hunt these large fast-moving herds devised a range of specialised traps that share many characteristics across all continents. Typically consisting of guiding walls or lines of stones leading to an enclosure or trap, game drives were designed for a mass killing. Construction of the game drive, organisation of the hunt and processing ...

GSA Top Speakers Edition 2012: praxisnahes VerkaufswissenAuch die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses dritten GSA-Bandes sind allesamt ausgewiesene Experten auf ihrem Gebiet. Sie gehören zu den besten Verkaufstrainern im deutschsprachigen Raum. Als Mitglieder der German Speakers Association verstehen sie sich zudem mehrheitlich als Redner. Ob herausragende Verkäufer gute Redner sein müssen, darf zwar bezweifelt werden. Unbestritten ist jedoch, dass herausragende Redner IMMER auch exzelle...