… The first edition was single-authored by Ann Hajek while in this version Jørgen Eilenberg
has joined Ann as a coauthor. As in 2004, our goal has been to write an introductory book with …

It is increasingly recognized that the biodiversity in agroecosystems deliver significant
ecosystem services to agricultural production such as biological control of pests. …

Sociality can be associated with significant costs due to the increased risk of disease
transmission. However, in some organisms the costs may be offset by benefits due to …

Compared to their vertebrate counterparts in traditional husbandry, insects are extremely
efficient at converting organic matter into animal protein and dietary energy. For this reason, …

By baiting soil samples with larvae of Galleria mellonella detailed surveys of the occurrences
of entomopathogenic fungi were conducted over two consecutive years in the soil of an …

A method for baiting soil samples with Delia floralis larvae was developed, and a systematic
survey was conducted on soils from northern Norway for insect pathogenic fungi, using D. …

Lineages of insect pathogenic fungi are concentrated in three major clades: Hypocreales (several
genera), Entomophthoromycota (orders Entomophthorales and Neozygitales), and …

Although intensively investigated for biological control of insect pests, little is known about the
ecology of the fungal entomopathogenic genus Beauveria in natural or agricultural habitats…

Increased production of insects on a large scale for food and feed will likely lead to many
novel challenges, including problems with diseases. We provide an overview of important …

The European Union ( EU ) has recently published its first list of invasive alien species ( IAS
) of EU concern to which current legislation must apply. The list comprises species known to …