Prelims

Contributors

Preface

1 Introduction – Fungal Biological Control Agents: Progress, Problems and Potential
T.M. Butt, C. Jackson and N. Magan

2 Commercial Use of Fungi as Plant Disease Biological Control Agents: Status and Prospects
J.M. Whipps and R.D. Lumsden

3 Use of Hyphomycetous Fungi for Managing Insect Pests
G.D. Inglis, M.S. Goettel, T.M. Butt and H. Strasser

4 Biology, Ecology and Pest Management Potential of Entomophthorales
J.K. Pell, J. Eilenberg, A.E. Hajek and D.C. Steinkraus

5 Exploitation of the Nematophagous Fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium Goddard for the Biological Control of Root-knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.)
B.R. Kerry

6 Fungal Biocontrol Agents of Weeds
H.C. Evans, M.P. Greaves and A.K. Watson

7 Monitoring the Fate of Biocontrol Fungi
M.J. Bidochka

8 Prospects for Strain Improvement of Fungal Pathogens of Insects and Weeds
R. St Leger and S. Screen

9 Physiological Approaches to Improving the Ecological Fitness of Fungal Biocontrol Agents
N. Magan

10 Production, Stabilization and Formulation of Fungal Biocontrol Agents
S.P. Wraight, M.A. Jackson and S.L. de Kock

11 The Spray Application of Mycopesticide Formulations
R. Bateman and A. Chapple

12 Toxic Metabolites of Fungal Biocontrol Agents
A. Vey, R. Hoagland and T.M. Butt

13 Safety of Fungal Biocontrol Agents
M.S. Goettel, A.E. Hajek, J.P. Siegel and H.C. Evans

14 Fungal Biological Control Agents – Appraisal and Recommendations
T.M. Butt, C. Jackson and N. Magan