Weevils: Biology, Behavior and Ecology

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Charlie B. Morris (Editor)

Series: Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods: Biology, Chemistry and Behavior
BISAC: NAT010000; NAT017000

This book contains five chapters that detail weevils. Chapter One discusses the current state of knowledge regarding the use of agro-industrial waste to produce the fungal biomass of entomopathogenic fungi, and its use for the biological control of pests, the production of enzymes of industrial interest, and various chemical compounds with high added value. Chapter Two investigates the mobilization of reserves during the embryogenesis of C.maculatus. Chapter Three considers the issue of biocontrol exerted by toxins from various microorganisms on insect species considered important pests for agriculture. Chapter Four conducts a review of pest-weevil growth models to predict and analyze the pests’ behavior under different ecological sets of conditions. Lastly, Chapter Five aims to show in a synthesised, clear and precise way the relevant information on the species Sitophilus oryzae to help researchers and decision-makers to better understand this pest.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Circular Economy in the Production of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Enzyme Production and Biological Control of Insect Pests
Emma O. Fuentes-Ramírez1, PhD, Rafael Uzárraga-Salazar2, PhD, Caliope Mendarte-Alquisira3, PhD and Gabriel R. Hernández-Martínez2, PhD
1Secretaría de Educación Pública. Subsecretaría de Educación Media Superior, CDMX, México
2Universidad Veracruzana. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Orizaba, Veracruz, México
3Colegio de Postgraduados, Posgrado en Edafología, Microbiología de Suelos, Campus Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, México

Chapter 2. Reserve Mobilization During the Embryogenesis of the Cowpea Weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (F)
Kayan E. Ventury1, Sarah Rodrigues Ferreira1, Aline Gama Melila Licurgo1, Leonardo F. R. De Sá1, Eduardo A. G. Oliveira1, Andre T. S. Ferreira2, Jonas Perales2, Olga L. T. Machado1, Kátia V. S. Fernandes1, Thiago M. Venancio1 and Antonia E. A. Oliveira1
1Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2Laboratório de Toxinologia, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro (FIOCRUZ-RJ), Brazil

Chapter 3. The Use of Soil Microorganisms in the Biological Control of Insects: The Application of Microorganism Toxins and Their Effects on Agrosystems
Dulce Jazmín Hernández-Melchor1, PhD, Caliope Mendarte-Alquisira1, PhD, Sandra Cortes-Pérez1, PhD, Claudia García-Sánchez1, PhD and Pablo Antonio López-Pérez2, PhD
1Colegio de Postgraduados, Posgrado de Edafología, Microbiología de Suelos, Carretera México-Texcoco, Montecillo, Estado de México, México
2Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Escuela Superior Apan, Carretera Apan-Calpulalpan, Chimalpa, Apan, Hidalgo, México

Chapter 4. A Generic Mathematical Model for Pest Control with Time Delay Dynamics Based on Silico Approaches
Pablo A. López Pérez1, Eduardo Alvarado-Santos2, Dulce Jazmín Hernández Melchor3, Francisco Javier Martınez-Farıas1 and Edith Jiménez Muñoz1
1
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Escuela Superior Apan, Carretera Apan-Calpulalpan Km.8, Col. Chimalpa, Apan, Hidalgo, México
2Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, CINVESTAV-IPN, San Pedro Zacatenco, Mexico City, Mexico
3Colegio de Postgraduados, Posgrado de Edafología, Microbiología de Suelos, Carretera México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, Estado de México, México

Chapter 5. An Overview of the Rice Weevil
Edith Jiménez Muñoz1, PhD, Abraham Palacios Romero2, PhD, Justo Fabián Montiel Hernández3, PhD, Sergio Hernández León4, PhD and Pablo Antonio López Pérez1, PhD
1Escuela Superior de Apan, Autonomous University of the Hidalgo State, Apan, Hidalgo, Mexico
2Tecnológico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Mexico
3Escuela Superior Ciudad Sahagún, Autonomous University of the Hidalgo State, Apan, Hidalgo, Mexico
4Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Autonomous University of the Hidalgo State, Apan, Hidalgo, Mexico

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