Insect Biotechnology
Insects have plagued humanity throughout history both as competitors in human nutrition and as vectors of diseases such as plague and malaria. On the other hand, beneficial insects are economically important both as allies in biological control of pest or
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Volume 2
Series Editor Stanislav N. Gorb
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/8430
Andreas Vilcinskas Editor
Insect Biotechnology
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Editor Prof. Dr. Andreas Vilcinskas University of Giessen Institute of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 35392 Giessen Germany [email protected] and Fraunhofer Institute of Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Department of Bio-Resources Winchester Strasse 2 35394 Giessen Germany
ISBN 978-90-481-9640-1 e-ISBN 978-90-481-9641-8 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-9641-8 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010938005 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The idea to publish this guide on latest applications, challenges and future trends in applied entomology arose in 2007 at the first International Congress on Insect Biotechnology and Industry (ICIBI) in Daegu (Korea), which was organized by the Korean Entomological Society. The rapid and multi-faceted developments in the use of insects or derivatives thereof in medical, agricultural, and industrial processes for human benefit calls for a comprehensive guide providing information about the principles behind each technology which share considerable economic potential. Insect biotechnology can be defined as the use of insects as well as insect-derived cells or molecules in medical (red biotechnology), agricultural (green biotechnology), industrial (white biotechnology), or other technological applications such as bionics which focuses on the systematic transfer of solutions from nature to the technical world. Biotechnology comprises a very broad spectrum of applications which are differentiated by established color codes, for example, “blue biotechnology” refers to technological application of marine organisms to produce food, cosmetics, medication, or new materials. By analogy, I propose the alternative term “yellow biotechnology” when insects or insect-derived cells or molecules are used in medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, or industrial applications because the color code does not as yet include yellow and the insect hemolymph often has a yellow color. The remarkable advances in insect biotechnology are essentially driven by scientific breakthroughs in molecular biology, particularly by the development of tools and techniques that allow genetic characterization and engineering of organisms and cells. The use of insects to produce valuables or food is not a new technology, but rather a tradition found in many h
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