Includes references and list of contributors.

Contents: Barks beetles control in forests of Northern Spain. --Integrated pest management of Eucalypt Psyllids (insecta, hemiptera, psylloidea). -- Biological studies and pest management of Phytophagous mites in South America. -- Biological and ecological studies on land snails and their control. -- Research on one kind of essential oil against drugstore beetle Stegpbium paniceum (L.). -- Baculoviruses: members of integrated pest management strategies. -- Bacillus thuringiensis- based biopesticides against agricultural pests in Latin America. -- Recent advances in our knowledge of Baculovirus molecular biology and its relevance for the registration of Baculovirus- based products for insect pest population control. -- Evaluating surface seals in soil columns to mitigate methyl isothiocyante volatilization. -- Wheat midges and thrips information system: decision making in Central Germany. -- Transgenesis, paratransgenesis and transmission blocking vaccines to prevent insect- borne diseases. -- Role of GPI- anchored membrane receptors in the mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis cry toxins. -- Essential oils of umbelliferae (Apiaceae) family taxa as emerging potent agents for mosquito control. -- Advances in aerial application technologies and decision support for integrated pest management. -- Flourensia cerna DC: a pllant from Mexican semiarid regions with a broad spectrum of action for disease control.