Contents -- Preface A.A. Kirk. D. Bordat -- 1. Biological control of Plutella xylostella : a global perspective D.J. Wright -- 2. The taxonomic status and role of Hymenoptera in biological control of DBM, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae) G. Delvare -- 3. The role of entomopathogens in DBM biological control A.J. Cherry, G. Mercadier, W. Meikle, M. Castelo-Branco, S. Schroer -- 4. Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.) in Africa. A review with emphasis on biological control B. Löhr, R. Kfir -- 5. A review of the biological control of Plutella xylostella (L.), diamondback moth, in South and Central America M.C. Branco, LL. Vazques, J.E. Jaramillo N., M. Londono, F.H. França, G.L. Villas-Bôas, G.D. Jones, M A Medeiros, P. Pereira, R.G. Monnerat, A. Crema, L.A. Pontes -- 6. A brief review of diamondback moth biological control in North America A.M. Shelton -- 7. Biological control of diamondback moth in Asia N.S. Talekar -- 8. A review of biological control of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) in Oceania R.A. Vickers -- 9. Improving biocontrol of Plutella xylostella (L.) A.A. Kirk, R. Kfir -- PROCEEDINGS -- Biological and molecular variability within seven populations of Plutella xylostella (L.) from Benin L. Arvanitakis, F. Bonal, A. Bordat, A.A. Kirk, D. Bordat -- Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its parasitoids in Ethiopia G. Ayalew, B. Löhr, J. Baumgärtner, C.K.P.O. Ogol -- Diamondback moth biocontrol activities in Canada L. Braun, O. Olfert, J. Soroka, P. Mason, L. Dosdall -- Morphological characteristics of five diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), populations in India J. Chacko, P. Narayanasamy -- Status of biocontrol agents of Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera :Yponomeutidae) in hilly regions of the north-west Himalayas, India U. Chauhan, K.C. Sharma.

Relative potency, yield and transmission of a Kenyan isolate of Plutella xylostella (L.) granulovirus in a population of diamondback moth from Benin, West Africa A. Cherry, M. Osae, D. Djegui -- Seasonal dynamics of the development of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, and its hymenopteran parasitoids on cabbages in the Dakar region (Senegal, West Africa) D. Sall-Sy, K. Diarra, B.S. Toguebaye -- Population structure and movement of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), in Australia: Beginnings of a molecular marker approach N. Endersby, S. McKechnie, P. Ridland -- Status of the diamondback moth and Cotesia plutellae its main parasitoid, in the Cotonou and Porto-Novo periurban areas of Benin A.E. Goudegnon, A.A. Kirk, L. Arvanitakis, D. Bordat -- The granulovirus of Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth, DBM) and its potential for control of DBM in Kenya D. Grzywacz, M. Parnell, G. Kibata, G. Oduor, J. Poole, W. Ogutu , D. Miano -- Population dynamics of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera : Yponomeutidae) and its parasitoids in the region of Brasilia T. Guilloux, R. Monnerat, M. Castelo-Branco, A.A. Kirk, D. Bordat -- Assessment of parasitism in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), in Iran B. Hatami -- Review of an integrated pest management programme for the controlof diamondback moth in leafy vegetables : the success story of Singapore B.B. Ng, K.H. Ong, S.H. Ho -- Podisus maculiventris (Hemiptera : Pentatomidae), a potential biocontrol agent of Plutella xylostella is not repelled with limonene treatments on cabbage M.A. Ibrahim, J.K. Holopainen -- Biological control of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.), an Indian scenario with reference to past and future strategies A. Krishnamoorthy.

Evaluation of recombinant diamondback moth baculovirus in selected lepidopteran cell lines and larvae A.H. Mclntosh, J.J. Grasela, C.W. Kariuki, C I . Goodman, LA. Brennan, P.M. Dierks -- Diamondback moth parasitoid survey in Central Brazil M.A. Medeiros, M. Castelo Branco, G.L. Villas Boas, F.H. França, L.O. Nascimento -- Seasonal rates of parasitism of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) in subsistence cabbage crops in the Eastern Cape, South Africa N. Mkize, M.H. Villet -- Evaluation of a naturally occurring baculovirus for the management of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), in Kenya W.O. Ogutu, G.I. Oduor, M. Parnell, D.W. Miano, C.K.P.O. Ogol, D. Grywacz, J. Poole -- Morphological and genetic differentiation of five populations of Cotesia plutellae (Hymenoptera : Braconidae) a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae) from different geographical origins C. Rincon, L. Arvanitakis, A.A. Kirk, D. Bordat -- Cross-institutional co-operation in the development of new Bacillus thuringiensis products in Vietnam O. Skovmand, N. Thi Hoai Tram, D. Thi Thanh Huyen, N. Thanh Ha, N. Giang Lien, N. Thi Hoai Ha, Le Van Trinh -- Biological control of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), in cabbage fields in the Eastern Cape, South Africa T.J. Smith, M.H. Villet -- Biological control of Plutella xylostella {L) : Selection of the best Trichogramma strains based on biological characteristics E. Tabone, C. Bardon, N. Lezcano, B. Pintureau, L. Lapchin -- Insecticide impact on natural populations of parasitoids associated with diamondback moth in Central Brazil G.L. Villas Bôas, M.A. de Medeiros, M. Castelo Branco, J.A.O. Paulo, R.G. Monnerat, F.H. França.

Molecular identification of Diadegma species (Ichneumonidae) parasitising diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Plutellidae) in eastern and southern Africa B. Wagener, B. Löhr, A. Reineke, C.P.W. Zebitz -- Control of diamondback moth using IPM in vegetable brassica crops in New Zealand G. Walker, R. Bush, P. Prasad -- Biological and molecular characterisation of granuloviruses isolated from diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella, Plutellidae) in Kenya D.T. Woodward, D. Gryzwacz, D. Winstanley -- Egg parasitoids of Plutella xylostella (L.) in South China 267H. Yurong, C. Kewei, P. Xiongfei.