The first volume was published in 2003, and the second presents a few repeat authors describing new aspects of their research, along with a new group of contributions. Bourtzis (molecular biology and biochemistry, U. of Ioannina, Greece) and Miller (entomology, U. of California, Riverside) present 15 contributions covering such topics as mollicutes associated with arthropods and plants, the evolutionary origin and maintenance of the mutualistic symbiosis between termites and fungi, paternal sex ratio chromosomes in parasitoid wasps, and insect pest control using Wolbachia and/or radiation, among others. For students and researchers in entomology, evolutionary biology, physiology, parasitology, genetics, animal behavior, and the control of agricultural and disease-carrying pests. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)