Biological control

This text is a comprehensive review of the principles and techniques of biocontrol. It emphasizes the social benefits of biocontrol and supplies practical knowledge needed for the job.

Preface

Section I Origins and scope of biological control

Pest origins, pesticides and the history of biological control

Kinds of biological control targets, agents, and methods

Section II A review of the organisms employed as agents of biological control

Parasitoids and predators of anthropods and molluscs

Pathogens and nematodes of arthropods, and pathogens of vertebrates

Herbivores and pathogens used for biological weed control

Biological control agents for plant pathogens

Section III Methods for biological control implementation

Natural enemy conservation

Introduction of new natural enemies: principles

Introduction of new natural enemies: methods

Augmentation of parasitoids, predators, and beneficial herbivores

Augmentation of pathogens and nematodes

Methods for biological control of plant pathogens

Section IV Evaluation and intergration

Natural enemy monitoring and evaluation

Intergration of biological control into pest management systems

Section V Natural enemy biology

Biology of arthropod parasitoids and predators

Biology and dynamics of pathogens

Biology of weed control agents

Section VI Additional topics

Population regulation theory and implications for biological control

The role of grower education in biological control

Government policy and biological control

Biological control in support of nature conservation

Future prospects

References cited

Index

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