IOBC Internet Book of Biological Control – Version 6, February 2012
Editor: J.C. van Lenteren (Joop.vanLenteren@wur.nl)
Aim: to present the history, the current state of affairs and the future of biological control in order to show that this control method is sound, safe and sustainable
Contents
- Introduction
- Discovery of natural enemies and a bit of entomological history
- Development of idea to use natural enemies for pest control and classification of types of biological control
- History of biological control
- Current situation of biological control (including region/country revieuws)
- Biological control of weeds
- Future of biological control: to be written
- Evaluation and ranking of natural enemies: from art to science?
- Mass production, storage, shipment and release of natural enemies
- Benefits and costs of biologcalcontrol
- Commercial and non-commercial producers of natural enemies
- Quality control of natural enemies
- Artificial rearing of natural enemies and quality control
- Legislation and regulation of biological control agents
- Environmental risks of natural enemies
- Mistakes and misunderstandings about biological control
- Integrated Pest Management
- Biological and integrated control work better in a systems approach
- Books and papers on biological control and IPM
- Links to important websites
Acknowledgements
Appendix 1. An overview of national and regional biological control books
Appendix 2: Glossary
Appendix 3: Guidelines for the export, shipment, import and release of biological control agents 2005
Appendix 4: EPPO standard on import and release of natural enemies
Appendix 5: White list of natural enemies
NEW IN VERSION 6:
- New Chapter: Evaluation and ranking of new natural enemies
- New Chapter: Benefits and costs of biological control
- New Chapter: Environmental risks and risk assessment of natural enemies
- New Chapter: Mistakes and misunderstandings about biological control
- Appendix 2: Glossary of terms related to biological control
- Appendix 3: Guidelines for the export, shipment, import and release of biological control agents (ISPM 3, 2005)
- Appendix 4: EPPO standard on import and release of natural enemies
- Appendix 5: White list of natural enemies
- Additions to Chapter 3 and 4
- Aditions to Appendix 1: overview of national and regional biological control book
Download: IOBC Internet Book of Biological Control, version 6 (pdf)
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