Benefits and risks associated with exotic biological control agents

Convenors:

Peter Mason (chair)
Georg Heimpel

Aims:

The aims of this working group are, among others,
(1) to assess the characteristics of exotic natural enemies which are considered to be successful biological control agents, and
(2) to assess the characteristics of exotic natural enemies introduced into a country as biological control agents which subsequently become invasive alien species.
This IOBC Global Working Group will closely collaborate with an IOBC-WPRS Working Group which is active in the same area and currently concentrates on the invasion of Harmonia axyridis into Europe.

Contact:

Dr. Peter Mason, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Neatby Building Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottowa, Ontario K1A OC6 Canada. Email: masonp@agr.gc.ca