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1 online resource (xi, 327 pages) : illustrations |
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Need for Quality Control of Mass-produced Biological Control Agents / J.C. van Lenteren -- Aspects of Total Quality Control for the Production of Natural Enemies / N.C. Leppla -- A Variable-response Model for Parasitoid Foraging Behaviour / L.E.M. Vet, W.J. Lewis, D.R. Papaj and J.C. van Lenteren -- Variations in Natural-enemy Foraging Behaviour : Essential Element of a Sound Biological-control Theory / W.J. Lewis, L.E.M. Vet, J.H. Tumlinson, J.C. van Lenteren and D.R. Papaj -- The Parasitoids' Need for Sweets : Sugars in Mass Rearing and Biological Control / F.L. Wäckers -- Managing Captive Populations for Release : a Population-genetic Perspective / L. Nunney -- Adaptive Recovery after Fitness Reduction : the Role of Population Size / R.F. Hoekstra -- The Use of Unisexual Wasps in Biological Control / R. Stouthamer -- Comparison of Artificially vs. Naturally Reared Natural Enemies and Their Potential for Use in Biological Control / S. Grenier and P. De Clercq -- Pathogens of Mass-produced Natural Enemies and Pollinators / S. Bjørnson and C. Schütte -- Commercial Availability of Biological Control Agents / J.C. van Lenteren -- Mass Production, Storage, Shipment and Release of Natural Enemies / J.C. van Lenteren and M.G. Tommasini -- Regulation of Import and Release of Mass-produced Natural Enemies : a Risk-assessment Approach / J.C. van Lenteren, D. Babendreier, F. Bigler, G. Burgio, H.M.T. Hokkanen, S. Kuske, A.J.M. Loomans, I. Menzler-Hokkanen, P.C.J. van Rijn, M.B. Thomas and M.G. Tommasini -- Quality Assurance in North America : Merging Customer and Producer Needs / C.S. Glenister, A. Hale and A. Luczynski -- State of Affairs and Future Directions of Product Quality Assurance in Europe / K.J.F. Bolckmans -- The Relationship between Results from Laboratory Product-control Tests and Large-cage Tests Where Dispersal of Natural Enemies is Possible : a Case-study with Phytoseiulus persimilis / S. Steinberg and H. Cain -- Quality of Augmentative Biological Control Agents : a Historical Perspective and Lessons Learned from Evaluating Trichogramma / R.F. Luck and L.D. Forster -- Towards the Standardization of Quality Control of Fungal and Viral Biocontrol Agents / N.E. Jenkins and D. Grzywacz -- Guidelines for Quality Control of Commercially Produced Natural Enemies / J.C. van Lenteren, A. Hale, J.N. Klapwijk, J. van Schelt and S. Steinberg -- Basic Statistical Methods for Quality-control Workers / E. Wajnberg |
| Summary |
"The use of biological control agents has been increasing worldwide and there are now many companies mass-producing such organisms, particularly for the control of insect pests. However, there is a great need for quality control in the production and use of these natural enemies, which include insect parasitoids and predators, fungi and viruses, for example. This book has been written by leading scientists from Europe and North America to provide both background theory and practical guidance on this subject. It will be of significant interest to those working in areas of entomology, ecology, crop protection and pest management."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL AGENTS |
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QUALITY CONTROL |
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INDUSTRIES |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Biological pest control agents.
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Biological pest control agents industry -- Quality control
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Pests -- Biological control.
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Pest Control, Biological
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Pest Control.
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Animal behaviour.
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Behaviour.
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Biological control agents.
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Foraging.
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Guidelines.
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Mass rearing.
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Natural enemies.
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Parasitoids.
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Predators.
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Quality controls.
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Test procedure.
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Testing.
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Biological pest control agents.
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Biological pest control agents industry -- Quality control.
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Pests -- Biological control
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Biological pest control agents
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Biological pest control agents industry -- Quality control
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lenteren, J. C. van.
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| ISBN |
0851998364 |
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9780851998367 |
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1280866144 |
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9781280866142 |
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9786610866144 |
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6610866147 |
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