Biological Control

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Pest Origins, Pesticides, and the History of Biological Control....Pages 3-20
Kinds of Biological Control Targets, Agents, and Methods....Pages 21-33
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Parasitoids and Predators of Arthropods and Molluscs....Pages 37-65
Pathogens and Nematodes of Arthropods and Pathogens of Vertebrates....Pages 66-77
Herbivores and Pathogens Used for Biological Weed Control....Pages 78-92
Biological Control Agents for Plant Pathogens....Pages 93-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Natural Enemy Conservation....Pages 105-127
Introduction of New Natural Enemies: Principles....Pages 128-157
Introduction of New Natural Enemies: Methods....Pages 158-177
Augmentation of Parasitoids, Predators, and Beneficial Herbivores....Pages 178-200
Augmentation of Pathogens and Nematodes....Pages 201-234
Methods for Biological Control of Plant Pathogens....Pages 235-256
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Natural Enemy Monitoring and Evaluation....Pages 259-295
Integration of Biological Control into Pest Management Systems....Pages 296-306
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Biology of Arthropod Parasitoids and Predators....Pages 309-336
Biology and Dynamics of Pathogens....Pages 337-353
Biology of Weed Control Agents....Pages 354-366
Population Regulation Theory and Implications for Biological Control....Pages 367-398
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
The Role of Grower Education in Biological Control....Pages 401-414
Governmental Policy and Biological Control....Pages 415-423
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Biological Control in Support of Nature Conservation....Pages 424-443
Future Prospects....Pages 444-446
Back Matter....Pages 447-539