Entomophaga (1996) 41, 343-360
N.C. Leppla and E.G. King (1996)
The role of parasitoid and predator production in technology transfer of field crop biological control
Entomophaga 41 (3-4), 343-360
Abstract: The immediate goals for improving natural enemy production are to reduce costs, increase efficacy and provide additional species for pest management. This paper describes expanding markets for natural enemies that are or could be produced commercially, gives operational and experimental examples of parasitoid and predator production for use in field crop biological control, defines some of the obstacles and makes recommendations for producing and using natural enemies. Additionally, it provides recent published guidance for implementing biological control in integrated pest management.
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Database assignments for author(s): Norman C. Leppla
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
application technology
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