Evaluating risks of biological control introductions: A probabilistic risk-assessment approach

Biological Control

Volumn 35, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 338-347

  Wright, Mark G ^a   Hoffmann, Michael P ^b   Kuhar, Thomas P ^c   Gardner, Jeffery ^b   Pitcher, Sylvie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Non target impacts; Probabilistic; Risk assessment; Trichogramma ostriniae

Indexed keywords

OSTRINA NUBILALIS; TRICHOGRAMMA OSTRINIAE;

EID: 27744466702     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.02.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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