On the ethics of biological control of insect pests

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-289

  Bentley, Jeffery W ^a   O'Neil, Robert J ^b  

^a Purdue University ^*  (Bolivia)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ethical issues; Evironmental policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744473558     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007477300339     Document Type: Article

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