Environmental safety of biological control: Policy and practice in New Zealand

Biological Control

Volumn 35, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 247-252

  Barratt, B I P ^a   Moeed, A ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b ERMA New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control regulation; Biological control safety; Case studies; Environmental Risk Management Authority; ERMA New Zealand; Nontarget effects

Indexed keywords

AGERATINA; AGERATINA RIPARIA; CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHEILOSIA PSILOPHTHALMA; CHEILOSIA URBANA; DIPTERA; HIERACIUM; PROCECIDOCHARES ALANI; SYRPHIDAE; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 27744595842     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.01.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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