A critical evaluation of augmentative biological control

Biological Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-256

  Collier, Timothy ^a,b   Van Steenwyk, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Augmentative releases; Inundative biological control; Parasitoid; Pest management; Predator

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 4143099407     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.05.001     Document Type: Note

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