The state of commercial augmentative biological control: Plenty of natural enemies, but a frustrating lack of uptake

BioControl

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  van Lenteren, Joop C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Access and benefit sharing in biological control; Exotic natural enemies; Indigenous natural enemies; Pesticide substitution; Trends in natural enemy use

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHEMICAL CONTROL; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COTTON; FRUIT; MAIZE; NATURAL ENEMY; ORCHARD; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; PESTICIDE; QUALITY CONTROL; SUGAR CANE;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SACCHARUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84856002737     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-011-9395-1     Document Type: Article

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