Current status and potential of conservation biological control for agriculture in the developing world

Biological Control

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 152-167

  Wyckhuys, Kris A G ^a   Lu, Yanhui ^b   Morales, Helda ^c   Vazquez, Luis L ^d   Legaspi, Jesusa C ^e   Eliopoulos, Panagiotis A ^f   Hernandez, Luis M ^g  

^a CIAT   (Viet Nam)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD   (Mexico)

^d Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal   (Cuba)

^e FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Africa; Conservation biological control; Developing world; Food security; Natural enemies; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; ARTHROPODA; ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; CARICA PAPAYA; CHILO SUPPRESSALIS; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CRAMBIDAE; DIOSCOREA ALATA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; HORDEUM; LENS CULINARIS; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PERSEA AMERICANA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875683008     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.11.010     Document Type: Review

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