An international comparison of invertebrate biological control agent regulation: What can Europe learn?

Regulation of Biological Control Agents

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 79-112

  Hunt, Emma J ^a   Loomans, Antoon J M ^b   Kuhlmann, Ulrich ^a  

^a CABI   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological control; Exotic; Permit; Pest; Regulation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883776408     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3664-3_3     Document Type: Chapter

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