Exotic biological control agents: A solution or contribution to arthropod invasions?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 953-969

  Hajek, Ann E ^a   Hurley, Brett P ^b   Kenis, Marc ^c   Garnas, Jeffrey R ^b   Bush, Samantha J ^b   Wingfield, Michael J ^b   van Lenteren, Joop C ^d   Cock, Matthew J W ^e  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c CABI   (Switzerland)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Augmentative biological control; Classical biological control; Environmental safety; Exotic biological control agents; Host range; Nontarget effects

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMONITORING; BIOSAFETY; HOST RANGE; NATURAL ENEMY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 84958773048     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: 15731464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1075-8     Document Type: Article

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