Quality control and production of biological control agents : theory and testing procedures / edited by J.C. van Lenteren.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Lenteren, J. C. van.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological pest control agents.

Biological pest control agents industry--Quality control.

Biological pest control agents industry.

Physical Description:

xii, 327 pages.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford : CABI Pub, 2003.

Summary:

The use of biological control agents has been increasing worldwide but there is a need for strict quality control in the production and use of these natural enemies. Written by scientists from Europe and North America, this book provides background theory and practical guidance on this subject.

Contents:

Quality Control and Production of Biological Control Agents Theory and Testing Procedures

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Need for Quality Control of Massproduced Biological Control Agents

2 Aspects of Total Quality Control for the Production of Natural Enemies

3 A Variable-response Model for Parasitoid Foraging Behaviour

4 Variations in Natural-enemy Foraging Behaviour: Essential Element of a Sound Biological Control Theory

5 The Parasitoids' Need for Sweets: Sugars in Mass Rearing and Biological Control

6 Managing Captive Populations for Release: a Population-genetic Perspective

7 Adaptive Recovery after Fitness Reduction: the Role of Population Size

8 The Use of Unisexual Wasps in Biological Control

9 Comparison of Arti.cially vs. Naturally Reared Natural Enemies and Their Potential for Use in Biological Control

10 Pathogens of Mass-produced Natural Enemies and Pollinators

11 Commercial Availability of Biological Control Agents

12 Mass Production, Storage, Shipment and Release of Natural Enemies

13 Regulation of Import and Release of Mass-produced Natural Enemies: a Risk-assessment Approach

14 Quality Assurance in North America: Merging Customer and Producer Needs

15 State of Affairs and Future Directions of Product Quality Assurance in Europe

16 The Relationship between Results from Laboratory Product-control Tests and Large-cage Tests Where Dispersal of Natural Enemies is Possible: a Case-study with Phytoseiulus persimilis

17 Quality of Augmentative Biological Control Agents: a Historical Perspective and Lessons Learned from Evaluating Trichogramma

18 Towards the Standardization of Quality Control of Fungal and Viral Biocontrol Agents

19 Guidelines for Quality Control of Commercially Produced Natural Enemies.

20 Basic Statistical Methods for Quality Control Workers

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-86614-4

9786610866144

0-85199-836-4

0-85199-688-4

OCLC:

476072026