File: 
<backgrd.htm>                                                                                            Pooled References                     Citations                   General
Index          <Navigate
to Main Menu
>
 
 
                                                 
                                                            Background
& Overview                        
                                                                                                                                       (Contacts)
 
     ------ Please CLICK on desired underlined
*.htm
file name to view:
            (To search for Subject Matter,
depress Ctrl/F )
 
| Section 1 <bc-1.htm> Introduction & Scope
  of Biological Pest Control   Economics.   Important Terms   References   Section 2 <bc-2.htm> History
  of Biological Control  Biological Control in the 18th Century   Biological Control in the Early 19th Century   Biological Control in the Late 19th
  Century   Historical Summary   References   Section 3 <bc-3.htm> Biological
  Characteristics of Arthropophagous Arthropods.   Hyperparasitism, Autoparasitism, Multiple Parasitism,       
  etc.   The Imago or
  Adult Parasitoid.   Mating.   Ovigenesis.   Ovisorption   References   Section 4 <bc-4.htm> Organizations Active in Biological Control  International
  Institute of Biological Control   L'Organisation Internationale de Lutte Biologique.   United States
  Department of Agriculture   Individual Countries   Suppliers of
  Biological Control Organisms   References   | Section 5 <bc-5.htm> Economic Gains
  from Biological Control   Cost
  Effectiveness   Biological Control From Naturally
  Occurring Organisms   Estimation of the Benefits and Costs of
  Classical         Biological Control       Analysis of Successes in Biological Control  Multiple Versus "The Best"
  Species   Clausen's 3-Host Generation/
  3-Year Rule   Single Larval Parasitoid Importations.   Single Pupal Parasitoid   Generalizations.   Pest Groups   Natural Enemy Groups   References   Section 6 <bc-6.htm>   Complexities   Stimulation to Theories in Population
  Dynamics and         Ecology   Future of Integrated Control   Future of Insect Pathology   Future of Biological Weed Control   Future of Biological Control of Medically Important
  Pests.   References   |