EXPLORATION FOR NATURAL ENEMIES

E. F. Legner & T. S. Bellows

Introduction 87

Area of Search 87

Considerations on Geographic Origin of Pest 87

Securing Natural Enemies in the Native Range 90

Searching Outside the Native Range 90

Summary Concerning Search Locations 91

Risk Assessment & Evaluation of Natural Enemy Potential 91

Terrestrial Vertebrates 92

Phytophagous Arthropods and Phytopathogens 92

Terrestrial Scavengers 92

Aquatic Vertebrates and Invertebrates 93

Parasitic & Predaceous Arthropods & Arthropod Pathogens 93

Assessing Natural Enemy Potential 94

Planning, Preparation, & Execution of a Foreign Collecting Trip 95

Planning and Preparation 95

Conducting the Exploration 96

References References #1 #2 #3 #4