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BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL -- PART IV

Techniques Employed In Implementation

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Section 25 <bc-25.htm> Discovery & Importation of Natural Enemies Purpose & Need Planning & Preparation Foreign Collaborators Problems Encountered by Explorers from Universities Choosing Targets and Procedure Maximizing Success Potential and Reducing Risks Securing Natural Enemies in the Native Range Searching Outside the Native Range Judgments of Natural Enemy Capability Terrestrial Vertebrates Phytophagous Arthropods & Phytopathogens Terrestrial Scavengers Aquatic Vertebrates & Invertebrates Parasitic & Predaceous Arthropods Considerations on Geographical Origin of the Pest Saissetia oleae Circulifer tenellus Heliothis zea Cydia pomonella Aonidiella aurantii Tetranychus spp. Phthorimaea operculella Nezara viridula Pectinophora gossypiella Misc. medically important Diptera Future Direction and Emphasis Conclusions Exercises References Section 26 <bc-26.htm> Integration of Other Pest Control Methods Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Pest-Upset Versus Pest Resurgence Drawbacks of Chemical Control Selective Pesticides Factors Determining Physical Selectivity Conditions Favoring the Adoption of Biological Control Strategies Political & Economic Framework For Biological Control Research Allocation For Research The Political Economy of Biological Control Research & Research Needs Socio-Economics of Biological Control References

Section 27 <bc-27.htm> Quarantine Procedures Establishing Quarantine Facilities Protocol in Quarantine Operations References Section 28 <bc-28.htm> Culture of Hosts For Natural Enemies Host Food Contaminants Intraspecific Competition Genetic Considerations Physical Environment Behavior Techniques Quality Exercises References to Chapt. 28, 29 & 30 <bc-30.ref> Section 29 <bc-29.htm> Culture of Natural Enemies Contamination Genetic Change & Diversity Synthetic Diets Entomophaga / Host Interactions (Host Type & Quality) Diapause Mating Sex-ratio Changes Rearing Density Behavior Techniques Quality Control Exercises References to Chapt. 28, 29 & 30 <bc-30.ref> Section 30 <bc-30.htm> Colonization of Natural Enemies Liberation Procedure Sampling and Distribution (devices) Factors Influencing Establishment Exercises References to Chapt. 28, 29 & 30 <bc-30.ref>