NEW ASSOCIATIONS IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 121 (10), 829-840
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent121829-10
Abstract
The new association approach for selecting biological control agents has been reanalyzed in the light of recent data. The results support the conclusion that the new association approach is ecologically and statistically sound. One of the major advantages of this approach is its capacity to control native pests, which make up 60–80% of all pests. The specificity of biocontrol agents newly associated with the target hosts is similar to other biocontrol agents. In addition, the new association approach is as safe as the old association approach in terms of environmental risks. Recent trials in the use of new associations have been most encouraging, and suggest that this approach should contribute to the future success of biological pest control worldwide.This publication has 40 references indexed in Scilit:
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