The use of biological control for the management of pest insects pre-dates the modern
pesticide era. The first major successes in biological control occurred with exotic pests …

▪ Abstract More than 5000 introductions of about 2000 species of exotic arthropod agents for
control of arthropod pests in 196 countries or islands during the past 120 years rarely have …

With up to a quarter of all insect species heading towards extinction over the next few
decades, there is now a pressing need to summarize the techniques available for measuring …

Biological control is a valuable and effective strategy for controlling arthropod pests and has
been used extensively against invasive arthropods. As one approach for control of …

Key features: Presents a brief history of past classifications, a summary of present
classification, and speculation on how the classification may evolve in the future Includes …

The use of exotic (= alien) arthropods in classical and augmentative biological control
programs has yielded huge economic and ecological benefits. Exotic species of arthropods …

Abstract Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), is one of the most
serious pests attacking chestnut trees. Recently it was incidentally introduced into Northwest …

There has been considerable debate on risks associated with biological control, and partly
resulting from this, research has addressed a number of questions which have subsequently …

Halyomorpha halys, the brown marmorated stink bug, is a pentatomid species native to Asia,
specifically China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Outside North America, it …

Classical biological control, ie, the introduction of natural enemies from an invasive pest's
area of origin, has been proposed repeatedly to control the spotted wing drosophila …