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UNINA9910821630503321 |
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Titolo |
Quality control and production of biological control agents [[electronic resource] ] : theory and testing procedures / / edited by J.C. van Lenteren |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Wallingford, : CABI Pub, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-86614-4 |
9786610866144 |
0-85199-836-4 |
0-85199-688-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biological pest control agents |
Biological pest control agents industry - Quality control |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Quality Control and Production of Biological Control Agents Theory and Testing Procedures -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Need for Quality Control of Massproduced Biological Control Agents -- 2 Aspects of Total Quality Control for the Production of Natural Enemies -- 3 A Variable-response Model for Parasitoid Foraging Behaviour -- 4 Variations in Natural-enemy Foraging Behaviour: Essential Element of a Sound Biological Control Theory -- 5 The Parasitoids' Need for Sweets: Sugars in Mass Rearing and Biological Control -- 6 Managing Captive Populations for Release: a Population-genetic Perspective -- 7 Adaptive Recovery after Fitness Reduction: the Role of Population Size -- 8 The Use of Unisexual Wasps in Biological Control -- 9 Comparison of Arti.cially vs. Naturally Reared Natural Enemies and Their Potential for Use in Biological Control -- 10 Pathogens of Mass-produced Natural Enemies and Pollinators -- 11 Commercial Availability of Biological Control Agents -- 12 Mass Production, Storage, Shipment and Release of Natural Enemies -- 13 Regulation of Import and Release of Mass-produced Natural Enemies: a Risk-assessment Approach -- 14 Quality Assurance in North America: |
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