03662nam 2200493Ia 450 991082163050332120200520144314.01-280-86614-497866108661440-85199-836-40-85199-688-4(MiAaPQ)EBC297521(Au-PeEL)EBL297521(CaPaEBR)ebr10178019(OCoLC)476072026(CKB)1000000000344479(EXLCZ)99100000000034447920030704d2003 uh 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrQuality control and production of biological control agents theory and testing procedures /edited by J.C. van Lenteren1st ed.Wallingford CABI Pub2003xii, 327 pagesIncludes bibliographical references and index.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: Merging Customer and Producer Needs -- 15 State of Affairs and Future Directions of Product Quality Assurance in Europe -- 16 The Relationship between Results from Laboratory Product-control Tests and Large-cage Tests Where Dispersal of Natural Enemies is Possible: a Case-study with Phytoseiulus persimilis -- 17 Quality of Augmentative Biological Control Agents: a Historical Perspective and Lessons Learned from Evaluating Trichogramma -- 18 Towards the Standardization of Quality Control of Fungal and Viral Biocontrol Agents -- 19 Guidelines for Quality Control of Commercially Produced Natural Enemies.20 Basic Statistical Methods for Quality Control Workers -- Index.The use of biological control agents has been increasing worldwide but there is a need for strict quality control in the production and use of these natural enemies. Written by scientists from Europe and North America, this book provides background theory and practical guidance on this subject.Biological pest control agentsBiological pest control agents industryQuality controlBiological pest control agents.Biological pest control agents industryQuality control.632.96Lenteren J. C. van1697918MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821630503321Quality control and production of biological control agents4078995UNINA