LEADER 03685nam 2200493Ia 450 001 9910821630503321 005 20240410142837.0 010 $a1-280-86614-4 010 $a9786610866144 010 $a0-85199-836-4 010 $a0-85199-688-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC297521 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL297521 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10178019 035 $a(OCoLC)476072026 035 $a(CKB)1000000000344479 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000344479 100 $a20030704d2003 uh 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aQuality control and production of biological control agents$b[electronic resource] $etheory and testing procedures /$fedited by J.C. van Lenteren 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWallingford $cCABI Pub$d2003 215 $axii, 327 pages 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aQuality 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. 327 $a20 Basic Statistical Methods for Quality Control Workers -- Index. 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aBiological pest control agents 606 $aBiological pest control agents industry$xQuality control 615 0$aBiological pest control agents. 615 0$aBiological pest control agents industry$xQuality control. 676 $a632.96 701 $aLenteren$b J. C. van$01697918 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821630503321 996 $aQuality control and production of biological control agents$94078995 997 $aUNINA