Quality control and production of biological control agents [[electronic resource] ] : theory and testing procedures / / edited by J.C. van Lenteren |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, : CABI Pub, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
Disciplina | 632.96 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LenterenJ. C. van |
Soggetto topico |
Biological pest control agents
Biological pest control agents industry - Quality control |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-86614-4
9786610866144 0-85199-836-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Perspective7 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 Approach14 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 Agents19 Guidelines for Quality Control of Commercially Produced Natural Enemies; 20 Basic Statistical Methods for Quality Control Workers; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450725003321 |
Wallingford, : CABI Pub, 2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality control and production of biological control agents [[electronic resource] ] : theory and testing procedures / / edited by J.C. van Lenteren |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, : CABI Pub, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | xii, 327 pages |
Disciplina | 632.96 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LenterenJ. C. van |
Soggetto topico |
Biological pest control agents
Biological pest control agents industry - Quality control |
ISBN |
1-280-86614-4
9786610866144 0-85199-836-4 0-85199-688-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784123503321 |
Wallingford, : CABI Pub, 2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality control and production of biological control agents [[electronic resource] ] : theory and testing procedures / / edited by J.C. van Lenteren |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, : CABI Pub, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | xii, 327 pages |
Disciplina | 632.96 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LenterenJ. C. van |
Soggetto topico |
Biological pest control agents
Biological pest control agents industry - Quality control |
ISBN |
1-280-86614-4
9786610866144 0-85199-836-4 0-85199-688-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821630503321 |
Wallingford, : CABI Pub, 2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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