Papers included in the book arise from an OECD workshop which was held in Saariselkä, Finnish Lappland in March 1992
Contents:
Preface: Overview of Benefits and Risks of Biological Control Introductions -- 1. Suppressiveness of Soils to Invading Micro-organisms / Claude Alabouvette and C. Steinberg -- 2. Biotechnology: Environmental Impacts of Introducing Crops and Biocontrol Agents in North American Agriculture / David Pimentel -- 3. Frequency and Consequences of Insect Invasions / Joop C. van Lenteren -- 4. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Fruit Orchards / Torgeir Edland -- 5. Benefits and Risks of Classical Biological Control / David J. Greathead -- 6. Potential Impacts on Threatened and Endangered Insects Species in the United States from Introductions of Parasitic Hymenoptera for the Control of Insect Pests / Keith R. Hopper -- 7. Lessons from Post-release Investigations in Classical Biological Control: The Case of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hym., Braconidae) Introduced into Australia and New Zealand for the Biological Control of Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal (Col., Curculionidae) / Jean-Paul Aeschlimann -- 8. Host Specificity Screening of Insect Biological Weed Control Agents as Part of an Environmental Risk Assessment / Bernd Blossey -- 9. The Use of Exotic Organisms as Biopesticides: Some Issues / Jeff Waage -- 10. Use of Trichogramma in Maize -- Estimating Environmental Risks / D.A. Andow, C.P. Lane and D.M. Olson -- 11. Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Biological Control: Feasibility, Perspectives and Possible Risks / Ralf-Udo Ehlers and Arne Peters -- 12. Pseudomonads as Biocontrol Agents of Diseases Caused by Soil-borne Pathogens / Genevieve Defago and Christoph Keel -- 13. Biological Control of Soil-borne Pathogens of Wheat: Benefits, Risks and Current Challenges / David M. Weller, Linda S. Thomashow and R. James Cook -- 14. Genetically Engineered Fluorescent Pseudomonads for Improved Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens / David N. Dowling, Bert Boesten, Daniel J. O'Sullivan, Peter Stephens, John Morris and Fergal O'Gara -- 15. Biological Control of Foliar Fungal Diseases / Nyckle J. Fokkema -- 16. The Use of Fungi, Particularly Trichoderma spp. and Gliocladium spp., to Control Root Rot and Damping-off Diseases / Dan Funck Jensen and Hanne Wolffhechel -- 17. Bacillus thuringiensis in Pest Control / Raymond J.C. Cannon -- 18. Opportunities with Baculoviruses / Jurg Huber -- 19. Assessing the Potential Benefits and Risks of Introducing Natural and Genetically Manipulated Bacteria for the Control of Soil-borne Root Diseases / Maarten H. Ryder and Raymond L. Correll -- 20. Serodiagnostic Methods for Risk Assessment of Pseudomonas cepacia as a Biocontrol Agent / Kenichi Tsuchiya -- 21. Benefits and Risks of Using Genetically Engineered Baculoviruses as Insecticides / Norman E. Crook and Doreen Winstanley -- 22. Mathematical Modelling of Gene Exchange in Soil / James M. Lynch, M.J. Bazin and J. Choi -- 23. Pest Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis: Ecological Crop Assessment for Bt Gene Incorporation and Strategies of Management / C. Howard Wearing and Heikki M.T. Hokkanen -- 24. An International Perspective for the Release of Genetically Engineered Organisms for Biological Control / Max J. Whitten -- 25. Development of the Biocontrol Fungus Gliocladium virens: Risk Assessment and Approval for Horticultural Use / Robert D. Lumsden and J.F. Walter -- 26. Economics of Classical Biological Control: A Research Perspective / J.M. Cullen and Max J. Whitten -- 27. Economics of Biocontrol Agents: An Industrial View / Timo Tormala -- 28. Registration Requirements of Biological Control Agents in Germany and in the European Union / Fred A.J. Klingauf
Summary:
Biological control of insect pests, plant pathogens and weeds is the only major alternative to the use of pesticides in agriculture and forestry. As in all technologies, there are benefits and risks associated with their utilization. This book is the outcome of a unique gathering of international experts to discuss and debate the benefits and risks associated with biological control. After intensive discussion it was concluded that we must emphasize the benefits more, while not ignoring the potential risks. The authors address the various techniques and approaches used in biological control, including state-of-the-art reports and economic and risk analyses. The book will be of interest to researchers and postgraduate students in biotechnology, agriculture, forestry and environmental sciences
Topic:
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