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| Author(s): | Jeschke, Mark |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL |
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| Title: | Insect biological control |
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| Section: | Student essays
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| Source: | Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. Vol. 30, 2001, p. 17-18. |
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| Publishing Information: | Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Insect control; Biological pest control; Chemical control; Insecticides; Conservation
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes biological control, stating that "the central premise...is that insects in their natural environments are not pests because their populations are kept in check by environmental factors, particularly natural enemies...the goal of biological control is to reestablish natural control of the population by introducing or enhancing populations of one or more control organisms." Describes classical biological control, which is "used for managing pests that are not native to an area." Explains how the native area of a pest is determined. Describes the cases of classical biological control that have failed, and the reasons for their failure. Explains that "there are two main approaches to classical biological control: the empircal approach and the predictive approach," and describes the two approaches. Discusses augmentative biological control, which "controls natural enemies of insect pests that are already present in the ecosystem. The popluations of natural enemies are manipulated or augmented to increase their effectiveness in controlling the pest species." Describes the two ways the method can be employed. States that "the problem with augmentative biological control is that the effects are temporary." Describes conservation biological control, which "involves modifying the environment to favor natural enemies of the pest species." Discusses the high rate of failure with this method, but states that "biological control of insect pests has been proven to be a very valuable asset to crop producers in many areas, and it will ocntinue to play a vital role in agriculture in the future." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 5 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Jeschke, M. 2001. Insect biological control. J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Educ. 30:p. 17-18. |
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