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Biological control of arthropod pests: Traditional and emerging technologies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2009

Marjorie A. Hoy
Marjorie A. Hoy
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Professor and Entomologist, Department of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720.
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Abstract

Biological control of arthropod pests has a long history of useful practical application. Parasites, predators, and pathogens have been employed in many cases to control pest arthropods in an efficient, cost-effective, and permanent manner. The traditional tactics used in biological control (classical, augmentation, and conservation) remain vital and valuable tools in the biological control of pests for agricultural crops, range lands, forests, and glasshouses. New technologies offer promise. One emerging technique involves the genetic improvement of natural enemies of arthropods through selection, hybridization, or recombinant DNA technology.

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biocontrol agentsimprovementselectionhybridizationrecombinant DNA technologyforestsrangelandsfarmlands
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American Journal of Alternative Agriculture , Volume 3 , Issue 2-3 , Spring-Summer 1988 , pp. 63 - 68
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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