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SOME ASPECTS OF ASSESSING EFFICIENCY OF NATURAL ENEMIES1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. B. Huffaker  and
C. E. Kennett
C. B. Huffaker
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Parasitology, Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley
C. E. Kennett
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Parasitology, Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley
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Abstract

Drawing retrospectively and collectively on results of a single individual and his associates covering some 22 years of field and laboratory studies, the authors present three documented case histories of technically complete biological control. They use these examples to illustrate the potential for greater use of this method of pest control, and they discuss the theory of biological control as related to whether or not introductions of a complex of enemy species will inherently lead to competitive interference and a lesser degree of control than if only the "best" species were introduced. They conclude that the three case histories are a refutation of this thesis, as are certain theoretical considerations, and the net results from all biological control programs on a worldwide basis.The authors also point to weaknesses in the use of currently available methods for quantitatively rating or appraising the control and regulating power of density-dependent factors that act with a lag (entomophagous parasites and predators), and emphasize chat regression and modelling methods should be used in conjunction with "check-methods" or other experimental means.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 101 , Issue 4 , April 1969 , pp. 425 - 447
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1969

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