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Biological Control

Proceedings of an AAAS Symposium on Biological Control, held at Boston, Massachusetts December 30–31, 1969

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1971

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Editors:
  1. C. B. Huffaker

    1. Division of Biological Control Department of Entomology and Parasitology, The University of California, Berkeley, USA
      International Center for Biological Control, The University of California, Berkeley and Riverside, USA

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Table of contents (20 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. The Theory, Ecological Basis and Assessment of Biological Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Pesticide Syndrome—Diagnosis and Suggested Prophylaxis

      • R. L. Doutt, Ray F. Smith
      Pages 3-15

    3. The Natural Enemy Component in Natural Control and the Theory of Biological Control

      • C. B. Huffaker, P. S. Messenger, Paul DeBach
      Pages 16-67

    4. The Adaptability of Introduced Biological Control Agents

      • P. S. Messenger, R. van den Bosch
      Pages 68-92

    5. The Use of Models and Life Tables in Assessing the Role of Natural Enemies

      • G. C. Varley, G. R. Gradwell
      Pages 93-112

    6. Experimental Techniques for Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Natural Enemies

      • Paul DeBach, C. B. Huffaker
      Pages 113-140

  3. Outstanding Recent Examples of Classical Biological Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. The Biological Control of Weeds by Introduced Natural Enemies

      • L. A. Andres, R. D. Goeden
      Pages 143-164

    3. Biological Control of Coccids by Introduced Natural Enemies

      • Paul DeBach, David Rosen, C. E. Kennett
      Pages 165-194

    4. Control of Pests in Glasshouse Culture by the Introduction of Natural Enemies

      • N. W. Hussey, L. Bravenboer
      Pages 195-216

    5. The Biological Control of the Winter Moth in Eastern Canada by Introduced Parasites

      • D. G. Embree
      Pages 217-226

    6. Biological Control of Rhodesgrass Scale by Airplane Releases of an Introduced Parasite of Limited Dispersing Ability

      • Michael F. Schuster, J. C. Boling, J. J. Marony Jr.
      Pages 227-250

  4. The Unheralded Naturally-Occurring Biological Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251
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    2. The Importance of Naturally-Occurring Biological Control in the Western United States

      • K. S. Hagen, R. van den Bosch, D. L. Dahlsten
      Pages 253-293

    3. Naturally-Occurring Biological Control in the Eastern United States, With Particular Reference to Tobacco Insects

      • R. L. Rabb
      Pages 294-311

    4. Cases of Naturally-Occurring Biological Control in Canada

      • A. W. MacPhee, C. R. MacLellan
      Pages 312-328

  5. Biological Control as a Key Element in the Systems Approach to Pest Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 329-329
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    2. Systems Analysis and Pest Management

      • R. W. Stark, Ray F. Smith
      Pages 331-345

    3. Microbial Control as a Tool in Integrated Control Programs

      • L. A. Falcon
      Pages 346-365
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About this book

The explosive increase in the world's human population, with conse­ quent need to feed an ever-increasing number of hungry mouths, and the largely resultant disturbances and pollution of the environment in which man must live and produce the things he needs, are forcing him to search for means of solving the first problem without intensifying the latter. Food production requires adequate assurance against the ravages of insects. In the last three decades short-sighted, unilateral and almost exclusive employment of synthesized chemicals for insect pest control has posed an enormous and as yet unfathomed contribution to the degradation of our environment, while our insect pest problems seem greater than ever. Properly viewed, pest control is basically a question of applied ecology, yet its practice has long been conducted with little regard to real necessity for control, and in some cases, with little regard to various detrimental side-effects or long-term advantage with respect, even, to the specific crop itself. This book deals fundamentally with these questions. The development of pesticide resistance in many of the target species, against which the pesticides are directed, has occasioned an ever-increasing load of applications and complexes of different kinds of highly toxic materials. This has been made even more "necessary" as the destruction of natural enemies has resulted, as a side effect, in the rise to pest status of many species that were formerly innocuous. The application of broad-spec­ trum pesticides thus has many serious and self-defeating features.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Biological Control Department of Entomology and Parasitology, The University of California, Berkeley, USA

    C. B. Huffaker

  • International Center for Biological Control, The University of California, Berkeley and Riverside, USA

    C. B. Huffaker

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biological Control

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of an AAAS Symposium on Biological Control, held at Boston, Massachusetts December 30–31, 1969

  • Editors: C. B. Huffaker

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6531-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1971

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-6533-8Published: 24 July 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-6531-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 511

  • Number of Illustrations: 72 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Plant Pathology

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