International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods
1st International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods.
USDA Forest Service FHTET-03-05. June 2003.
Day 2: Augmentation of Natural Enemies
Session 5—Successes in Augmentative Biological Control
Organizer: Kevin Heinz (Texas A and M University)
- Heinz, K.: Keynote presentation
Successes in the use of biological control agents in greenhouse crops
[TITLE
ONLY] - Mills, N.J.
Augmentation in orchards: improving the efficacy of Trichogramma inundation - Head, J. and K.F.A. Walters
Augmentation biological control using the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltia against the South American leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis
Session6—Economics of Production and Use of Reared Natural Enemies
Organizer: Ron Valentin (Koppert Canada, Inc.)
- Carpenter, J.E. and S. Bloem
Performance of natural enemies reared on artificial diets - Ramakers, P.M.J.
Costs of chemical and biological components in integrated plant protection in glasshouses in The Netherlands [ABSTRACT
ONLY] - Valentin, R.J.
Economics of marketing and technical support in the commercial biological control industry - Matteoni, J.A.
Economics of banker plant systems in Canadian greenhouse crops
Session 7—Post-release Dispersal, Distribution, and Impact of Augmented
Natural Enemies in Field Settings
Organizer: Livy Williams (USDA-ARS,
Stoneville, Mississippi)
- Hagler, J. and C.G. Jackson
Novel methods for measuring dispersal of the whitefly parasitoid Eretmocerus ethiopia [ABSTRACT
ONLY] - Lundgren, J.G. and G.E. Heimpel
Augmentation of Trichogramma brassicae for control of cruciferous Lepidoptera - Fournier, V., J.A. Rosenheim, M.W. Johnson, and J. Brodeur
Augmentative releases of predatory mites on papaya in Hawaii: failure and success - Bayoun, I.M. and G.P. Walker
Evaluation of egg parasitoids attacking the beet leafhopper, Circulifer tenellus [ABSTRACT
ONLY]
Session 8—Survey of Actual and Potential use in Outdoor Crops
Organizer: Robert Luck (University of California at Riverside)
- Luck, R.F., L.D. Forster, and G. Scriven
Augmentative biological control in North America as a foundation for agricultural pest management: its potential and limitations. [ABSTRACT
ONLY] - Bueno, V.H.P. and J.C. van Lenteren
The popularity of augmentative biological control in Latin America: history and state of affairs - Hale, M.A. and D.P. Elliot
Successes and challenges in augmentative biological control in outdoor agricultural applications: a producer?s perspective - James, D.G., T.S. Price, and L.C. Wright
Mites and aphids in Washington hops: candidates for augmentative or conservation biological control?
