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Background & Overview     Ecological Considerations     Behavior, Ontogeny & Reproduction in Natural Enemies

 

Techniques Employed in Implementation     Special Research Groups & Integrated Control

 

Populations     Evaluation of Natural Enemies     Detailed Cases of BioControl     References

 

 

BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW

 

Section 1 <bc-1.htm>

Introduction & Scope of Biological Pest Control

  Economics.

  Important Terms

  References

 

Section 2 <bc-2.htm>

History of Biological Control

  Insect Predation

  Insect Parasitoidism

  Biological Control in the 18th Century

  Biological Control in the Early 19th Century

  Biological Control in the Late 19th Century

  Historical Summary

  References

 

Section 3 <bc-3.htm>

Biological Characteristics of Arthropophagous Arthropods.

  Hyperparasitism, Autoparasitism, Multiple Parasitism, etc.

  The Imago or Adult Parasitoid.

  Mating.

  Ovigenesis.

  Host-feeding

  Ovisorption

  References

 

Section 4 <bc-4.htm>

Organizations Active in Biological Control

  International Institute of Biological Control

  L'Organisation Internationale de Lutte Biologique.

  United States Department of Agriculture

  Individual Countries

  Suppliers of Biological Control Organisms

  References

 

Section 5 <bc-5.htm>

Economic Gains from Biological Control

  Cost Effectiveness

  Biological Control From Naturally Occurring Organisms

  Estimation of the Benefits and Costs of Classical Biological Control

 

Analysis of Successes in Biological Control

  Island Theory

  Multiple Versus "The Best" Species

  Clausen's 3-Host Generation/ 3-Year Rule

  Single Larval Parasitoid Importations.

  Single Pupal Parasitoid

  Generalizations.

  Pest Groups

  Natural Enemy Groups

  References

 

Section 6 <bc-6.htm>

Trends & Future Possibilities

  Complexities

  Stimulation to Theories in Population Dynamics and Ecology

  Future of Integrated Control

  Future of Insect Pathology

  Future of Biological Weed Control

  Future of Biological Control of Medically Important Pests.

  References

 

ECOLOGICAL  CONSIDERATIONS

 

Section 7 <bc-7.htm>

The Role of Parasitoids and Predators in Natural Control

  Examples of Stability

  Measuring the Force of Natural Control

  Nature of Parasitism

  Occurrence of Parasitoidism in Insects

  Taxonomic Groups Important to Biological Control

  General Ecology of Parasitoids

  Reproductive Strategies.

  Percent Parasitization

  Population Regulation

  Conclusions

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 8 <bc-8.htm>

Climate as a Factor in the Natural Control of Organisms

  Introduction and Discussion

  Examples (cherry fruit fly, face fly, red scale, walnut aphid,

      spotted alfalfa aphid, Japanese beetle, alfalfa weevil, black

       scale, Klamath weed, Mexican bean beetle, American grizzly

       bear, aquatic weeds, house fly, eye gnats)

  Conclusions...

  Exercises...

  References

 

Section 9 <bc-9.htm>

Genetic Considerations in Biological Control (Acquisition of Natural

     Enemies, Breeding, Mass Releases)

  The Natural Population at its Origin

  Natural Enemy Introductions

  Improving Fitness of Natural Enemies

  Improving Tolerance to Pesticides

  Genetic Engineering

  Prolonged Culture

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 10  <bc-10.htm>

 

Extranuclear Events Influencing Behavior and Fecundity in Parasitoids

     and Other Animals  

  Direct Effects of the Cytoplasmic Genome

  Chemical Substances Affecting Behavior

  Muscidifurax Parasitoid Complex

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 11 <bc-11.htm>

Biological Control Precepts

  Homopterous Insects as Ideal Candidates

  Examples Demonstrating Precepts

    Cottony-cushion scale

    Florida red scale

    California red scale

    Olive scale

    Rhodesgrass scale

    Walnut aphid

    Orb-weaving spiders

  The Importance of Single Species in Determining the Average

        Abundance of Plants and Animals

  Table 11.1 (Examples showing host densities dependent on one

        or two species)

  Conclusions

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 12 <bc-12.htm>

 

Competitive Displacement, Exclusion and Coexistence.

  Mechanisms of Competitive Displacement

  Examples

  The Coexistence Principle

  Competitive Displacement of Non-homologues

  Competitive Displacement and Biological Control

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 13 <bc-13.htm>

Habitat, Host-finding and Host Acceptance

  Habitat Effects on Natural Enemies

  Characteristics of the Habitat that Attract or Repel Natural

       Enemies

  Host Food Affects Suitability for Parasitization

  Other Influences of Habitat

  Habitat Diversity vs. Similarity Affects Population Stability

  Host Finding

  Host Acceptance

  Host Suitability

  Host Regulation

  Manner and Place of Oviposition

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 14 <bc-14.htm>

Problems and Calculations

 

 

BEHAVIOR, ONTOGENY AND REPRODUCTION

IN NATURAL ENEMIES

 

Section 15 <bc-15.htm>

Parthenogenesis

  Cytology

  Arrhenotoky vs. Thelytoky

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 16 <bc-16.htm>

Arrhenotokous / Thelytokous Reproduction

  Sex Determination

    Cytology

    Genetics

    Early Hypotheses

    Modern Hypotheses

  Some Generalities in Arrhenotokous Reproduction

    Biparental Males

    Androgenesis

    Polyploidy

    The R locus

    Incompatibility Factors

    Sex Intergrades

  Functional Aspects of Arrhenotokous Reproduction

  Extranuclear Inheritance and Polygenes in Arrhenotoky

  Recombinant Hymenopteran Males

  Estimations of the Number of Active Polygenic Loci

  Coefficient of Heritability

  Dominance

  Some Generalities in Thelytokous Reproduction

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 17 <bc-17.htm>

Embryology / Ontogeny / Anatomy

  Early Stages of Ontogeny

    Organization of the Ripe Egg

    Development of the Egg

    Cleavage.

    Gastrulation

    Segmentation

  Prenatal Development in Hymenoptera Specifically

    Egg Size & Shape

    Common Egg Shapes in Parasitoids

  Polyembryony in Hymenoptera

  Post Natal Development

    Larval Feeding

    Larval Respiration

    Larval Anatomy

    Hypermetamorphosis

    Prepupa

    Pupa

    Rate of Development

    Exit from the Host

    Male Reproductive System

  Exercises

References

 

Section 18 <bc-18.htm>

Oogenesis-Ovisorption (oosorption, egg resorption)

  General Characteristics

  Physiology of Ovigenesis-ovisorption

  Vitellogenesis (yolk formation)

  Classification of Hymenoptera by the Female's Reproductive System

  Variability in Ovisorption Process among Hymenoptera

    Ovisorption Rate

    Effect of Ovisorption on Longevity

    Work on Nasonia vitripennis

  Exercises.

  References

 

Section 19 <bc-19.htm>

Facultative Sex Regulation

  Spermatheca and Spermathecal Gland

    Types of Spermathecae in Hymenoptera

  Sex Regulation Considerations

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 20 <bc-20.htm>

Behavioral, Ecological and Physiological Factors affecting the Sex Ratio

  Behavioral and Ecological Phenomena

    Topographical Environment

    Larval Competition

    Humidity & Light Intensity

    Host Size

    Host Availability

    Host / Parasitoid Density

    Oviposition Restraint

    Mating

    Delayed & Interrupted Oviposition

    Heteronomous Parasitoids

    Theoretical Considertions

  Physiological Phenomena

    High Temperature

    Low Temperature

    Nutritional Influences

    Age

    Photoperiod

    Selective Breeding

    Microorganisms

    Paternal Sex Ratio

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 21 <bc-21.htm>

Determination of Progeny Number

  Behavioral and Ecological Phenomena

    Courtship & Copulation

    Host Location

    Host Attack & Paralysis

    Host Preferences

    Host Transport

    Progeny Defense

    Oviposition Restraint

    Host / Parasitoid Density

    Temperature

    Host Size

    Humidity

    Adult Parasitoid Food

    Larval Competition

    Ant Activity

    Learning

  Physiological phenomena

    Nutrition (host-feeding)

    Temperature

    Humidity

    Selective Breeding

    Mating

    Ovisorption & Ovulation Effects

    Glands

    Chemical Communication

  Genetic and Extrachromosomal Phenomena       

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 22 <bc-22.htm>

Host Defense Reactions

  Encapsulation (phagocytosis)

  Melanization

  Humoral Reactions

Incumbered Host Defenses

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 23 <bc-23.htm>

Diapause in Developmental Stages and the Imago

  Photoperiod

    Direct & Indirect Action

    Perception

    Photoperiodicity in Geographic Races

    Seasonal Forms

    Sensitive Stages

    Induction

  Characteristics of Diapause Termination

  Diapause in Parasitic Insects

    Endocrine Processes Involved

    Theories & Experiments

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 24 <bc-24.htm>

Caste Bias

  Characteristics

  Generalizations on Caste Determination

  Exercises

  References

 

TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED IN
 IMPLEMENTATION

 

Section 25 <bc-25.htm>

Discovery & Importation of Natural Enemies (Foreign Exploration)

  Purpose & Need

  Planning & Preparation

  Foreign Collaborators

  Problems Encountered by Explorers from Universities

  Choosing Targets and Procedure

  Maximizing Success Potential and Reducing Risks

  Securing Natural Enemies in the Native Range

  Searching Outside the Native Range

  Judgments of Natural Enemy Capability

    Terrestrial Vertebrates

    Phytophagous Arthropods & Phytopathogens

    Terrestrial Scavengers

    Aquatic Vertebrates & Invertebrates

    Parasitic & Predaceous Arthropods

  Considerations on Geographical Origin of the Pest

    Saissetia oleae

    Circulifer tenellus

    Heliothis zea

    Cydia pomonella

    Aonidiella aurantii

    Tetranychus spp.

    Phthorimaea operculella

    Nezara viridula

    Pectinophora gossypiella

    Misc. medically important Diptera

 

  Future Direction and Emphasis

  Conclusions

  Exercises

  References

 

Section 26 <bc-26.htm>

 

Integration of Other Pest Control Methods

  Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

  Pest-Upset Versus Pest Resurgence

  Drawbacks of Chemical Control

  Selective Pesticides

  Factors Determining Physical Selectivity

 

Conditions Favoring the Adoption of Biological Control

       Strategies

  Political & Economic Framework For Biological Control

  Research Allocation For Research

  The Political Economy of Biological Control Research &

       Research Needs

  Socio-Economics of Biological Control

  References

 

Section 27 <bc-27.htm>

Quarantine Procedures

  Establishing Quarantine Facilities

  Protocol in Quarantine Operations

  References

 

 

 

Section 28 <bc-28.htm>

Culture of Hosts For Natural Enemies

  Host Food

  Contaminants

  Intraspecific Competition

  Genetic Considerations

  Physical Environment

  Behavior

  Techniques

  Quality

  Exercises

  References to Chapt. 28, 29 & 30 <bc-30.ref

 

Section 29 <bc-29.htm>

Culture of Natural Enemies

  Contamination

  Genetic Change & Diversity

  Synthetic Diets

  Entomophaga / Host Interactions (Host Type & Quality)

  Diapause

  Mating

  Sex-ratio Changes

  Rearing Density

  Behavior

  Techniques

  Quality Control

  Exercises

  References to Chapt. 28, 29 & 30 <bc-30.ref>

 

Section 30  <bc-30.htm>

Colonization of Natural Enemies

  Liberation Procedure

  Sampling and Distribution (devices)

  Factors Influencing Establishment

  Exercises

  References to Chapt. 28, 29 & 30 <bc-30.ref>

 

SPECIAL RESEARCH GROUPS &

 INTEGRATED CONTROL

 

Section 31

  Biological Control of Coccidae <bc-31.htm>

    References

 

Section 32

  Biological Control in Deciduous Orchards

      <bc-32.htm>

    Introduction

    Management of Secondary Pests

    Classical Biological Control

    References

 

Section 33

  Biological Control in Tropical & Subtropical Orchards 

     <bc-33.htm>

    References

 

Section 34

  Biological Control in Forests  <bc-34.htm>

    Strategies in Forest Biological Control

      Importation of Natural Enemies For Introduced Pests

      Importation of Natural Enemies For Native Pests

      Augmentation of Natural Enemies

      Conservation of Natural Enemies

    Biological Control Organizations in Forestry

    Detailed Examples

      Lepidoptera

      Hymenoptera

      Coleoptera

    References <bc-34.ref>

 

Section 35

  Biological Control in Glasshouses <bc-35.htm>

    Vegetable Crops

    Ornamental Plants

    References

 

Section 36

  Biological Control of Arthropods in Grapes <bc-36.htm>

    Introduction

    Homoptera

    Acari

    Lepidoptera

    Coleoptera

    Thysanoptera

    References

 

Section 37

  Biological Control of Medical & Veterinary Pests

  <bc-37.htm>

    

    Mosquitoes

    Synanthropic Diptera

    Hymenoptera

    Snails

    Illustrated key to parasitoids of synanthropic flies:  

         <PICTORIAL  KEY>

 

    References:  bcdipt.ref     Extended References: 

                           medvet.ref

 

Section 38

  Biological Control of Noxious Plants & Weeds

 <bc-38.htm>

 

    Classical Biological Control

      Introducing New Natural Enemies For Biological

           Control

      Conservation of Biological Control Organisms

      Augmentation of Natural Enemies

      History of Plant Control with Natural Enemies

      Scope of Biological Noxious Plant Control

      Biological Control Organizations in Noxious Plant

           Control

 

    Plant-Feeding Insect Biology

      Establishing Phytophagous Biological Control Agents

      Phytophagous Insect Feeding Habits

      Specificity to Host Plant

      Evolution

      Host Plant Ranges

      Analysis of Biological Control Projects

      Herbivore Ecological Attributes

      Plant Attributes

 

    Phytotoxins from Plant Pathogens

      References

 

Section 42

  Biological Control of Arthropods in Range, Forage &

       Grain Crops  <bc-42.htm>

                 References

 

Section 43

  Biological Control of Arthropods in Row & Short-

     term Crops  <bc-43.htm>

      Dynamics in Short Term Crops

      Natural Control in Short Term Crops

      Classical Biological Control in Short Term Crops

      References

 

Section 44

  Biological Control of Tephritidae <bc-44.htm>

    Introduction

    Specific Examples

    References

 

Section 39

  Biological Control in Cities & Towns <bc-39.htm>

    Introduction

    Species Targeted For Biological Control

    References

 

Section 40

  Biological Control of and by Acarina <bc-40.htm>

     Introduction

     Acarina for Biological Control of Phytophagous Mites

     Acarina for Biological Control of Armored Scale Insects

     Acarina in the Marine Environment

     References

 

Section 41

  Biological Control of Plant Pathogens  <bc-41.htm>

    References

 

Section 45

  Biological Control of and Implementing Vertebrates 

       <bc-45.htm>

    References

 

Section 46

  Pesticide Resistance in Beneficial Organisms <bc-46.htm>

      Documentation Bias

      Differential Preadaptation

      Differences in Population Ecology

      References

 

Section 47

  Natural Enemies in Integrated Control <bc-47.htm>

    References

 

Section 48

  Enhancing Natural Enemy Impact <bc-48.htm>

    Augmentation

    Conservation

    Monitoring Populations

    Rearing Natural Enemies

    References

 

Section 49

   Augmentive & Inundative Strategies With Natural

        Enemies <bc-49.htm>

      Trichogramma spp

      Predatory mites

      Misc. natural enemies

      Microbial Pesticides

      Biological Control and Plant Resistance

      References

 

Section 50

  Biological Control Using Pathogens <bc-50.htm>

    Introduction

    Viruses

    Bacteria

    Fungi

    Nematodes

    Protozoa

    References:   <bc-50.ref>

 

Section 51

  Taxonomy of Natural Enemies  <bc-51.htm>

    History...

    Importance of Taxonomy to Biological Control

    Natural Enemy Identification

    Biological Control Contributions to Taxonomy

    Sources of Taxonomic Expertise

    General References

   

Keys to Principal Families :  <keys.htm>

 

Principal Groups of Insect Parasites & Predators

 

       To view details of behavior and illustrations of adult & immature insects, CLICK  on <TAXNAMES>

 

.      For Key references on biologies, CLICK  on <biology.ref.htm>

 

 

Section 51-B

 Morphology of Insects (for Natural Enemy Identification) 

      <bc-51b.htm>

 

Section 52

  Autocidal & Pheromonal Control  <bc-52.htm>

    References

 

Section 53

  Cultural Control Methods  <bc-53.htm>

 

Section 54

  Selective Use of Pesticides  <bc-54.htm>

                References

 

               Section 55

  Plant Resistance  <bc-55.htm>

    References

 

Section 56

  Predator Biology & Ecology <bc-56.htm>

    References

 

Section 57

  Nutrition of Natural Enemies <bc-57.htm>

    History

    Utilization of Food

    Nutritional Requirements in Development

    Predator Culture In Vitro

    Parasitoid Culture In Vitro

    Adult Entomophage Nutrition

    Continuous Culture on Artificial Media

    Contemporary Applications

     References

 

Section 58

  Environmental Management <bc-58.htm>

    Introduction

    Kinds of Agroecosystems

    Types of Environmental Management

    Mechanisms Involved in Enhancing Natural Enemies

    Theoretical Aspects of Management

    References

 

Section 58B

  Biological Control in the Nearctic North of Mexico

       <bc-58B.htm> [in process]

    References:  <bc-58B.ref.htm>

 

Section 59

  Biological Control in Australasia <bc-59.htm>

    References: <bc-59.ref.htm>

 

Section 60

  Biological Control in China & Korea  <bc-60.htm>

        {in process]

    References:  <bc-60.ref.htm>

 

Section 61

  Biological Control in the Ethiopian Region

       <bc-61.htm> [in process]

    References:  <bc-61.ref.htm>

 

Section 62

  Biological Control in Eurasia <bc-62.htm>

    References:  <bc-62.ref.htm>

 

Section 62B

  Biological Control in India <bc-62B.htm>

    References:  <bc-62B.ref.htm>

 

Section 63

  Biological Control in the Middle East <bc-63.htm>

    References:  <bc-63.ref.htm>

 

Section 64

  Biological Control in Japan <bc-64.htm>

    References:  <bc-64.ref.htm>

 

Section 65

  Biological Control in Southeast Asia <bc-65.htm>

    References:  <bc-65.ref.htm>

 

Section 66

  Biological Control in the Neotropics <bc-66.htm>

    Consequences of Pesticide Use in the Neotropics

    Biological Control Results in Specific Countries

    Biological Control Organizations

    Potential Biological Control Successes in the Neotropics

    References:  <bc-66.ref.htm>

 

Section 67

  Biological Control in Pacific Islands <bc-67.htm> [in process]

    References:   <bc-67.ref.htm>

 

Section 68

   Naturally Occurring Biological Control in Canada 

        <bc-68.htm>

    References

 

Section 69

   Naturally Occurring Biological Control in the Eastern

         United States  <bc-69.htm>

    References

 

Section 70

   Naturally Occurring Biological Control in the Western

        United States  <bc-70.htm>

                  References

 

POPULATIONS

 

Section 71

Population Theories. <bc-71.htm>

  Single Species Populations

  Interspecific Competition

  Host-Parasitoid Systems

  Host-Pathogen Systems

  Multispecies Systems

  Searching in Animals

  Steady Densities

  Generalities on Modeling of Arthropod Populations

  References <bc-71.ref.htm>

  Special Problems in Population Dynamics <problems.htm>

 

EVALUATION OF NATURAL ENEMIES

 

Section 72

  Life Tables and Evaluation of Natural Enemies

        <bc-72.htm>

    Introduction

    Definitions & Data Collection

    Kinds of Data in Life Tables

    Use For Biological Control Systems

    Assessing Quantitative Impact of Natural Enemies

    Ecological Roles For Natural Enemies

    Analysis

    Experimental Designs For Life Tables

    Applications to Natural Enemies Other Than Parasitoids

    Augmentation

    General References <bc-72.ref.htm>

 

Section 73

  Experimental Techniques to Evaluate Natural

        Enemies <bc-73.htm>

    Techniques For Evaluation

    Methods For Detecting Predation/Parasitism

    Molecular Techniques

                   General References <bc-73.ref.htm>

 

 

Detailed Cases of BioControl    

 

 

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