Review of Invertebrate Biological Control Agents Introduced into Europe

• Main Author: Schaffner, Urs (auth)
• Other Authors: Gerber, Esther (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: UK CABI 106
• Subjects: Pest control; Insects (entomology); Agricultural science; biological control agents; invasives; nonindigenous species; Rodolia; Coleoptera; arthropods; Portugal; reviews; exotic species; cottony-cushion scale; Icerya; animals; pest control; insect pests; Community of Portuguese Language Countries; invasive organisms; eukaryotes; databases; nonindigenous organisms; Europe; Rodolia cardinalis; plant pests; biocontrol agents; biological control; Coccoidea; insects; non-native species; invasive alien species; Coccinellidae; insect control; Southern Europe; parasitoids; Mediterranean Region; pest insects; non-indigenous species; non-native organisms; pests; Icerya purchasi; data banks; OECD Countries; biocontrol; pest arthropods; Hemiptera; European Union Countries; predators; introduced organisms; Monophlebidae; invasive species; natural enemies; Developed Countries; biological control organisms; exotic organisms; arthropod pests; parasites; Hexapoda; invertebrates; alien invasive species; introduced species; Sternorrhyncha; non-indigenous organisms
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This review provides an overview of all documented releases of exotic (non-European) invertebrate biological control agents (IBCAs) into the environment in Europe and summarizes key information on the target species as well as on the biological control agent released. It is an update of A Review of...