An Ecological and Societal Approach to Biological Control
Biological control is among the most promising methods for control of pests (including vectors), diseases and weeds. In this book ecological and societal aspects are for the first time treated together. In an ecological approach the aim is to evaluate the
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An Ecological and Societal Approach to Biological Control Edited by
J. EILENBERG The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark and
H.M.T. HOKKANEN University of Helsinki, Finland
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Cover illustrations: De Buck, A.J. Buurma, J.S. (2004). Speeding up Innovation Processes through Socio-Technical Networks : a case in Dutch Horticulture. In: Bokelmannu (Ed.), Proceedings of the XVth International Symposium on Horticultural Economics and Management, Berlin. A cta Horticulturae, 655, 175 -182. Insect Pathogenic fungi are among the organisms, which are used for biological control. An example is the fungus Beauveria bassiana and the photo shows an isolate of this fungus on artificial growth medium. Photo Credit : Department of Ecology, The Royal veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark
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CONTENTS
Contributors
vii
Preface
xi
1. Concepts and visions of biological control Jørgen Eilenberg
1
2. Socioeconomic significance of biological control Ingeborg Menzler-Hokkanen
13
3. Biological control in organic production: first choice or last option? Bernhard Speiser, Eric Wyss and Veronika Maurer
27
4. Food consumption, risk perception and alternative production technologies Christopher Ritson and Sharron Kuznesof
47
5. Education in biological control at the university level at KVL Jørgen Eilenberg, Dan Funck Jensen and Holger Philipsen
65
6. Implementation of bio control and IPM in Dutch horticulture Abco J. De Buck and Ellen A.M. Beerling
73
7. Biocontrol in protected crops: is lack of biodiversity a limiting factor? Annie Enkegaard and Henrik F. Brødsgaard
91
8. The soil as a reservoir for antagonists to plant diseases Claude Alabouvette and Christian Steinberg
123
9. The soil as a reservoir for natural enemies of pest insects and mites with emphasis on fungi and nematodes Ingeborg Klingen and Solveig Haukeland
145
10. Degeneration of entomogenous fungi Tariq M. Butt, Chengshu Wang, Farooq A. Shah and Richard Hall
213
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11. Biological control of mosquitoes: management of the Upper Rhine mosquito population as a model programme Norbert Becker
227
12. Biological control of scarabs and weevils in Christmas trees and greenery plantations Jørgen Eilenberg, Charlotte Nielsen, Susanne Harding and Susa
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