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- Title
Proactive biological control: A cost-effective management option for invasive pests.
- Authors
Hoddle, Mark S.; Mace, Kevi; Steggall, John
- Abstract
The article discusses how proactive biocontrol could increase responses to invasive pests in urban areas before they spread to agricultural areas. It notes that classical biological control programs import, screen for safety and establish safe natural enemy species from the invader's native area for pest control. It adds that Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), a citrus pest that vectors a citrus-killing bacterium (CLas), is a strong example to illustrate the potential advantages of forward planning.
- Subjects
PEST control; PHYSIOLOGICAL control systems; BIOLOGICAL pest control; WEED control; PESTS
- Publication
California Agriculture, 2018, Vol 72, Issue 3, p148
- ISSN
0008-0845
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3733/ca.2018a0027