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Assessing Risks of Releasing Exotic Biological Control Agents of Arthropod Pests

Year: 2005

Type: review

Abstract: More than 5000 introductions of about 2000 species of exotic arthropod agents for control of arthropod pests in 196 countries or islands during the past 120 years rarely have resulted in negative environmental effects. Yet, risks of environmental effects caused by releases of exotics are of growing concern. Twenty countries have implemented regulations for release of biological control agents. Soon, the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM3) will become the standard for all biological control introductions worldwide, but this standard does not provide methods by which to assess environmental risks. This review summarizes documented nontarget effects and discusses the development and application of comprehensive and quick-scan environmental risk assessment methods.

Source: Annual Review of Entomology

DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.151129

Authors: J.C. van Lenteren, J. Bale, F. Bigler, H.M.T. Hokkanen, A.J.M. Loomans

Institutions: Wageningen University & Research, University of Birmingham, University of Helsinki

Language: English

Topic: Biological Control of Invasive Species

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2137284879

FWCI: 1.219

Cites: 102

Cited by: 483

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