Environmental Impact of Invertebrates for Biological Control of Arthropods: Methods and Risk Assessment

by Ulrich Kuhlmann, Franz Bigler, Dirk Babendreier

This book provides an invaluable review of the current methodologies used for assessing the environmental impacts of invertebrate biological agents used to control pests in agriculture and forestry. It explores methods to evaluate post-release effects and the environmental impact of dispersal, displacement and establishment of invertebrate biological control agents. It covers methodology on screening for contaminants, the use of molecular methods...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851990584
• ISBN13: 9780851990583
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Cabi
• Length: 288 Pages