Table of Contents:
  • Introduction:
  • L.E. Ehler, Conservation Biological Control: Past, Present, and Future.
  • D. Letourneau, Conservation Biology: Lessons for Conserving Natural Enemies.
  • P. Barbosa, Agroecosystems and Conservation Biological Control.
  • Influence of Habitat: Underlying Ecological Interactions:
  • P. Barbosa and B. Benrey, The Influence of Plants on Insect Parasitoids: Implications to Conservation Biological Control.
  • P. Barbosa and S.D. Wratten, Influence of Plants on Invertebrate Predators: Implications to Conservation Biological Control.
  • D. Landis and F. Menalled, Ecological Considerations in the Conservation of Effective Parasitoid Communities in Agricultural Systems.
  • Influence of Habitat: Designing Strategies:
  • D.N. Ferro and J. McNeil, Habitat Enhancement and Conservation of Natural Enemies of Insects.
  • W. Nentwig, T. Frank, and C. Lethmayer, Sown Weed Strips: Artificial Ecological Compensation Areas as an Important Tool in Conservation Biological Control.
  • G. Gurr, H. van Emden, and S. Wratten, Habitat Manipulation and Natural Enemy Efficiency: Implications for the Control of Pests.
  • Influence of Agronomic and Management Considerations on Conservation Biological Control:
  • C. Hoy, J. Feldman, F. Gould, G. Kennedy, G. Reed, and J.A. Wyman, Naturally Occurring Biological Controls in Genetically Engineered Crops.
  • J.R. Ruberson, N. Nemoto, and Y. Hirose, Pesticides and Conservation of Natural Enemies in Pest Management.
  • Y. Hirose, Conservation Biological Control of Mobile Pests: Problems and Prospects.
  • Implementation of Conservation Biological Control:
  • Nemotodes:
  • E.E. Lewis, J.F. Campbell, and R. Gaugler, A Conservation Approach to Using Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Turf and Landscapes.
  • Insect Pathogens:
  • J.R. Fuxa, Environmental Manipulation to Increase Levels of Microbial Control of Insects.
  • Insects and Mites:
  • I. Perfecto and A. Castįeiras, Deployment of the Predacious Ants, and Their Conservation in Ecosystems.
  • J.D. Dutcher, Conservation of Aphidophaga in Pecan Orchards.
  • J. Nyrop, G. English-Loeb, and A. Roda, Conservation Biological Control of Spider Mites in Perennial Cropping Systems.
  • Plant Pathogens:
  • C.L. Wilson, Conserving Epiphytic Microorganisms on Fruits and Vegetables for Biological Control.
  • P. Lucas and A. Sarniguet, Biological Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens with Resident versus Introduced Antagonists: Should Diverging Approaches Become Strategic Convergence?
  • Weeds:
  • R.M. Newman, D.C. Thompson, and D.B. Richman, Conservation Strategies for the Biological Control of Weeds.
  • Subject Index.
  • Conservation biological control: past, present and future / L.E. Ehler
  • Conservation biology: lessons for conserving natural enemies / D.K. Letourneau
  • Agroecosystems and conservation biological control / P. Barbosa
  • Influence of plants on insect parasitoids: implications for conservation biological control / P. Barbosa, B. Benrey
  • Influence of plants on invertebrate predators: implications to conservation biological control / P. Barbosa, S.D. Wratten
  • Ecological considerations in the conservation of effective parasitoid communities in agricultural systems / D.A. Landis, F.D. Menalled
  • Habitat enhancement and conservation of natural enemies of insects / D.N. Ferro, J.N. McNeil
  • Sown weed strips: artificial ecological compensation areas as an important tool in conservation biological control / W. Nentwig, T. Frank, C. Lethmayer
  • Habitat manipulation and natural enemy efficiency: implications for the control of pests / G.M. Gurr, H.F. van Emden, S.D. Wratten
  • Naturally occurring biological controls in genetically engineered crops / C.W. Hoy [and others]
  • Pesticides and conservation of natural enemies / J.R. Ruberson, H. Nemoto, Y. Hirose
  • Conservation biological control of mobile pests: problems and tactics / Y. Hirose
  • Conservation approach to using entomopathogenic nematodes in turf and landscapes / E.E. Lewis.
  • J.F. Campbell, R. Gaugler
  • Environmental manipulation for microbial control of insects / J.R. Fuxa
  • Deployment of the predaceous ants and their conservation in agroecosystems / I. Perfecto, A. Castinẽiras
  • Conservation of aphidophaga in pecan orchards / J.D. Dutcher
  • Conservation biological control of spider mites in perennial cropping systems / J. Nyrop, G. English-Loeb, A. Roda
  • Conserving epiphytic microorganisms on fruits and vegetables for biological control / C.L. Wilson
  • Biological control of soil-borne pathogens with resident versus introduced antagonists: should diverging approaches become strategic convergence? / P. Lucas, A. Sarniguet
  • Conservation strategies for the biological control of weeds / R.M. Newman, D.C. Thompson, D.B. Richman.