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Egg Parasitoids Commercialization in the New World

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Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with Emphasis on Trichogramma

Part of the book series: Progress in Biological Control ((PIBC,volume 9))

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This chapter deals with the commercialization of egg parasitoid species that attack crop pests in the New World. It is discussed the current status of the worldwide commercialization of natural enemies in the U.S.A. and Europe, and with more details in the New World, including Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru. The reasons for the limited use of Biological Control (and Commercial Biological Products) are discussed as well. The current needs in the New World are different from those of developing countries and this approach is also exhaustively discussed.

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Acknowledgments

To Dr. Marcos Gerding (Chile), Dr. F R Ferrer Wurst (Venezuela), Dr. César Basso (Uruguay), Dr. Katherine G. Pérez (Colombia), Dr. Hugo C A Bernal (Mexico), Dr. Rosmarina Marin L (Peru), Dr. L C Almeida (CTC – Brazil), and Dr. E. Botto (Argentina) for their valuable information on the use of egg parasitoids in biological control in their respective countries.

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  1. Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, ESALQ/USP, Av. Pádua Dias 11, 13418-900, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

    José Roberto Postali Parra

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  1. Depto. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e, Zoologia Agrícola, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias 11, Piracicaba, 13418-900, São Paulo, Brazil

    Fernando L. Consoli

  2. ESALQ, Depto. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

    José R. P. Parra

  3. Depto. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e, Zoologia Agrícola, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias 11, Piracicaba, 13418-900, São Paulo, Brazil

    Roberto A. Zucchi

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Parra, J.R.P. (2009). Egg Parasitoids Commercialization in the New World. In: Consoli, F., Parra, J., Zucchi, R. (eds) Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with Emphasis on Trichogramma . Progress in Biological Control, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9110-0_14

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