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Evaluating Nontarget Effects of Classical Biological Control: Fruit Fly Parasitoids in Hawaii as a Case Study

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Nontarget Effects of Biological Control

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Classical biological control is a method of pest management that employs the deliberate introduction of exotic living organisms to suppress pest species. The ecological basis of classical biological control rests on the principle that many invasive pest populations are limited in their native habitat by the action of upper trophic level organisms (often termed natural enemies), or in some cases, by competitors within the same trophic level (Van Driesche and Bellows 1996). Many species achieve pest status when they are moved (accidentally or intentionally) to a new location without their natural enemies, and where local natural enemies are ineffective in suppressing them. The anticipated outcome of a biological control introduction is the establishment of a new balance with both the pests and natural enemies coexisting at low densities.

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Duan, J.J., Messing, R.H. (2000). Evaluating Nontarget Effects of Classical Biological Control: Fruit Fly Parasitoids in Hawaii as a Case Study. In: Follett, P.A., Duan, J.J. (eds) Nontarget Effects of Biological Control. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4577-4_7

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