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Classical Arthropod Biological Control: Measuring Success, Step By Step

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Biological Control: Measures of Success

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Classical biological control of invasive species of arthropods is a well established discipline that has a long and distinguished record (DeBach, 1964; Huffaker and Messenger, 1976; Clausen 1978; Van Driesche and Bellows, 1996; Bellows and Fisher, 1999). Laws governing the conduct of classical biological control vary by country, or may not exist at all. An international code of conduct for the practice of natural enemy introductions has been developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and can be consulted for an overview of good practice (Anon., 1997).

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