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CONCEPTS AND VISIONS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

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Part of the book series: Progress in Biological Control ((PIBC,volume 2))

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Biological control is one of several strategies used to control pests to avoid economic damage on crop plants, in husbandry, or on recreation areas. It is also used against nuisance pests. In this chapter, I use the terms ‘pest’ and ‘pests’ for insect, mites and vertebrate pests, plant diseases, and weeds.

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  1. The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark

    J. EILENBERG

  2. University of Helsinki, Finland

    H.M.T. HOKKANEN

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Eilenberg, J. (2006). CONCEPTS AND VISIONS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL. In: EILENBERG, J., HOKKANEN, H. (eds) An Ecological and Societal Approach to Biological Control. Progress in Biological Control, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4401-4_1

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