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The role of parasitoid and predator production in technology transfer of field crop biological control

Rôle de la production en masse de parasitoïdes et prédateurs pour les transferts de technologie dans le cadre de la lutte biologique en cultures de plein champ

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The immediate goals for improving natural enemy production are to reduce costs, increase efficacy and provide additional species for pest management. This paper describes expanding markets for natural enemies that are or could be produced commercially, gives operational and experimental examples of parasitoid and predator production for use in field crop biological control, defines some of the obstacles and makes recommendations for producing and using natural enemies. Additionally, it provides recent published guidance for implementing biological control in Integrated Pest Management.

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L’amélioration de la production en masse d’ennemis naturels implique en premier lieu une diminution des coûts, une augmentation de l’efficacité et le recours à de nouvelles espèces pour lutter contre les nuisibles. On décrit les débouchés commerciaux qui s’offrent maintenant aux ennemis naturels produits en masse ou susceptibles de l’être. Divers exemples de systèmes opérationnels et expérimentaux sont mentionnés, qui permettent de produire en masse les parasitoïdes et prédateurs destinés à la lutte biologique en cultures de plein champ. On évoque ensuite les principaux obstacles à surmonter et donne des recommandations concrètes quant à la production en masse et à l’utilisation d’ennemis naturels. Enfin, on montre à l’aide de cas récents comment la pratique de la lutte biologique s’insère dans le cadre de la protection intégrée

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    N. C. Leppla

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  3. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Central Florida Research and Education Center, University of lorida, 2807 Binion Road, 32703-8504, Apopka, FL, USA

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Leppla, N.C., King, E.G. The role of parasitoid and predator production in technology transfer of field crop biological control. Entomophaga 41, 343–360 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02765789

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