Annotated bibliography

Laboratory host range testing

References

Hoffmeister T.S., Babendreier D. and Wajnberg E. (2006). Statistical tools to improve the quality of experiments and data analysis for assessing non-target effects. Pp. 222-240 In: Environmental impact of invertebrates for biological control of arthropods: methods and risk assessment, F. Bigler, D. Babendreier and U. Kuhlmann (Ed.) CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxford.

McEvoy P.B. (1996). Host specificity and biological pest control. BioScience 46: 401-405.
This review of host specificity and biological pest control is set out under the following headings: biological control organisms used to control weeds; biological control organisms used to control arthropods; and other aspects of biological control.

Nechols J.R., Kauffman W.C. and Schaefer P.W. (1992). Significance of host specificity in classical biological control. Pp. 41-52 In: Selection Criteria and Ecological Consequences of Importing Natural Enemies, W.C. Kaufmann and J.E. Nechols (Ed.) Entomological Society of America, Lanham, Maryland, USA.

Strand M.R. and Obrycki J.J. (1996). Host specificity of insect parasitoids and predators. BioScience 46: 422-429.
The authors discuss the host specificity of insect parasitoids and predators under the headings: categories of predators and parasitoids; use of predatory and parasitic insects in biological control; life histories of predators and parasitoids; host range determinants; and insect natural enemies: risks and benefits to biological control.

Withers T.M., Barton-Browne L. and Stanley J. (1999). Host specificity testing in Australasia: towards improved assays for biological control. Pp. 98. CRC for Tropical Pest Management, Brisbane, Australia.