An analysis of historical trends in classical biological control of arthropods suggests need for a new centralized database in the USA

Warner, Keith Douglass; Getz, Christy; Maurano, Stephen P.; Powers, Kathleen A.

doi:10.1080/09583150903033610

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“…Both the BIOCAT (45) and ROBO (Release of Biological Organisms, http://www.ars-grin. gov/nigrp/robosrch.html; 22) databases have strengths and weaknesses, but neither tracks economic valuations as called for in a new, more inclusive database (138). A new, open access version of BIOCAT is under development and may eventually provide benefit-cost information (15).…”

Section: Classical Biological Controlmentioning

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Economic Value of Biological Control in Integrated Pest Management of Managed Plant Systems

Naranjo

Ellsworth

Frisvold

2015

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

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Biological control is an underlying pillar of integrated pest management, yet little focus has been placed on assigning economic value to this key ecosystem service. Setting biological control on a firm economic foundation would help to broaden its utility and adoption for sustainable crop protection. Here we discuss approaches and methods available for valuation of biological control of arthropod pests by arthropod natural enemies and summarize economic evaluations in classical, augmentative, and conservation biological control. Emphasis is placed on valuation of conservation biological control, which has received little attention. We identify some of the challenges of and opportunities for applying economics to biological control to advance integrated pest management. Interaction among diverse scientists and stakeholders will be required to measure the direct and indirect costs and benefits of biological control that will allow farmers and others to internalize the benefits that incentivize and accelerate adoption for private and public good.

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Section: Classical Biological Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic Value of Biological Control in Integrated Pest Management of Managed Plant Systems

Naranjo

Ellsworth

Frisvold

2015

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

308

184

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“…Ideally, all this information would be stored in national (or international), public databases that are globally accessible on the internet. Recently, there has been a proposal for and description of a new centralized database for arthropod biocontrol in the USA ( Warner et al 2009 ) that if implemented may help in the accessibility and utility of recorded information.…”

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PERSPECTIVE: Underutilized resources for studying the evolution of invasive species during their introduction, establishment, and lag phases

Marsico

Burt

Espeland

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The early phases of biological invasions are poorly understood. In particular, during the introduction, establishment, and possible lag phases, it is unclear to what extent evolution must take place for an introduced species to transition from established to expanding. In this study, we highlight three disparate data sources that can provide insights into evolutionary processes associated with invasion success: biological control organisms, horticultural introductions, and natural history collections. All three data sources potentially provide introduction dates, information about source populations, and genetic and morphological samples at different time points along the invasion trajectory that can be used to investigate preadaptation and evolution during the invasion process, including immediately after introduction and before invasive expansion. For all three data sources, we explore where the data are held, their quality, and their accessibility. We argue that these sources could find widespread use with a few additional pieces of data, such as voucher specimens collected at certain critical time points during biocontrol agent quarantine, rearing, and release and also for horticultural imports, neither of which are currently done consistently. In addition, public access to collected information must become available on centralized databases to increase its utility in ecological and evolutionary research.

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“…Scholarly advocates for bio-control have consistently asserted that if more research funding were provided, this form of pest management could redress the gap between its potential and actual achievement (Jennings 1997;van den Bosch 1978;Van Driesche and Ferro 1990). Prior analysis (Warner et al 2009) of bio-control agent release records in California indicates a clear downward trajectory over the past two decades, suggesting a correlation between the decline of both institutions and metrics of practice.…”

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The decline of public interest agricultural science and the dubious future of crop biological control in California

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Drawing from a four-year study of US science institutions that support biological control of arthropods, this article examines the decline in biological control institutional capacity in California within the context of both declining public interest science and declining agricultural research activism. After explaining how debates over the public interest character of biological control science have shaped institutions in California, we use scientometric methods to assess the present status and trends in biological control programs within both the University of California Land Grant System and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. We present available data on the number of scientific positions and the types of positions to discuss the impact on the amount of public interest research on biological control in California. We use sociograms to depict how biological control science networks have been reconfigured over time. Our quantitative and qualitative analyses indicate that the following factors contributed to the decline of biological control science in California over the 45-year period analyzed: (1) the institutional reconfiguration of university research priorities; (2) the fraying networks within and increasing specialization of biological control science; (3) the transformation of the social organization of the life science work, including privatization; and (4) the abandonment of this thematic area by civil society activist groups. This broad array of forces suggests that biological control, as a public interest science, will require a deliberate intervention, based on advocacy of clear public interest criteria.

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An analysis of historical trends in classical biological control of arthropods suggests need for a new centralized database in the USA

Cited by 4 publications

References 40 publications

Economic Value of Biological Control in Integrated Pest Management of Managed Plant Systems

Economic Value of Biological Control in Integrated Pest Management of Managed Plant Systems

PERSPECTIVE: Underutilized resources for studying the evolution of invasive species during their introduction, establishment, and lag phases

The decline of public interest agricultural science and the dubious future of crop biological control in California

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