Analyses of nine years of citizen-based biological control monitoring of Dalmatian toadflax, Linaria dalmatica (Plantaginaceae) in Idaho, USA

Weed, Aaron S.; Milan, J.; Schwarzlaender, Mark

doi:10.1007/s10526-017-9848-2

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“…Challenges to biological control generally, including biocontrol of insect pests (using mostly predators and parasitoids), and to weed biocontrol, were catalyzed by Howarth (1991) and led to a burgeoning literature debating the unanticipated and detrimental impacts of biological control agents on non-target organisms (e.g. Follett and Duan 2000;Wajnberg et al 2001). Even though biocontrol of insect pests is clearly distinct from the biocontrol of weeds, operating on systems at different trophic levels, the two are often confounded, and flawed conclusions from invalidly-combined data sets have exacerbated the doubts that have arisen about the risks posed by weed biocontrol (Moran et al 2005).…”

Section: Perceptions Of Risk In Weed Biological Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constraints in weed biological control: contrasting responses by implementing nations

2018

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The compilation of papers in this Special Issue (SI) derives from a Symposium at the 25th International Congress of Entomology, in 2016, entitled ''Rise or demise? A global outlook on the future of classical biological weed control''. In the SIopening-paper, a summary of the 5th edition of the world catalogue of weed biocontrol agents and their target weeds provides a comprehensive international perspective. Weed biocontrol implementation is beleaguered by perceptions of risk and restrictive regulatory procedures, notably in the USA, and less so in Canada. Thus, most of the papers in this SI comprise accounts of innovative responses to these challenges from scientists in the USA. Political and funding issues have inhibited weed biocontrol in Australia over the past decade, but there appears to be a gradual reversal of this trend in recent years. In contrast, in New Zealand and in South Africa, the practice is flourishing, and there are significant recent initiatives in Europe. Overall, the contributions in the SI suggest an optimistic prognosis for weed biological control. Keywords World catalogue Á Successes and failures Á Non-target effects Á Risk assessments Á Hostspecificity Á Community involvement

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Section: Perceptions Of Risk In Weed Biological Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%