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Biological control of weeds: research by the United States Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service: selected case studies
Author(s) -
Quimby Paul C,
DeLoach C Jack,
Wineriter Susan A,
Goolsby John A,
Sobhian Rouhollah,
Boyette C Douglas,
Abbas Hamed K
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.700
Subject(s) - agriculture , biological pest control , agroforestry , geography , ecology , biology , business
Research by the USDA‐Agricultural Research Service (ARS) on biological control of weeds has been practiced for many years because of its inherent ecological and economic advantages. Today, it is further driven by ARS adherence to Presidential Executive Order 13112 (3 February 1999) on invasive species and to USDA‐ARS policy toward developing technology in support of sustainable agriculture with reduced dependence on non‐renewable petrochemical resources. This paper reports examples or case studies selected to demonstrate the traditional or classical approach for biological control programs using Old World arthropods against Tamarix spp, Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav) ST Blake and Galium spurium L/ G aparine L, and the augmentative approach with a native plant pathogen against Pueraria lobata Ohwi = P montana . The examples illustrated various conflicts of interest with endangered species and ecological complexities of arthropods with associated microbes such as nematodes. Published in 2003 for SCI by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.