Biological Control of Weeds: Is it Safe?
Invasive plants are non-native plant species that cause harm in their introduced range. Classical biological control of invasive plants is the use of natural enemies, imported insects and mites or pathogens, to control the target plants. This publication explains the strategies and rules in place t...
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Invasive plants are non-native plant species that cause harm in their introduced range. Classical biological control of invasive plants is the use of natural enemies, imported insects and mites or pathogens, to control the target plants. This publication explains the strategies and rules in place to ensure that organisms released for the biological control of weeds are safe and effective.
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| spelling | doaj-art-336804682cf444e1842cfb338c73aacf2025-02-08T05:44:17ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092021-12-0120216Biological Control of Weeds: Is it Safe?Carey Minteer0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3661-7518Eutychus Kariuki1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8144-9496James P. Cuda2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4744-5416University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Invasive plants are non-native plant species that cause harm in their introduced range. Classical biological control of invasive plants is the use of natural enemies, imported insects and mites or pathogens, to control the target plants. This publication explains the strategies and rules in place to ensure that organisms released for the biological control of weeds are safe and effective. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/128475Classical Biological ControlInvasive Plants |
| spellingShingle | Carey Minteer Eutychus Kariuki James P. Cuda Biological Control of Weeds: Is it Safe? EDIS Classical Biological Control Invasive Plants |
| title | Biological Control of Weeds: Is it Safe? |
| title_full | Biological Control of Weeds: Is it Safe? |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Biological Control of Weeds: Is it Safe? |
| title_short | Biological Control of Weeds: Is it Safe? |
| title_sort | biological control of weeds is it safe |
| topic | Classical Biological Control Invasive Plants |
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