Background and Aims Global environmental change will affect non-native plant invasions,
with profound potential impacts on native plant populations, communities and ecosystems …

Of the 70 cases of classical biological control for the protection of nature found in our review,
there were fewer projects against insect targets (21) than against invasive plants (49), in …

Invasive species impose severe biological and economic costs worldwide. In forested
ecosystems, invasive species supplant native species, resulting in decreased biodiversity …

We review key issues, available approaches and analyses to encourage and assist
practitioners to develop sound plans to evaluate the effectiveness of weed biological control …

Classical biological control (the introduction of exotic natural enemies) is often advocated as
a tool for managing invasive species. Here, we review the effectiveness of biocontrol and …

Summary 1 General guidelines for invasive plant management are currently lacking.
Population declines may be achieved by focusing control on demographic processes …

Highlights•∼ 1/4 weed biocontrol projects resulted in complete control.•Measures of
biocontrol success should be context-specific.•Direct nontarget attack (NTA) incidence and …

Controlling species invasions is a leading problem for applied ecology. While controlling
populations expanding linearly or exponentially is straightforward, intervention in systems …

Summary 1 Invaded landscapes and ecosystems are composed of multiple interacting
networks and feed‐back loops, sometimes leading to unexpected effects of management …

Biological Control: Global Impacts, Challenges and Future Directions of Pest Management
provides a historical summary of organisms and main strategies used in biological control …