Bioherbicides: Dead in the water? A review of the existing products for integrated weed management

S Cordeau, M Triolet, S Wayman, C Steinberg… - Crop protection, 2016 - Elsevier
The intensive use of synthetic herbicides is questioned for many reasons. Bioherbicides, as
integrated weed management tools, however, have the potential to offer a number of …

Biological control of weeds: an analysis of introductions, rates of establishment and estimates of success, worldwide

M Schwarzländer, HL Hinz, RL Winston, MD Day - BioControl, 2018 - Springer
The foremost document that comprehensively reports on biological control introductions
against weeds—'Biological control of weeds: a world catalogue of agents and their target …

[图书][B] Natural enemies: an introduction to biological control

AE Hajek, J Eilenberg - 2018 - books.google.com
This second edition of Natural Enemies will give students, professionals, and anyone
wishing to learn the basics of biological control a fully updated and thorough introduction …

How safe is weed biological control? A global review of direct nontarget attack

HL Hinz, RL Winston… - The Quarterly Review of …, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
This review summarizes all known direct nontarget attack (NTA) cases of intentionally
released or actively redistributed weed biological control agents, in order to allow for an …

Shifting paradigms in the history of classical biological control

GE Heimpel, MJW Cock - BioControl, 2018 - Springer
Classical biological control using insects has led to the partial or complete control of at least
226 invasive insect and 57 invasive weed species worldwide since 1888. However, at least …

A benefit–risk analysis for biological control introductions based on the protection of native biodiversity

GE Heimpel, PK Abram, CE Causton… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The release of biological control agents has been an important means of controlling invasive
species for over 150 years. While these releases have led to the sustainable control of over …

Fungal‐based bioherbicides for weed control: a myth or a reality?

M Triolet, JP Guillemin, O Andre, C Steinberg - Weed Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The use of bioherbicides containing fungal active ingredients or natural fungal molecules is
one of the possible solutions to reduce the use of chemical products. This paper focuses on …

Evidence-based economic analysis demonstrates that ecosystem service benefits of water hyacinth management greatly exceed research and control costs

LA Wainger, NE Harms, C Magen, D Liang… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Invasive species management can be a victim of its own success when decades of effective
control cause memories of past harm to fade and raise questions of whether programs …

Risks and rewards: Assessing the effectiveness and safety of classical invasive plant biocontrol by arthropods

K Havens, CL Jolls, TM Knight, P Vitt - BioScience, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The use of biocontrol agents has been promoted as a relatively safe, efficient, and
environmentally friendly alternative to chemical or mechanical control of invasive plant …

When a plant invader meets its old enemy abroad: what can be learnt from accidental introductions of biological control agents

H Müller‐Schärer, Y Sun… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Accidental introductions of biological weed control (BWC) agents (i) offer opportunities to
assess host use of agents with a potentially broader fundamental host‐range than those …