Control options for eradication campaigns against quarantine pests: what now? 1
1999; Wiley; Volume: 29; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1365-2338.1999.tb00794.x
ISSN1365-2338
Autores Tópico(s)Insect Pest Control Strategies
ResumoSeveral important quarantine pests have been introduced into protected crops in the UK as a direct result of international trade, particularly in cuttings of ornamental plants. Such trade is increasing and diversifying, with a continuing risk of further pest introductions. Various control techniques are used as part of statutory campaigns aimed at the exclusion and eradication of quarantine pests in the UK, and these are outlined with reference to Liriomyza trifolii, L huidobrensis, Bemisia tabaci, Spodoptera littoralis and Opogona sacchari. The use of quarantine disinfestation treatments is highlighted as an important means of pest exclusion, and the integrated use of chemical, biological, physical and cultural options for glasshouse‐based eradication campaigns is discussed. Increasing restrictions on the use of plant protection products, particularly on edible crops, have led to a greater emphasis on the use of non‐chemical options. The development of biological control techniques against a number of quarantine species is discussed, outlining their integral role in many statutory eradication programmes.
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