New improvements to how impacts of non-native species are assessed recommended

Pensoft Editorial Team

Tagged agriculture, alien species, assessment, economical loss, food security, impact, invasive alien species, invasive pests, invasive species, non-native species, pest control, pest management, pestsLeave a comment

April 1, 2019

The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) has led an international team of non-native species (NNS) specialists who have compiled a list of recommendations to improve the way in which the impact of a range of invasive pests – such as the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta – are assessed, potentially helping towards ensuring greater global food […]

Non-native pest-controlling wasp identified in Canada prior to formal approval

Pensoft Editorial Team

Tagged biocontrol, biodiversity, British Columbia, brown marmorated stink bug, Canada, ecology, entomology, Hymenoptera, invasive species, non-native species, parasitoid wasp, parasitoids, pest control, pest insects, pest management, samurai waspLeave a comment

February 25, 2019

Thought to be Canada’s most promising potential defense against the brown marmorated stink bug – a globally spreading agricultural pest native to Asia – the samurai wasp (another species from Asia and natural parasitoid of the former) has been considered for future release in the country in recent years. However, prior to any formal decision […]