An introduction to biological control

1 The Nature and Scope of Biological Control.- 2 The Ecological Basis for Biological Control.- 3 The History and Development of Biological Control.- 4 Natural Enemies.- 5 Microbial Control of Insects, Weeds, and Plant Pathogens.- 6 Procedures in Natural-Enemy Introduction.- 7 Life Table Analysis in Population Ecology.- 8 Factors Limiting Success of Introduced Natural Enemies.- 9 Analysis of Classical Biological Control Programs.- 10 Naturally Occurring Biological Control and Integrated Control.- 11 Other Kinds of Pests and Other Biological Methods of Pest Control.- 12 Economics of Biological Controls.- 13 The Future of Biological Control.- Appendix: List of Species Cited in the Text.