8357: Biological Control in Organic Production: First choice or last option?
(2006) Biological Control in Organic Production: First choice or last option?, in Eilenberg, J. and Hokkanen, H., Eds. An Ecological and Societal Approach to Biological Control, page pp. 27-46. Springer; Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
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Summary
"Biological agriculture" is a synonym for organic farming, but the term was developed independently from ‘biological control’. Therefore, it cannot be taken for granted that all methods of biological control are acceptable or even a first choice in organic farming. In this chapter, we explore the attitude of organic farming towards methods of biological control. Although organic farming has become popular during the last decade, organic farms are still a minority in all countries.
Furthermore there is a lack of profound knowledge about the regulatory framework for organic farming (i.e. public regulations and private standards). Therefore, we will firstly give a brief introduction to organic farming.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | organic farming, biological control, IFOAM, EU-Öko-Verordnung, Ektoparasitenkontrolle, Endoparasitenkontrolle, Biocontrol |
| Subject Areas: | Values, standards and certification > Regulation Values, standards and certification |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL > Veterinary Parasitology Switzerland > FiBL > Entomolgy Switzerland > FiBL > Pathology |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 8357 |
| Contact: | Speiser, Dr Bernhard |
| Deposited On: | 23 May 2006 |
| EPrint Type: | Book chapter |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
| Related Links: | http://www.fibl.org/english/research/plant-protection-phytopathology/substances.php, http://www.fibl.org/english/research/plant-protection-beneficials/biocontrol.php, http://www.fibl.org/english/research/veterinary-parasitology/index.php |
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