?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Biological+Control+in+Organic+Production%3A+First+choice+or+last+option%3F&rft.creator=Speiser%2C+Bernhard&rft.creator=Wyss%2C+Eric&rft.creator=Maurer%2C+Veronika&rft.subject=+Regulation&rft.subject=+Values%2C+standards+and+certification&rft.description=%22Biological+agriculture%22+is+a+synonym+for+organic+farming%2C+but+the+term+was+developed+independently+from+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98biological+control%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99.+Therefore%2C+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%2C+we+explore+the+attitude+of+organic+farming+towards+methods+of+biological+control.+Although+organic+farming+has+become+popular+during+the+last+decade%2C+organic+farms+are+still+a+minority+in+all+countries.+%0D%0A%0D%0AFurthermore+there+is+a+lack+of+profound+knowledge+about+the+regulatory+framework+for+organic+farming+(i.e.+public+regulations+and+private+standards).+Therefore%2C+we+will+firstly+give+a+brief+introduction+to+organic+farming.&rft.publisher=Springer%3B+Dordrecht%2C+The+Netherlands&rft.contributor=Eilenberg%2C+J.&rft.contributor=Hokkanen%2C+H.&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Book+chapter&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8357%2F1%2Fspeiser-etal-2006-biological_control-preprint.pdf&rft.identifier=Speiser%2C+Bernhard%3B+Wyss%2C+Eric+and+Maurer%2C+Veronika+(2006)+Biological+Control+in+Organic+Production%3A+First+choice+or+last+option%3F+In%3A+Eilenberg%2C+J.+and+Hokkanen%2C+H.+(Eds.)+An+Ecological+and+Societal+Approach+to+Biological+Control%2C+Springer%3B+Dordrecht%2C+The+Netherlands%2C+pp.+27-46.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8357%2F