Two common European parasitoids of the apple ermine moth were released in a classical biological control programme in Canada from 1987 to 1997 after the defoliating invasive species became established in British Columbia in the early 1980s. Species were chosen for release after research by CABI in...

This chapter focuses on European earwig (Forficula auricularia) infesting vegetable and flower gardens in Canada, and provides an overview of the biological control agents and parasitoids (Triarthria setipennis and Ocytata pallipes) that have been used to date for its management, the release of T....

This chapter focuses on eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) attacking Picea glauca, Picea rubens, Picea mariana and Abies balsamea in Canada, and provides an overview of the biological control agents, parasitoids and entomopathogens (including fungi and protozoa, but most especially...

This chapter focuses on western spruce budworm, Choristoneura occidentalis occurring on Pseudotsuga menziesii in British Columbia, Canada, and provides an overview of the biological control agents, viruses (Nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) and Granulovirus (GV)) and bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis...

This chapter focuses on mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, attacking lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) in Canada, and provides an overview of the biological control agents (competitors (Ips pini and Ips latidens), predators (Enoclerus sphegeus, Enoclerus lecontei and ...