Biological Control in Latin America and the Caribbean: Its Rich History and Bright Future (CABI Invasives Series)

By: Jose Roberto Parra and Takumasa Kondo and Francisco Ferrer and Hugo César Arredondo-Bernal and Jorge L. Sifontes and Anobel Barba and Lorena Barra-Bucarei and César Basso and Wagner Bettiol and Fermin Blanco and Helga Blanco-Metzler and Claudia Carolina Antúnez and Guillermo Cabrera Walsh and Carmen C. Castillo and Charlotte E. Causton and Ronald D. Cave and Dr Matthew Cock and Edwin E. Sosa and Patricia Castillo and Willy Chiaravalle and Ximena Cibils and Alba Marina Cotes and Luis V. Crespo and Luis Devotto Moreno and Andrés France Iglesias and Javier P. Franco and Fermín Fuentes and Fernando Gallardo-Covas and Patricio G. Gallegos and Victor Adolfo López and Nancy M. Greco and Lidcay Herrera and Leopoldo Hidalgo and Wendy-Ann P. Isaac and Maitrie Jagroep and Ayub Khan and Maria R. Manzano and Maria Elena Marquez and Jose Morales Sanchez and Rossy Morera-Montoya and Norma Mujica and Alelino Pitty and Karina Punschke and Mayra Ramos and Olgaly Ramos-Rodriguez and Gloria Resquin Romero and Adela Ribeiro and Mayra G. Rodriguez and Beatriz Rodriguez-Velez and Phillipe Ryckewaert and Colmar Serra and Michelle A. Sherwood and Rogelio Trabanino and Alies Van Sauers-Muller and Carlos Vasquez and Jean-Francois Vayssieres and Luis L. Vazquez and Mary Whu and Bruno Zachrisson

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Synopsis: The book summarizes the history of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean. Few publications provide historical detail and the records are, therefore, fragmented until now. By bringing information together in this book, we offer a more complete picture of important developments in biological control on this continent. There are a wealth of text, tables and references about the history of such projects, and which were successful and which failed. This will help plan future biocontrol projects. An overview is provided of the current situation in biological control for many Latin American and Caribbean countries, revealing an astonishing level of practical biological control applied in the region, making it the largest area under biological control worldwide. The final part describes new developments and speculates about the future of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean.