Thirty Years of Research and Professional Work in the Field of Biological Control (Predators, Parasitoids, Entomopathogenic and Parasitic Nematodes) in Slovenia: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Beginnings and the Role of Prof. Dr. Lea Milevoj
3. Inventorying and Laboratory Study of Beneficial Organisms
4. The Rules on the Biological Control of Plant Pests
5. Two Examples of Classical Biological Control
6. The First Slovenian Monograph on Biological Control and Other Professional and Pedagogic Activities
7. Activities in the Past 15 Years
7.1. Entomopathogenic Nematodes
7.2. Parasitic Nematodes
7.3. Predators
7.4. Parasitoids
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Trdan, S.; Laznik, Ž.; Bohinc, T. Thirty Years of Research and Professional Work in the Field of Biological Control (Predators, Parasitoids, Entomopathogenic and Parasitic Nematodes) in Slovenia: A Review. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 7468. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217468
Trdan S, Laznik Ž, Bohinc T. Thirty Years of Research and Professional Work in the Field of Biological Control (Predators, Parasitoids, Entomopathogenic and Parasitic Nematodes) in Slovenia: A Review. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(21):7468. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217468
Chicago/Turabian StyleTrdan, Stanislav, Žiga Laznik, and Tanja Bohinc. 2020. "Thirty Years of Research and Professional Work in the Field of Biological Control (Predators, Parasitoids, Entomopathogenic and Parasitic Nematodes) in Slovenia: A Review" Applied Sciences 10, no. 21: 7468. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217468
APA StyleTrdan, S., Laznik, Ž., & Bohinc, T. (2020). Thirty Years of Research and Professional Work in the Field of Biological Control (Predators, Parasitoids, Entomopathogenic and Parasitic Nematodes) in Slovenia: A Review. Applied Sciences, 10(21), 7468. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217468