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Biological control genetic resources and access and benefit-sharing

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posted on 2023-08-15, 21:14 authored by Peter G. Mason, Barbara BarrattBarbara Barratt

Effective agents have been freely shared among countries for the last century.

Current practice for using biological control genetic resources:

Importation/classical biological control (public good)

  • Introduction of natural enemies from area of origin to areas invaded by non-native problem species (establishing natural enemy)
  • Establish self-sustaining natural enemy population (long term)
  • Investment by user country (exploration, risk assessment, mass rearing), good agent is freely shared with others with the same invasive species problem

Augmentative biological control (industry)

  • Mass release of living natural enemies in confined environments invaded by non-native and native problem species
  • Temporary presence in the environment (short term)
  • Investment by private companies (sold as commercial products), once a biocontrol agent has proven to be effective it can be introduced wherever the problem species occurs

Conservation biological control (public good)

  • Preservation of natural enemy community by habitat modification (medium/long term)
  • Investment by local community

We suggest that biological control be considered as a public good activity that benefits the global community

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Publication date

2022-09-17

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  • Non revenue

Language

  • English

Does this contain Māori information or data?

  • No

Publisher

AgResearch Ltd

Conference name

XXVI International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2022)

Conference location

Helsinki, Finland

Conference start date

2022-07-17

Conference end date

2022-07-22

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