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Implementing Biological Control Agents in the ASEAN Region

Contents Summary 3 Contents 5 Glossary 7 Preface 9 1 Introduction 11 1.1 Project history, terminology & stakeholders 11 1.1.1 Biological Control Agents (BCA): categories and terminology 12 1.1.2 Farmers and other stakeholders 13 1.2 Role of BCA in IPM 14 1.3 Sustainability: who will develop BCA products? 16 2 BCA profiles 17 2.1 Microbials 18 2.1.1 Bacteria 18 2.1.2 Fungi 19 2.1.3 Protozoa 20 2.1.4 Insect viruses and entomopathogenic nematodes 20 2.2 Macrobial agents 21 2.3 Semiochemicals 22 2.4 Natural (botanical and other) products 23 2.5 Formulations, quality control, and application techniques 25 2.5.1 Formulations of microbials 25 2.5.2 Quality control and labelling of BCA 26 2.5.3 Application techniques 27 3 Crops: Case studies 28 3.1 Rice 28 5 3.1.1 Member States’ experience, scientific evidence, market information (ABC database), and results from field trials 29 3.1.2 Conclusions: development of BCA in rice production 32 3.2 Vegetables 33 3.2.1 Member States’ experience, scientific evidence, market information (ABC database), and results from field trials 33 3.2.2 Conclusions: development of BCA in vegetable production 36 3.3 Fruits 37 3.3.1 Member States’ experiences, scientific evidence, market information (ABC database) 37 3.3.2 Conclusions: development of BCA in fruit production 39 4 Regulatory requirements 40 4.1 Towards a regulation for BCA in ASEAN 40 4.2 National frameworks 40 4.3 Harmonisation 43 4.4 The need for simplification 47 4.5 Post-registration issues and quality control 47 4.6 Trade of BCA products within ASEAN 47

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• Summary
• Contents
• Glossary
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Project history, terminology & stakeholders
• 1.1.1 Biological Control Agents (BCA): categories and terminology
• 1.1.2 Farmers and other stakeholders
• 1.2 Role of BCA in IPM
• 1.3 Sustainability: who will develop BCA products?
• 2 BCA profiles
• 2.1 Microbials
• 2.1.1 Bacteria
• 2.1.2 Fungi
• 2.1.3 Protozoa
• 2.1.4 Insect viruses and entomopathogenic nematodes
• 2.2 Macrobial agents
• 2.3 Semiochemicals
• 2.4 Natural (botanical and other) products
• 2.5 Formulations, quality control, and application techniques
• 2.5.1 Formulations of microbials
• 2.5.2 Quality control and labelling of BCA
• 2.5.3 Application techniques
• 3 Crops: Case studies
• 3.1 Rice
• 3.1.1 Member States’ experience, scientific evidence, market information (ABC database), and results from field trials
• 3.1.2 Conclusions: development of BCA in rice production
• 3.2 Vegetables
• 3.2.1 Member States’ experience, scientific evidence, market information (ABC database), and results from field trials
• 3.2.2 Conclusions: development of BCA in vegetable production
• 3.3 Fruits
• 3.3.1 Member States’ experiences, scientific evidence, market information (ABC database)
• 3.3.2 Conclusions: development of BCA in fruit production
• 4 Regulatory requirements
• 4.1 Towards a regulation for BCA in ASEAN
• 4.2 National frameworks
• 4.3 Harmonisation
• 4.4 The need for simplification
• 4.5 Post-registration issues and quality control
• 4.6 Trade of BCA products within ASEAN
• 5 Strategy for Improvement of Regulation and Use
• 5.1 Needs for the ASEAN Region
• 5.2 Availability
• 5.3 Reliability
• 5.4 User Knowledge
• 5.5 Perceptions of efficacy
• 5.6 The 4th plenary meeting of application and regulation experts: a way forward
• Appendix I Products
• Appendix II Data Requirements for Registration
• Appendix III Efficacy Test Protocols
• References

Implementing Biological Control Agents in the ASEAN Region
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