Beschreibung
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword: Alien arthropod predators and parasitoids: an ecological approach.- 1. A conceptual framework for understanding arthropod predator and parasitoid invasions.- 2. Alien arthropod predators and parasitoids: interactions with the environment.- 3. Ecological genetics of invasive alien species.- 4. Detecting arthropod intraguild predation in the field.- 5. A a¿¿Goldilocks¿ hypothesis for dispersal of biological control agents.- 6. Can the enemy release hypothesis explain the success of invasive alien predators and parasitoids?.- 7. Ecological effects of invasive alien species on native communities, with particular emphasis on the interactions between aphids and ladybirds.- 8. Inventory of terrestrial alien arthropod predators and parasites established in Europe.- 9. Ecological effects and management of invasive alien Vespidae.- 10. Torymus sinensis: a viable management option for the biological control of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Europe?.- 11. Ecology of Arachnida alien to Europe.- 12. The hitchhiker¿s guide to alien ant invasions.- 13. Invasive alien Crustacea: dispersal, establishment, impact and control.- 14. Invasions by ladybugs, ladybirds, and other predatory beetles.- 15. Ecology of Harmonia axyridis in natural habitats within its native range.- 16. The global spread of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): distribution, dispersal and routes of invasion.- 17. The chemical ecology of Harmonia axyridis.- 18. Living with the enemy: parasites and pathogens of the ladybird Harmonia axyridis.- 19. Benefi ts and risks of exotic biological control agents.
