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Synergy in Biological Control of invasive insects: Utilizing the Ecology and Behavior of Natural Enemies

2: The role of ecology and behavior in identifying the best candidate agents for release against Halyomorpha halys and Drosophila suzukii

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Numerical impact on host populations and host specificity are widely recognized as key criteria for classical biological control agents. Diverse aspects of the ecology and behavior of candidate agents may be just as crucial for the successful establishment and eventual reduction of target pest populations. The importance of habitat preferences, host finding and recognition cues, interspecific interactions, endosymbionts and other factors will be discussed as they relate to the selection of the best candidate agents for current biocontrol projects against brown marmorated stink bug and spotted wing drosophila, and other select examples. The unexpected appearance of adventive parasitoids of various invasive pests also offers valuable opportunities to observe important aspects of their ecology and behavior that cannot easily be studied in the laboratory.