Classical biological control tends to be the only long-term sustainable solution to controlling exotic pests.
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These insects were considered to be too mobile and to reproduce too fast to be readily controlled by classical biological control.
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The first reported case of a classical biological control attempt in Canada involves the hymenopteran parasitoid " Trichogramma minutum ".
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Most parasitoids in the native range of ALB have a broad host range, and are not suitable as classical biological control agents.
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Importation or classical biological control involves the introduction of a pest's natural enemies to a new locale where they do not occur naturally.
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The effectiveness of this species in preying on economic pests resulted in its use in classical biological control programs in other countries, including Eastern Europe and Russia.
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Classical biological control seeks to introduce a species that is not already present in the environment in the hope that it will become established and eventually control the pest.
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"Puccinia jaceae " var . " solstitialis " is the first pathogen approved by the United States Department of Agriculture as a classical biological control agent.
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The United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) initiated research in classical biological control following the establishment of the Division of Entomology in 1881, with C . V . Riley as Chief.
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The population of " Levuana iridescens ", the Levuana moth, a serious coconut pest in Fiji, was brought under control by a classical biological control program in the 1920s.