A bio-economic study of an introduced biological control agent: ecological, evolutionary, and economic factors in sustainable agricultural systems

The proposed project is one of few studies designed to bridge the scientific fields of ecology, evolutionary biology, and economics, to improve our current understanding of biological control systems and achieve its original goals: promtion of sustainable agriculture, and enhancements of product quality, food safety, human health, and biodiversity. My studies will thus improve current methods and procedures for the introduction of beneficial insect for the biological control applications.