A brief review of diamondback moth biological control in North Ameria

The literature on biological control research and implementation of the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, in North America is extensive, and this report offers a brief insight into some of the major areas. A search in BIOSIS and AGRICOLA from the late 1960s to the present reveals nearly 1000 articles having to do with some aspect of biological control of DBM. Neither time nor space allows a complete discussion of the literature, but only a brief synthesis of some of the most important aspects. (Résumé d'auteur