Natural enemies: an introduction to biological control. Ann Hajek. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2004. pp 378 ISBN 0 521 65295 (hardback) ISBN 0 521 653385 (paperback)
In the late 1970s, Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae), was targeted for classical biological control in Florida because its invasive properties (see Host Plants) are consistent with escape from natural enemies (Williams 1954), and there are no native Schinus spp. in North America. The lack of native close relatives should minimize the risk of damage to non-target plants from introduced biological control agents (Pemberton 2000). [...]
New association between Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and native natural enemies: Bioprospection of native natural enemies as biological control agents
