The release of large numbers of mass-produced biological control agents or beneficial organisms with the expectation of achieving a rapid effect [ISPM No. 3, 1996; revised ISPM No. 3, 2005]
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Source: Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (2006) , ISPM No. 5. pp. 57-79, in: International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures 1 to 27 (2006 edition). Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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Glossary of phytosanitary terms
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Date of entry: 04/01/2007