University of California
W3185 Biological Control in the Western U.S.
Biological Control of Pests
Class notes on Biological Control of Pests, by Dr. Marshall W. Johnson (taught at the University of Hawaii at Manoa). The chapters below are PDF files.

History of Biological Control (pp. 6-11)
The Importance of Systematics (pp. 12-17)
Predator-Parasitoid Traits (pp. 38-45)
Weed Biological Control (pp. 52-59)
Population Dynamics (pp. 60-66)
Factors Affecting Growth (pp. 67-72)
Factors Limiting Growth (pp. 85-91)
Foreign Exploration (pp. 98-104)
Environmental Impacts (pp. 112-116)
Biological Control Theories (pp. 117-122)
Enhanced Biological Control (pp. 133-140)