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Main Title NERISK: An Expert System to Enhance the Integration of Pesticides with Anthropod Biological Control.
Author Messing, R. H. ; Croft, B. A. ;
CORP Author Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Dept. of Entomology.;Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR.
Publisher 1989
Year Published 1989
Report Number EPA/600/J-89/552;
Stock Number PB92-124254
Additional Subjects Biological pest control ; Expert systems ; Pesticides ; Arthropoda ; Data bases ; Terrestrial ecosystems ; Species diversity ; Reprints ; NERISK computer program ; Integrated pest management ; RECOG computer program ; Natural enemies
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NTIS  PB92-124254 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 8p
Abstract
An expert system termed NERISK was developed to evaluate the effects of pesticides on arthropod predators and parasitoids in a variety of agroecosystems. Based on a shell system (RECOG) with minor coding modifications, the system was designed to let even a novice user access the vast amount of information available on pesticide impacts on natural enemies. A large database (ca. 16,000 records), a simulation model of microbial pesticide effects, and several expert opinion components have been organized and integrated into an easy-to-use yet robust program. The system can assist academic, industry, and regulatory personnel make decisions regarding the integration of pesticides with biological control agents in many cropping systems.