Biological control involves the mass-production and release of natural enemies such as parasitoids and predators to control pest insects in an environmentally sound manner. Radiation is used to ...

The International Plant Protection Convention categorizes sterile insects as beneficial organisms. The SIT differs from classical biological control, which involves the introduction of non-native ...

The advancements made in rearing techniques for these natural enemies should prove valuable in the future both in classical biological control and in augmentative efforts. Research which has been done ...

How can we use these biological methods of weed control? Biocontrol of weeds is using living organisms to destroy weeds, or to inhibit their growth and ability to compete with crops. Biocontrol is ...

3. Control the population If you have a termite infestation in your home, rather than the odd one or two flying termites that ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Californians ... where the pesticide is also used to control termites. In an interview, Dylan Gaeta, a doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins who led the ...