Biological control involves the utilisation of natural predators, parasites and pathogens to suppress pest populations, while Integrated Pest Management (IPM) combines biological methods with cultural ...
Biological control refers to the deliberate utilisation of living organisms—such as predators, parasitoids, pathogens, and competitors—to manage populations of agricultural and forestry pests, weeds, ...
Japanese beetles and cucumber beetles are another widespread challenge in Northeast Ohio. Adult beetles skeletonize leaves and flowers, but the best opportunity for control comes when they are ...
(Beyond Pesticides, November 30, 2023) Scientists at Minami Kyushu University in Japan have made a groundbreaking discovery of a new biological control for a target insect. They have identified a ...
An article published in the journal Insects determines with precision the dispersal range of a type of wasp that neutralizes the Brown stink bug, Euschistus heros, a major soybean pest in Brazil and ...
The predatory mirid bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, which preys on agricultural pests, is used as a biological control agent. This discovery has significant implications for biological control which ...
TNAU scales up production of biological control agents to combat Whitefly infestations threatening coconut crops in Tamil ...
On Wednesday, the Minnesota DNR released around 1,000 spotted knapweed weevils in the General Andrews State Forest. The goal is to help control invasive species without using herbicides or mowing. In ...