Conservation (where a habitat is modified to allow the enemy to thrive). There are many successful examples. Ladybirds have ...

When a bird swoops down and grabs a caterpillar devouring your backyard garden, you might view it as a clear victory for natural pest control. But what if that caterpillar is infected with larvae from ...

Recent data from Statistics Netherlands shows that biological pest control was used in 94% of greenhouse crop cultivation in ...

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 ...

Vegalab (vegalab.com) is a company that has developed biopesticides that highlight a select group of plant and fungal extracts for their pest control properties. Biological control, where compounds ...

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 ...

© ANP / Tom van Limpt Biological pest control was used in 94 percent of greenhouse crop cultivation in 2024 (by cultivated area). That was around the same as in 2020 ...

"A revision and extension of The Biological Control of Insects, published in 1936." siris_sil_407191 ...

Researchers have shown how nematodes use smell to seek out uninfected insects, which they then enter and kill. The findings support the group's long-term goal of improving how gardeners and the ...

Biological control is the management of pests and their damage by the beneficial action of parasites (parasitoids), pathogens, and predators. These beneficial organisms, collectively, are named ...

New CABI-led research has revealed that biological control generates ‘desirable outcomes’ within all One Health dimensions – mitigating global change issues such as chemical pollution, biocide ...