Biological control of undesirable garden pests is the desirable way to go. It’s a garden management tool that encourages natural processes by bringing one living organism into the garden to munch on ...

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 ...

Trichogramma species, minute egg parasitoids, have emerged as a cornerstone in the biological control of agricultural pests. These natural enemies are deployed to suppress lepidopteran pests that ...

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 ...

For most humans, ants are a nuisance. But while you may fret about them munching on your meal, according to a new study, ants actually might help to protect our food from other insect pests. In a new ...

A review suggests that the parasitoid Eiphosoma laphygmae is likely to be the best classical biological control from the Americas against the devastating fall armyworm pest. A review, conducted by ...

Pt. 1. Scope of biological control -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Types of biological control, targets, and agents -- Pt. 2. Kinds of natural enemies -- 3. Parasitoid diversity and ecology -- 4. Predator ...

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 ...

Sustained high prices for agricultural commodities are spurring acquisitions and other investments by Syngenta, Bayer CropScience, and BASF in seeds, fungicides, and biobased pesticides. In contrast ...

Mixing their own poop into nest walls gives Formosan termites a bacterial boost in fighting off human attempts to destroy them with insect plagues. A bacterial strain found in the fecally-enhanced ...

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 ...

Visitors to my garden frequently comment, upon seeing a few marigold plants growing in my vegetable beds, that I must have planted them for pest control. After all, marigolds are supposed to be one of ...