Daily kill rates of predatory insect species and parasitoid species appear to be a useful criterion for determining which natural enemies are most effective in biological control of insect pests. That ...

Researchers at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in collaboration with researchers ...

Keep your garden disease and pest free using the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) method. IPM is a decision-making process to handle an insect, disease, or animal that is affecting the health of a ...

(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 ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 8, 2022) A new biological agent to manage the destructive pest spotted wing drosophila (SWD) (Drosophila suzukii) is set to be released this month after approval was granted ...

Tomato cultivation worldwide is threatened by invasive pests such as the tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta), which can inflict severe yield losses and undermine food security. Biological control offers ...

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 ...

Kenya on Sunday said that it plans to promote use of biological methods to control pests that prey on agricultural exports. Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) Acting Managing Director ...

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 ...

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 ...