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  1. (PDF) FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PESTS

    Biological control is the use of non-chemical and environmentally friendly methods of controlling insect pests and diseases by the action of natural control agents. In recent decades, the increase ...

  2. Biocontrol strategies: an eco-smart tool for integrated pest and

    Biological control is a cost-effective, eco-friendly, and long-term solution for crop protection against biotic stresses. Progressive farmers increasingly use the conservation and management of endangered species of biocontrol microorganisms, among other biologicals, to combat plant diseases [].The most successful approach to biological management for conservation objectives, according to Kean ...

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    BioControl is the official journal of the International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC), publishing original research in all areas of biological pest and disease control.. Offers interdisciplinary papers with a global perspective on the use of biological control in integrated pest management systems. Exclusively publishes original basic and applied research in biological control of ...

  4. A new paradigm: proactive biological control of invasive ...

    Introduction biological control, also referred to as classical or importation biological control, is a tool that can be used for managing damaging populations of invasive pests, and is most commonly employed against non-native pest insects and weeds (Hoddle et al. 2021).Specifically, introduction biological control is the deliberate collection, importation, release, and establishment of host ...

  5. Sustainable Biological Control of Pests: The Way Forward

    Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecologically friendly strategy that combines biological, chemical, physical, and cultural management strategies and practices. IPM minimises the use of synthetic pesticides and the risks to the environment but strengthens ecosystem functioning and plant health.

  6. Biological control and integrated pest management in organic and

    Integrated systems research with biological control has taken place on organic farming systems in Europe and the U.S. going back to the 1970s (National Research Council, ... Enhanced incentives to develop, formulate, market and sell more options for biological pest control that can be used by both organic and IPM producers.

  7. Biological Pest Control

    Biological control is a cornerstone of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and plays an important role in the sustainable and economic suppression of arthropod pest populations ( Bale et al., 2008; Naranjo et al., 2015 ). The global value of biological control (trophic regulation of populations) has been estimated at $617/ha (2018 dollars ...

  8. Strategic biological control of difficult-to-control plant diseases and

    Among these methods, biological control using microorganisms is a fundamental technique and plays a crucial role in integrated pest management. In particular, control of soil-borne diseases, as well as management of invasive weeds and pests, is often difficult even with the utilization of resistant cultivars or the application of pesticides ...

  9. (PDF) Biological control: a global perspective

    tion and release, can improve the efficacy and durability of bio-control researc h and technology. The global perspective of. biological control presents an overview of man y approaches and new ...

  10. Biological Control

    Biological control is an environmentally sound and effective means of reducing or mitigating pests and pest effects through the use of natural enemies. The aim of Biological Control is to promote this science and technology through publication of original research articles and reviews of research and theory. The journal devotes a section to reports on biotechnologies dealing with the ...

  11. Advancing Biological Control Strategies for Sustainable Pest Management

    Keywords: biological control, integrated pest management, sustainable agriculture, natural enemies, predators, parasitoids, pathogens, pest suppression, biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, crop protection, ecological dynamics, agricultural systems . Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as ...

  12. Biological control: a sustainable and practical approach for plant

    The biological control, realised environmentally amicable agricultural pest control strategy, is considered among the most encouraging applications for sustainable agriculture. It is a conservative, dependable and ecologically amicable pest management method by utilising living organisms to reduce pest populations. ... Much has been gained from ...

  13. Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: A Global Perspective

    Research on biological control using microorganisms is experiencing and gaining remarkable momentum, although applications in the field are still limited. ... InTech Open; London, UK: 2013. Microorganisms in Biological Pest Control—A Review (Bacterial Toxin Application and Effect of Environmental Factors) pp. 137-144.

  14. (PDF) When is it biological control? A framework of definitions

    Biological control, or biocontrol, is the exploitation of living agents (incl. viruses) to combat pestilential organisms (incl. pathogens, pests, and weeds) for div erse purposes to provide human ...

  15. Biological Control Strategies in Integrated Pest Management (IPM

    This publication provides an introduction to biological control and explains how to integrate biological control into an integrated pest management (IPM) program. For the purposes of this publication, pests are defined as any undesirable insect, mite, plant (weed), or organism that causes disease (pathogen) or damage on ornamental plants ...

  16. Biological control of an agricultural pest protects tropical forests

    Modern biological control, centered on a careful selection and subsequent introduction of a specialized natural enemy (obtained from the pest species' region of origin), can offer an effective ...

  17. Biological control interventions reduce pest abundance and crop damage

    Biological control methods (hereafter biocontrol), which employ natural enemies of crop pests, have been adopted globally as an alternative approach to synthetic chemical pest control, and are often used as part of an integrated pest management strategy [16,17].

  18. When is it biological control? A framework of definitions ...

    The term biological control (or biocontrol) has been used for more than a century (Smith 1919), and it has been applied in practice to almost all types of pests.Examples include insect pests and pathogens of crops (Pertot et al. 2017), weeds, mosquitos (Ingabire et al. 2017), and rodents (Jäkel et al. 2019; Labuschagne et al. 2016).In addition, the principles of biological control underlie ...

  19. Biological Control: Approaches and Applications

    There are hundreds of biological control products available commercially for dozens of pest invertebrates, vertebrates, weeds, and plant pathogens (Anonymous 1995). The practice of augmentation differs from importation and conservation in that making permanent changes in a agroecosystem to improve biological control is not the primary goal.

  20. OSU's Integrated Pest Management legacy lives on in new team

    Giles worked with Royer over several decades to integrate his research on what makes pests and beneficial insects successful into pest management practices by incorporating biological control and other approaches, such as host plant resistance and justifiable use of pesticides.

  21. Our pest control is killing the bees

    New research into the link between bee death and pesticides bolsters calls for alternative pest control methods. ... with lead research and USC professor of biological sciences and quantitative ...

  22. Keeping native bees buzzing requires rethinking pest control

    The study points to pesticides as a significant factor in wild bee decline and suggests that alternative pest control methods, such as those proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, could reduce the damage. Pesticide effects on wild bee populations scrutinized A cactus chimney bee gathers pollen while foraging in a blossom.

  23. Keeping native bees buzzing requires rethinking pest control

    New research shows a strong correlation between pesticide use and declining sightings of wild bees, with pesticide use causing appearances of some species to drop as much as 56%. The loss of wild ...

  24. Recent advances in biological control of citrus pests and diseases

    Proactive BC research is the practice based on (i) identifying pest species that have high invasion potential and (ii) developing biological control programs for these pests in advance of their anticipated incursion and establishment ( Hoddle et al., 2018, Hoddle, 2023 ). Classical BC programs are reactive, and actions are initiated after the ...

  25. (PDF) Rice Pest Management and Biological Control

    past on the importance of pest management involving a sound kno wledge of. ecol ogy of the key pests. One of the important components in pest management is. biological suppression of insect pests ...

  26. Keeping native bees buzzing requires rethinking pest control

    The research reveals a stark decline in the number of wild bee sightings, with appearances of some species dropping as much as 56% in areas of high pesticide use compared to areas with no ...

  27. Pesticides linked to decline in wild bee populations

    Alternative pest control strategies suggested. ... a University of Southern California-led research team inspected museum records, ecological surveys and community science data from the contiguous ...

  28. Chromosome-level genome assembly and sex chromosome ...

    Due to high levels of insecticide resistance and the hidden behavior of the insects into the plant stems, reducing the efficacy of chemical and biological control with parasitoids, the best ...

  29. The status of biological control and recommendations for improving

    Research on biological control of plant diseases has gained momentum over the last 35 years or so (Nicot et al. 2011) and there are now a number of commercially available pathogen-biocontrol agents (see van Lenteren et al. 2017). IOBC-WPRS has a working group on 'Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens' which is the main forum ...

  30. Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United

    There are widespread reports of bee declines in Europe and North America, but the status of most species is poorly known 1,2,3,4,5,6.Insect pollination, largely from wild and managed bees ...