Biological control strategies harness living organisms, including predators, parasitoids, pathogens and competitors, to suppress pest populations within a broader integrated pest management (IPM) ...

Key Points Hot summer weather helps pests like aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and caterpillars multiply quickly.Use pest ...

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 ...

“Is there a natural or biological way to control this pest?” is a frequent question when dealing with insect pests. When I think of biological control, I think of the “three Ps” – Predators, Parasites ...

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 ...

The larva of a lady beetle is seen here consuming aphids feeding on milkweed. While they are fierce predators, most people do not recognize insects as useful biological controls. Jeff Burbrink ...

Facing a record-breaking wave of applications, California regulators on Wednesday announced more than $5 million in grants to ...

(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 ...

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 ...

The acquisition includes the Spear® and Basin™ product lines, both of which recently received EPA approval for use in the United States. The agreement also includes assets of Vestaron’s Kalamazoo, ...