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Integrated pest management
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Integrated pest management, also known as integrated pest control combines both non-chemical and chemical practices for economic control of pests, reducing reliance on chemicals while improving produc
Key components of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program
Key components of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program
An IPM boll weevil trap in a cotton field (Manning, South Carolina)
An IPM boll weevil trap in a cotton field (Manning, South Carolina)
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Condor landbouwspuit
Condor landbouwspuit
Biological pest control
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Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, whether pest Animals such as insects and mites, weeds, or pathogens affecting animals or plants by using other organisms. It relies o
Integrated pest management
…response to weather and season. However, these are increasingly disrupted by climate change. Natural biological processes and materials can be used as biological control agents (BCAs), with acceptable environmental impact, often at low cost. The main approach is to promote beneficial insects or other predators that eat or…
Syrphus hoverfly larva (below) feed on aphids (above), making them natural biological control agents.
Syrphus hoverfly larva (below) feed on aphids (above), making them natural biological control agents.
A parasitoid wasp (Cotesia congregata) adult with pupal cocoons on its host, a tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta, green background), an example of a hym
A parasitoid wasp (Cotesia congregata) adult with pupal cocoons on its host, a tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta, green background), an example of a hymenopteran biological control agent
Cactoblastis cactorum larvae feeding on Opuntia prickly pear cacti
Cactoblastis cactorum larvae feeding on Opuntia prickly pear cacti
Rodolia cardinalis, the vedalia beetle, was imported from Australia to California in the 19th century, successfully controlling cottony cushion scale
Rodolia cardinalis, the vedalia beetle, was imported from Australia to California in the 19th century, successfully controlling cottony cushion scale on orange trees.