What is Biological Control?

Biological control is the use by humans of beneficial insects such as predators and parasitoids, or pathogens such as fungi and viruses, to control unwanted ...

Natural enemies of insect pests, also known as biological control agents, include predators, parasitoids, and pathogens. Biological control of weeds includes ...

Biological Control Program | Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...

The goal of biological control activities within APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) is to safeguard America's agricultural production and natural ...

Biological pest control - Wikipedia

Biological control agents such as these include predators, parasitoids, pathogens, and competitors. Biological control agents of plant diseases are most often ...

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) ...

Biological Control Program - USDA NIFA

Biological control is often an important component of IPM programs, and is considered one of a number of bio-based pest management tactics. Other bio-based ...

Biological control - Department of Agriculture and Food

Biological control of pests, weeds and diseases (pest) is an integral part of a successful Integrated Pest Management plan. Biological control is the ...

Biocontrol - CABI.org

Biological control – or biocontrol – has been used effectively against invasive species for over 100 years ... It is the use of living organisms, such as insects ...

Approaches to the Biological Control of Insect Pests - CT.gov

Biological control of potential pest insects can be increased by: 1) conservation of existing natural enemies, 2) introducing new natural enemies and ...

Concepts of IPM and Biological Control

Biological control is an action taken by people using what are called "natural enemies" or "antagonistic organisms."

Questions and Answers for the Home Gardener Biological Control

A complete biological pest control program may range from choosing the pesticide that is least harmful to beneficial insects to raising and releasing one ...

An Overview: Biological Pest Control - Koppert

In biological pest control, beneficial organisms like parasitic wasps and predatory mites are introduced into agricultural crops to prey on or parasitize ...

Biological Control: Approaches and Applications

There are three general approaches to biological control; importation, augmentation and conservation of natural enemies.

General Concepts of Biological Control | USU

Biological control usually refers to the action of parasites, predators or pathogens on a pest population which reduces its numbers below a level causing ...

Conservation Biological Control | Xerces Society

Conservation biological control (CBC) seeks to integrate beneficial insects back into crop systems for natural pest control. This strategy is based upon ongoing ...

Plant Health - Biocontrol Program - CDFA

The Biological Control Program helps to minimize the economic and environmental impact of noxious invasive weeds and exotic insect pests.

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, ...

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL & NATURAL ENEMIES

Biological control is a pest management strategy that enhances the role of natural enemies, reduces reliance on pesticides, and helps to protect the ...

Biological Control Information Center | NC State Extension

Biological Control is the human use of beneficial organisms such as predators, parasites, or disease to regulate populations of harmful organisms such as ...

Biocontrol - Cornell CALS

Biological control (or biocontrol for short) ... Reducing pest populations (or maintaining them at a low level) using living organisms (natural enemies, ...