Originally imported to the United States for biological pest control, the multicoloured Asian lady beetle, or Harmonia ...

A new frontier in pest management is underway as researchers test a groundbreaking method to tackle the wheat stem sawfly issue. Utilizing baled wheat straw for the transport of Bracon parasitoids, ...

New CABI-led research has revealed that biological control generates "desirable outcomes" within all One Health dimensions—mitigating global change issues such as chemical pollution, biocide ...

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 ...

For most humans, ants are a nuisance. But while you may fret about them munching on your meal, according to a new study, ants actually might help to protect our food from other insect pests. In a new ...

Biological control harnesses the natural interactions between arthropods, pathogens and plants to suppress pest populations in crop systems. In agricultural landscapes global adoption spans three ...

Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 1 (ANI): Brazil is expanding the use of biological control technologies in agriculture, with the ...

Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) rank among the most pervasive agricultural pests worldwide, inflicting direct feeding damage and acting as vectors for plant viruses. Reliance on chemical ...

A review suggests that the parasitoid Eiphosoma laphygmae is likely to be the best classical biological control from the Americas against the devastating fall armyworm pest. A review, conducted by ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Boost ROI through bundled services, price pass-through and customer retention, while acquisitions and R&D in biological and pest-tech solutions sharpen differentiationDublin, Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE ...