To assess the state of our creepier, crawlier neighbors, Figueroa and her graduate student, Wes Walsh, the paper’s lead ...
New research suggests warming temperatures may weaken some of nature's most important pest controllers. What's happening? A ...
Nearly 90 percent of insect and arachnid species in North America lack conservation status, leaving major gaps in biodiversity protection.
(Beyond Pesticides, November 30, 2023) Scientists at Minami Kyushu University in Japan have made a groundbreaking discovery of a new biological control for a target insect. They have identified a ...
© ANP / Tom van Limpt Biological pest control was used in 94 percent of greenhouse crop cultivation in 2024 (by cultivated area). That was around the same as in 2020 ...
Biological control involves the utilisation of natural predators, parasites and pathogens to suppress pest populations, while Integrated Pest Management (IPM) combines biological methods with cultural ...
Researchers have shown how nematodes use smell to seek out uninfected insects, which they then enter and kill. The findings support the group's long-term goal of improving how gardeners and the ...
Biological pest control uses natural enemies to reduce populations of invasive species. Biological weed control uses living organisms to suppress growth of noxious weeds or those that meet at least ...