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Biomass and Bioenergy, 1994
Abstract For the purposes of energy forests, we argue that biological pest control should be interpreted as any method of using natural organisms or their products for the regulation of herbivores, below the economic threshold. The organisms include the energy forest crop species and natural enemies of pest herbivores.
Peter W. Price, Gregory D. Martinsen
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Abstract For the purposes of energy forests, we argue that biological pest control should be interpreted as any method of using natural organisms or their products for the regulation of herbivores, below the economic threshold. The organisms include the energy forest crop species and natural enemies of pest herbivores.
Peter W. Price, Gregory D. Martinsen
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Biological pest control in beetle agriculture
Trends in Microbiology, 2009Bark beetles are among the most destructive tree pests on the planet. Their symbiosis with fungi has consequently been studied extensively for more than a century. A recent study has identified actinomycete bacteria that are associated with the southern pine beetle and produce specific antibiotics against an antagonist of the beetles' mutualistic ...
Aanen, D.K. +2 more
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Biological pest control by investing crops in pests
Population Ecology, 2012Abstract We propose a biological pest control system that invests part of a crop in feeding a pest in a cage. The fed pest maintains a predator that attacks the pest in the target area (i.e., the area for storing or growing crops). The fed pest cannot leave the cage nor the target pest cannot enter the cage. The predator, however, can
Hiroshi C. Ito, Natsuko I. Kondo
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Biological Control of Marine Pests
Ecology, 1996Biological control, as used in terrestrial systems, may hold promise for use against exotic marine species. We first review some marine pests, displaying their diversity, the damage they cause, and possible controls. We then contrast approaches for marine and terrestrial pest control, providing guidelines for adapting terrestrial controls to the marine
Kevin D. Lafferty, Armand M. Kuris
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Biological Control of Insect Pests
2013Natural enemies of insect pests play a key role in reducing the levels of pest populations below those causing economic injury. Both natural and applied biological control tactics can be important in successful management of pest populations. Biological control has the advantage of being self-perpetuating (once established), and it usually does not ...
Arnab De +3 more
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Biological Pest Control Agents
Biological pest control is a sustainable and environmentally friendly method of controlling pest populations in agricultural ecosystems. This method involves the use of natural enemies of pests, such as predators, parasitoids, and pathogens, to reduce pest infestations effectively.V., Abhishek +3 more
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Biological pest control protects pollinators
Science, 2023Baoqian, Lyu +3 more
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Economics of biological control of pests
American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, 1988Biological pest control techniques usually have identifiable costs and constraints that they must overcome before they will be adopted by farmers. Many biological control agents are developed in the public sector and need economic assessments at an early stage.
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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF MAIZE PESTS
Maize is a staple food and third most preferred coarse grain after wheat, rice providing a substantial amount of energy and micronutrients for much of India's population. India ranks 7th in maize production among the maize-producing countries worldwide.Rani, Supriya, Thakur, Anand Kumar
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Biological control in the management of pests
Agro-Ecosystems, 1975Abstract In this paper the author reviews the broad general picture of developments in biological control in relation to the increasing opportunities presented for its employment in developing programmes of integrated pest control worldwide. Included are not only the classical examples of biological control of insects and mites and of weeds but such ...
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