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Biological pest control in beetle agriculture

Trends in Microbiology, 2009
Bark 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., Slippers, B., Wingfield, M.J.   +2 more
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Biological control of pests.

2021
Abstract This chapter focuses on the benefits of using biological control in cut flower production through augmentative biological control using invertebrate and microbial organisms (natural enemies and biopesticides) applied seasonally or prophylactically.
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Biological Control of Marine Pests

Ecology, 1996
Biological 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 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, Likhita, Jonnada, J K, Pavana, Sarjane, Shriganesh   +3 more
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Biological pest control protects pollinators

Science, 2023
Baoqian, Lyu, Shuchang, Wang, Kris A G, Wyckhuys, Zhuo, Liu   +3 more
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Biological Control of Insect Pests

2013
Natural 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, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar   +3 more
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Biological pest control by investing crops in pests

Population Ecology, 2012
Abstract 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 Tea Pests

2001
Tea, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze is an economically important crop cultivated for leaf covering an area of 42.2 million ha in India. Tea plantation as monoculture is a permanent ecosystem which provides habitat continuity for 1031 species of arthropods and 82 species of nematodes as reported from different parts of the world (Chen and Chen, 1989).
L. K. Hazarika, K. C. Puzari, Seema Wahab   +2 more
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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 of insect pests.

Isozymes, 1984
Isozyme techniques have proven particularly useful in the past in the field of biological insect control. In this brief review I have tried to give a small selection of the varied approaches that have been used. In the future, isozyme analysis will undoubtedly play a major role.
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