Researchers at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in collaboration with researchers ...

Modern agriculture faces the critical challenge of managing pest outbreaks while reducing reliance on synthetic pesticides. The overuse of these chemicals ...

Biological control strategies harness living organisms, including predators, parasitoids, pathogens and competitors, to suppress pest populations within a broader integrated pest management (IPM) ...

Many fungi lead triple lives—acting as deadly insect pathogens, decomposers in the soil, and helpful partners living inside ...

Parasitoids and predators / David B. Off and Charles P.-C. Suh -- Microbial insecticides / J. Lindsey Flexner and Diane L. Belnavis -- Pheromones and other semiochemicals / D.M. Suckling and G. Karg - ...

Lepidopteran insects account for a substantial proportion of agricultural and forestry damage worldwide, affecting cereals, fruits, vegetables and forest stands. Biological control offers sustainable ...

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross is urging faster development of biological pest control tools as California growers face invasive ...

Tropical tent web spiders may sound scary, but they’re really not, unless you’re a tomato leafminer moth (or maybe another flying insect). The moths have developed resistance to chemical insecticides ...

The predatory mirid bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, which preys on agricultural pests, is used as a biological control agent. This discovery has significant implications for biological control which ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Intensive agriculture increases food production but it also ...

Insect predators found in the United States could help keep spotted lanternfly populations in check while potentially reducing reliance on chemical control methods, according to a new study. Insect ...