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Text and photographs describing the biological control agents of insect, pathogen pests, and weeds.
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Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America A translation of this web site into Spanish (off site Welcome to this Cornell University World Wide Web site! This guide provides photographs and descriptions of biological control (or biocontrol) agents of insect, disease and weed pests in North America....Discusses the use of insects to control crop, garden, and home pests. Includes an index and archived back issues.
http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/mbcn.html
A professional association representing the biological pest control industry.
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Biocontrol: Information on Natural Enemies and Biological Control Mission is to address key issues of the augmentative biological control industry through advocacy, education, and quality assurance When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest, we inherit their work Carl Huffaker Look deep into nature, and then...Information on how entomopathogenic nematodes can be used as biological agents of insects and the taxonomy and systematics of these nematodes.
http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/plntpath/nematode/wormepns.htm
How New York state is handling its purple loosestrife invasion by the use of this introduced weevil.
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Hylobius transversovittatus Purple loosestrife inflorescence. M.A.Malecki. Center: Hylobius transversovittatus adult. B.Blossey Right: Root damage caused by Hylobius. B.Blossey Hylobius transversovittatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) This native European weevil was introduced in 1992 as part of a 5-15 year program to control purple loosestrife, an...Lists and describes in detail the available biological agents for weed control in the US.
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Weed-feeders Table of Contents Hylobius transversovittatus Melaleuca Control Agent Oxyops vitiosa Leafy Spurge Control Agents Aphthona abdominalis, by Rich Hansen Aphthona cyparissiae, by Rich Hansen Aphthona czwalinae, by Rich Hansen Aphthona flava, by Rich Hansen Aphthona lacertosa, by Rich Hansen Aphthona nigriscutis, by Rich...Reference and application guide for the usage of insect parasitic nematodes Steinernema for pest control.
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Asa Jung Laboratory Home Insect-killing nematodes for IPM Mushroom production facilities provide an ideal environment for sciarid fly pests. Sciarid fly larvae infestations can cause significant reduction in crop yield by damaging the mushrooms and promoting disease development. Seek*Sf (Steinernema feltiae nematodes) can be a cost effective component...Branch of the USDA that tests and imports exotic natural enemies of insect pests, using classical biological approaches.
http://ag.udel.edu/biir/
Information on the use of pathogens to suppress reedgrass in reforestation areas.
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Biocontrol Method for Reedgrass CFS Technologies The method involves the inundative use of endemic (native) pathogens to suppress reedgrass in reforestation areas, allowing conifers to reach the free-to-grow stage by reducing competition and snow press caused by the grass. Main Use Regeneration of boreal forests. Grass...Information on the development of a microbial insecticide for grasshopper and locust control in Africa.
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Biological Control of Locusts and Grasshoppers This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them....Including specifics on the biological control of pests of medical and veterinary importance. The site is maintained by Dr. E. F. Legner.
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FILE BC-2 K on desired underlined categories to search for Subject Matter, depress Ctrl/F Insect Predation Breakdown of Bio-Control at UC-Riverside Insect Parasitoidism Strange Mortalities of Bio-Control Specialists Biological Control in the 18th Century Historical Summary Joop C. van Lenteren Biological Control...