Conservation (where a habitat is modified to allow the enemy to thrive). There are many successful examples. Ladybirds have ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2006, a small airplane started buzzing each cotton field in Arizona, a thin, dust-like cloud trailing behind it. The dust was ...

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are specialised, soil-dwelling parasitic worms that have emerged as potent biological control agents in modern agriculture. Their life cycle relies on a symbiotic ...

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 ...

Preface: Overview of Benefits and Risks of Biological Control Introductions -- 1. Suppressiveness of Soils to Invading Micro-organisms / Claude Alabouvette and C. Steinberg -- 2. Biotechnology: ...

Scientists discovered that azuki bean beetles — an agricultural pest — lay larger male eggs when under stress from climate change. This showcases how Wolbachia microbes can benefit the species, and ...

Lice live their entire lives with a set of genes that in humans would indicate a late-stage degenerative disorder such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. How do lice tolerate this genome structure ...

Recent data from Statistics Netherlands shows that biological pest control was used in 94% of greenhouse crop cultivation in 2024.

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...