Biological control is an underlying pillar of integrated pest management, yet little focus has
been placed on assigning economic value to this key ecosystem service. Setting biological …

The use of biological control for the management of pest insects pre-dates the modern
pesticide era. The first major successes in biological control occurred with exotic pests …

In augmentative biological control (ABC), invertebrate and microbial organisms are
seasonally released in large numbers to reduce pests. Today it is applied on more than 30 …

Augmentative biological control concerns the periodical release of natural enemies. In
commercial augmentative biological control, natural enemies are mass-reared in …

The use of Biological Control methods is on the increase, mainly as a result of the
mobilization of human resources in entomology studies since the establishment of graduate …

Abstract Under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) countries have sovereign
rights over their genetic resources. Agreements governing the access to these resources …

Abstract Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), also known as fall
armyworm (FAW) is a polyphagous pest which can cause significant losses and is …

Conserving natural enemies has become the cornerstone for sustainable pest management.
Conservation is often attained through habitat manipulation in order to create suitable …

The predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii quickly became one of the most successful
biocontrol agents in protected cultivation after its introduction into the market in 2005 and is …

The fall armyworm (FAW) is native to the Americas. It has invaded more than 100 countries
worldwide since its first observation in West Africa in 2016. FAW is a highly polyphagous …