More than 3000 microorganisms have been reported to cause diseases in insects. The honey bees and silkworms were the first arthropods which were observed and recorded to suffer from various diseases, since their products were very important in the man’s economy. Pasteur’s detailed studies on the ‘Flacherie’, as well as ‘Pebrine’ diseases of the silkworms […]
Microbial Control of Pests | Agriculture
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How to Control Pests without Using Chemicals ? | Agriculture
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In this article we will dicuss about how to control pests without using chemicals. Introduction to Botanical Pesticides: Insects and plants originated almost simultaneously about 500 million years ago, and ever since both these groups of organisms have been fighting for their survival. This fight is still on between the attacker (insect) and the attacked […]
Biological Control of Pests: 3 Techniques | Agriculture
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Biological control practices involve three major techniques, viz., classical biological control, conservation and augmentation. Technique # 1. Classical Biological Control: The intentional introduction of an exotic, usually co-evolved, biological control agent for permanent establishment and long-term pest control is referred to as classical biological control. The basic approach in this technique is to identify natural […]