Organic agriculture stimulates species evenness for biological pest control, study finds
Organic agriculture is a fairly simple thing on its basis — only use organic fertilizers, and do not use synthetic pesticides. That is...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Oct 24, 2021
- 2 min
Biological pest control agent profiles: Encarsia formosa
Any gardener, no matter the scale of their work, have noticed at some point the infestation of little white insects, flying frenetically...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
Biological control agent profiles: Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita
Around the world and throughout history, slugs are one of the most enduring and pervasive pests that plague plant cultivation. Slugs...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
Biological pest control agent profiles: Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt.)
The crown jewel of biological pest control, Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that has become one of the most frequently...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Biological pest control agent profiles: Trichoderma fungi (Trichoderma spp.)
Trichoderma fungi are an efficient, cost-effective, and selective means for the biological control of fungal diseases, bacterial...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
How can flowers aid in the fight against agricultural pests?
According to a recent study published by a team of researchers from the universities of Westlake and Copenhagen, it turns out that...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Biological pest control agent profiles: Ladybugs (Coccinellidae)
Possibly the biological pest control agent by excellence, ladybugs have become a staple in the market of insects used to combat plagues,...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Jun 20, 2021
- 4 min
Five major perks of agricultural heritage systems
Agricultural heritage systems may sound like they belong to the past, or like they are very limited to specific cultural contexts and...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Biological pest control agent profiles: Green lacewings (Chrysoperla spp.)
‘Green lacewings’ is one of the names commonly given to the insects of the genus Chrysoperla, in turn a member of the family Chrysopidae...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Jun 10, 2021
- 4 min
An introduction to the main techniques of biological pest control
Every year, millions of gallons of synthetic pesticides are applied to crops worldwide, with a well-known negative effect on the quality...
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Miguel M.LS.
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
(Re)discovering the importance of agricultural heritage systems
In a world where the climate is rapidly changing, the development of strategies to resist the negative effects of this change through...
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