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Natural pest control saving billions – Science Daily
Biological control of insect pests – where ‘natural enemies’ keep pests at bay – is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars, according to new research. Biological control involved the careful release of an exotic natural enemy from a pest’s…
Biological control of insect pests — where ‘natural enemies’ keep pests at bay — is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars, according to University of Queensland-led research.Dr Kris Wyckhuys from UQ’s School of Biological Sciences said biological control involved the careful release of an exotic natural enemy from a pest’s native habitat.
“Scientists meticulously choose co-evolved beneficial insects that are the most effective and least likely to pose ecological upsets,” …
