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| Biological Control Information Center
North Carolina State University. Department of Entomology.
Provides an introduction to biological control concepts, purchasing and application of natural enemies, compatibility of biocontrol insects with pesticides, and pest look-a-likes. |
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| Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
Cornell University.
Provides photographs and descriptions of biological control parasitoids, predators, pathogens and weed feeders for insect, disease and weed pests in North America. A tutorial on the concepts and practices of biological control, a glossary and index of organisms and habitat/crops terms are also included. |
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| Insectary Plants
Washington Tilth Association. Tilth Producers of Washington.
A section of The Future is Abundant: A Guide to Sustainable Agriculture published in 1982. This document was inspired by Fukuoka's nature farming and Mollison's permaculture and an attempt to develop these methods for the Pacific Northwest and other parts of North America. |
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| Farmscaping for Beneficials
Oregon State University. Integrated Plant Protection Center.
Focused on Oregon, but of wide benefit, this is a grower-based program in conservation biological control and pollinator conservation. Information available includes training activities, a pocket guide of natural enemies and insectary planting publications. |
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| Midwest Institute for Biological Control
Illinois Natural History Survey. Center for Ecological Entomology.
Covers parasites, pathogens, predators, and weed feeder species, and models and theories of population dynamics for pest control. |
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| Pest Management
National Center for Appropriate Technology. ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
This section includes many publications that focus on various ecological pest control techniques organized by disease, insect or weed type including biological control as appropriate. The publication, Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control is of particular interest. |
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| Center for Biological Control
University of California, Berkeley. College of Natural Resources.
Up-to-date events, announcements and news for biological control. |
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| Biological Control Program
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Information about pest biological control management programs to protect United States agricultural and environmental resources. |
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Last Modified: May 5, 2008 |
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