Biological control reduces the pest population by using a natural parasite, predator or pathogen of the pest. This natural enemy is the control agent. Timing of the introduction of the biological ...

Biological control involves the utilisation of natural predators, parasites and pathogens to suppress pest populations, while Integrated Pest Management (IPM) combines biological methods with cultural ...

Dr Dick Shaw from CABI explains how we are fighting the non-native species causing pandemonium on our shores From grey squirrels to Japanese knotweed (pictured), non-native species can cause ...

“It’s setting a thief to catch a thief,” said Dr Martin Hill, head of Centre for Biological Control and entomology professor at Rhodes University. He was explaining how tiny insects imported from ...