Pest Control
 

Artificial Diets for the Production of Natural Enemies of Greenhouse Pests - Information about new developments in the artificial rearing of natural insect enemies of greenhouse pests.

Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers - A professional association representing the biological pest control industry.   ANBP's Mission is to address key issues of the augmentative biological control industry through advocacy, education, and quality assurance.

Biotactics, Inc - A world leader in providing Augmentative Biological Controls (ABC) for spider mite pests, a commercial site featuring predator mites, information, and consulting. 

Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit - Branch of the USDA that tests and imports exotic natural enemies of insect pests, using classical biological approaches.

Biological Control - A guide to natural enemies in North America from Cornell University.  This guide provides photographs and descriptions of biological control (or biocontrol) agents of insect, disease and weed pests.

Biological Control of Grasshoppers and Locusts - Locusts and grasshoppers often cause extensive and serious damage to crops in many parts of Africa and Asia.  This site provides information on the development of the microbial insecticide Green Muscle for grasshopper and locust control.

Products for Integrated Pest Management - Insect killing Nematodes from Asa Jung laboratories.  This site is a Reference and application guide for the usage of insect parasitic nematodes for pest control.

History of Biological Pest Control - This site is a history of biological pest control, including specifics relating to both medical and veterinary importance. The site is maintained by Dr. E. F. Legner.

Hylobius Transversovittatus - This site from Cornell details how this native European weevil was introduced in 1992 as part of a 5-15 year program to control purple loosestrife, an exotic weed infesting North American wetlands.

Midwest Biological Control News - This website is maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Entomology.  It discusses the use of insects to control crop, garden, and home pests, and includes an index and archived back issues.

Nematodes as Biological Control Agents of Insects - Information on how entomopathogenic nematodes can be used as biological agents of insects and the taxonomy and systematics of these nematodes,- from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.