Fragmented efforts to advance biocontrol strategies against the fall armyworm have not to date effectively enhanced what nature has provided. This review assesses the impact of endemic parasitoids and ...

As well as facing threats from hungry birds and insects, caterpillars can be devoured by parasitoids, chewed from the inside out. Dr Gavin Broad, Senior Curator of Hymenoptera, explains the gruesome ...

Biological control involves the mass-production and release of natural enemies such as parasitoids and predators to control pest insects in an environmentally sound manner. Radiation is used to ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/3495238 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/3495238 Herbivore-induced plant chemical responses are usually considered direct defenses against the ...

I also am interested in the biological control of insect pests, specifically biological control using "parasitoids", small wasps (and flies) that develop on and kill other insects. Parasitoids may ...

In the intricate tapestry of nature, few entities are as overlooked and as vital as insects. For Prof. Michal Segoli of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, these tiny creatures are a lifelong ...