biocontrol agents
Natural pest fighters
Biocontrol agents are living organisms used to suppress pests, diseases, or weeds—an alternative to chemical pesticides.
These include predatory insects, parasites, fungi, bacteria, and viruses that target specific unwanted species: Ladybugs are classic biocontrol agents for aphids.
The approach aims to manage problems through natural ecological relationships rather than synthetic chemicals.
- natural enemiesOrganisms that instinctively oppose
- beneficial insectsArthropods aiding agriculture
- predatorsAnimals that kill prey
- ladybugsSpotted red beetles
- praying mantisPredatory insect with grasping forelegs
good bugs · lacewings · nematodes · fungi · bacteria · wasps · organic
- soil microbespseudomonas, bacillus, soil bacteria, mycorrhizae, aspergillus
- plant microbiomemycorrhizae, symbiotic bacteria, beneficial microbes, beneficial bacteria, nodulation
pest management methodology
biocontrol agentssynthetic pesticides
Man-made agricultural poisons
agrochemicals · organophosphates · DDT · glyphosate · fumigants
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