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Biological pest control—controlling pests with their natural enemies—is a phenomenon as old as the pests themselves. It is also one of the most successful forms of pest control. 

The natural enemies of garden pests are often overlooked when gardeners consider their pest-control options. In fact, more beneficial organisms visit your plants than do pests. 

Beneficial organisms go unnoticed because they re inconspicuous in size and habit. They re so efficient, you may never have realized that pests were there. Even so, pest outbreaks are clouds with silver linings since they attract more beneficials to your garden. It s a good idea to encourage natural enemies whenever you can. There are several ways to attract them to your garden, and keep them there. 

Predators and para.sites often rely on nonpest food sources in addition to pests. Many beneficials that eat pests supplement their diets with pollen, nectar, or other insects, enabling them to survive when their target pests are scarce. And while birds will feast on insect pests, they may first be attracted to your yard by a well-stocked bird feeder. 

Alternate food sources will help keep beneficial insects in your garden and are often necessary in order for the beneficials to reproduce. Some parasitic wasps, for example, lay more eggs after feasting on plant nectar. Green lacewings eat aphid honeydew to boost 

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There are two principal approaches to the biological control of weeds (483—485). The first approach is referred to as classical or inoculative biological weed control. Plants that have been introduced to areas outside of their natural range often encounter fewer growth and seed dissemination... 

M. A. Altieri, A.groecolog, The Scientific Basis ofiA.ltemative A.griculture, Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley, 1983. 

Any deposit can increase dealloying. Biological accumulations, such as slime layers, are no exception to this rule. In the age of increasing public concern regarding pollution, biological control via chemical treatment can be difficult. However, good biological control is always beneficial. 

In viw PAI and antithrombin are stabilized in their active forms by binding to vitronectin and heparin, respectively. These two serpins seem to have evolved what Max Perutz has called "a spring-loaded safety catch" mechanism that makes them revert to their latent, stable, inactive form unless the catch is kept in a loaded position by another molecule. Only when the safety catch is in the loaded position is the flexible loop of these serpins exposed and ready for action otherwise it snaps back and is buried inside the protein. This remarkable biological control mechanism is achieved by the flexibility that is inherent in protein structures. 

Sludge Precipitated mechanically or biologically separated solid matter produced during water and or sewage treatment or industrial processes. Such solids may be amenable to biological control. 

The Biologies Control Act is passed to ensure purity and safety of serums, vaccines, and... 

The total amount of pesticide applied worldwide, as mentioned, is estimated to be 2.5 million tons. Of this 50 to 60% are herbicides, 20 to 30% are insecticides, and 10 to 20% are fungicides. Interestingly, less than one-third of all the agricultural cropland in the world is treated with some kind of pesticide. This illustrates the fact that a significant portion of crops receive no pesticide and, therefore, are protected to some extent by nonchemical biological controls. 

Biological and Natural Controls. Parasites and predators are effective in limiting the numbers of pest Insects and plant pathogens both in nature and for crops (35). This basic fact led to the development of biological controls. For example, the vedalia beetle, which was Introduced for control of cottony cushion scale on citrus in California, has provided continuous effective control of this pest for many decades. Worldwide only approximately 1% of the pests have been effectively controlled by Introduced biological control agents (43). 

However, not all natural enemies are fully effective. For example, the gypsy moth has approximately 100 parasites and predators attacking it but the pest reaches outbreak levels periodically (35). Nearly 40 biological control agents were introduced from Europe and Asia to control the moth and 11 of these became established (44). Yet not one of the 11 blocontrol agents is providing fully effective control, although each contributes to some limitation of this pest. 

Pimentel, D. Hokkanen, H. In Potential for Biological Control of Dendroctonus and Ips Bark Beetles Kulhavy, E. L. Miller, M. C., Eds. Center for Applied Studies, School of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas, 1989. 

The possibility of controlling anthropod pests in livestock has been evaluated by implanting PCL capsules, dimensions 2 or 4 cm, containing 20-hydroxyecdysone or 3p,53,14a-trihydroxy-5p-cholest-7-en-6-one. No in vitro or in vivo release rates were reported but effective biological control was achieved in rabbits (90,91). 

Mackowiack P.A. (1979) Clinical uses of microorganisms and their products, JMed, 67,293-306. Priest EG. (1992) Biological control of mosquitoes and other biting flies hy Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis. J Appl Bacterial, 72, 357-369. 

Competitive inhibition is important in biological control mechanisms for instance, if the product assumes the role of an inhibitor. The enzyme invertase catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose. As glucose is a competitive inhibitor, it ensures that the reaction does not proceed too far. 

Larena, I., Melgarejo, R, and De Cal, A., Drying of conidia of Penicillium oxalicum, a biological control agent against Fusarium wilt of tomato, J. Phytopath., 151, 600, 2003. 

For effective function as biological control agents, there are a number of determinants that... 

Brodhagen M, MD Henkels, JE Loper (2004) Positive antoregnlation and signaling properties of pyolnteorin, an antibiotic produced by the biological control organism Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5. Appl Environ Microbiol 70 1758-1766. 

Haas D, G Defago (2005) Biological control of soil-borne pathogens by fluorescent pseudomonads. Nat Revs Microbiol 3 307-319. 

Benoit J, Gihnour CC, Heyes A, MasonRP, Miller C. 2003. Geochemical and biological controls over methyhnercury production and degradation in aquatic ecosystems. In Chai Y, Braids OC, editors. Biogeochemistry of environmentally important trace elements, ACS Symposium Series 835. Washington, D.C. American Chemical Society, p. 262-297. 

Biological Control Benefits and Risks (H. M. T. Hokkanen ind J. M. Lynch, eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995. 

L. S. Thoma.show and D. M. Weller, Role of phenazine antibiotic from Pseudomonas fluorescens in biological control of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici. Journal of Bacteriology 770 3499 (1988). 

G. Defago, C. Keel, and D. Hass, Pseudonionads as biocontrol agents of diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens. Biological Control Benefits and Risks (H. M. T. Hokkanen and J. M. Lynch, eds,), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. UK, 1995, p. 137. 

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