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people keep mentioning ladybugs as a bio control agent, however i have heard that ladybugs are rarely used as a weevil is a lot more efficient. is lady bug the best organism to be talking about then?--Hypo Mix 08:27, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Convergent ladybeetles (Hippodamia convergens) are the most commonly available insect sold in garden centers and nurseries in the US. I am not familiar with a weevil being used or a weevil that is more efficient in any type of bio control. Most weevils are plant feeders unless you are referring to a type of assassin bug which have very general appearing mouth parts, such as the minute pirate bug (Orius spp.)Bugguyak 11:26, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

might be an Australian thing... just so long as they are commonly used in the US —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hypo Mix (talk • contribs) 02:34, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Many weevils are used in the biological control of weeds. I don't know of any that feed on insects or compete with ladybugs for prey.botanybob 23:38, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i think i got the weevils part wrong, but i remember a lecturer saying something about an insect being more effective than lady bugs and therefore ladybugs being not commonly used, but it might be an Australian bug in which case it wouldnt be sold in the US

Plagiarism

Most of this article (including pictures, formatting and references) is directly lifted from an Answers.com article on the subject. Answers.com article Dr. Root 19:49, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I checked on this reference and it appears that the search engine at Answers.com was simply referencing the wikipedia article on the subject, thus it is a copy of the wikipedia article rather than the other way around.--botanybob 20:53, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

adverse effects?

What about the adverse effects of introducing species/ diseases as biological control? I think a section on this would be useful.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.250.154.228 (talk) 18:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Definitely need something on cane toads--58.6.95.17 (talk) 11:57, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Could be expanded though. Hope this helps. Bugguyak (talk) 12:37, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

garden

"It has a tapering segmented grey/black body with orange/yellow markings nettles in the garden and by leaving hollow stems and some plant debris over-winter so that they can hibernate over winter."???

"seek out and Parasitize slugs": small P.

expand context for this subject

Biological control is used and studied in a much wider context than organic gardening. For example, it has become the standard method of pest control on several commercial greenhouse crops such as tomatoes. It is also the subject of a large body of research work in applied entomology. As someone who works and has done research in this field, I found it odd that the introduction to this article is actually about organic gardening. It seems to me that the introduction should be about biological control in general, and its use in organic (or non-organic gardening for that matter) should be given as an example.

I agree that this article needs to be expanded in order to be accurate. There is no mention of the types of biocontrol, such as conservation, augmentation, and classical biological control.--Bugguyak 17:43, 13 May 2007 (UTC

Microbial biocontrol section needed

There is one mention of the fungus Trichoderma on the page. Should also be linked to Entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), and others. Nemetona 18:02, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

History and development of biological control section needed

It may also be useful to have some background information on the history of and development of biological control. This will help establish the scientific basis of this field. Some mention should be made of Paul DeBach's work and his colleague's and students. He was very influential in developing the field based on good scientific and technological foundations. For a brief summary of his work see Paul DeBach Trebot 17:13, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Plants section comments

I do not believe that this section is well tied to the topic of biological control. Initial bullets are good, but the list of pest-repellant and deterrant plants goes beyond the topic. The effectiveness of this approach is highly questionable and methods are poorly documented. I would like to remove the table from this section and focus on the use of plants to provide food and habitat for beneficial organisms. Any other thoughts? --botanybob 21:47, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good job. I support this. Bugguyak 23:16, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

reference

I think there is a mistake on references. The article of Collier et al. 2003 is more an article of T. Collier et R. Van Steenwyk -2004- A critical evaluation of augmentative biological control. Biological Control (31): 245-256 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.134.169.113 (talk) 14:44, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Extra predators and moulds to include

Please include :

Phytoseiulus persimilis (against spider mites)
Amblyseius californicus (against spider mites)
Amblyseius cucumeris (against spider mites) ^[1]
Typhlodromips swirskii (aginst spider mites, thrips, and white fly)
Feltiella acarisuga (against spider mites)
Stethorus punctillum (against spider mites)
Macrolophus caluginosus (against spider mites)
Encarsia formosa (against white fly)
Eretmocerus spp. (against white fly)^[2]

as natural predators and

Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (known by the trade name PreFeRal) against white fly

as a mould

Metarhizium anisopliae; this mould is used in the battle against the north african locusts with much success (under the LUBILOSA-project)

into the article. perhaps it is already best to put on seperate page. Thanks.

KVDP (talk) 14:27, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease

I am looking for some reviews for the article rabbit haemorrhagic disease. Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisakauth (talk • contribs) 17:22, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good! Thanks for putting in some hard work. By the way, you can sign with four tildes. OptimistBen (talk) 20:59, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Spider mites and their natural enemies

[2] White flies and their natural enemies

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 people keep mentioning ladybugs as a bio control agent, however i have heard that ladybugs are rarely used as a weevil is a lot more efficient. is lady bug the best organism to be talking about then?--[[User:Hypo Mix|Hypo Mix]] 08:27, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 :Convergent ladybeetles (Hippodamia convergens) are the most commonly available insect sold in garden centers and nurseries in the US. I am not familiar with a weevil being used or a weevil that is more efficient in any type of bio control. Most weevils are plant feeders unless you are referring to a type of assassin bug which have very general appearing mouth parts, such as the minute pirate bug (Orius spp.)[[User:Bugguyak|Bugguyak]] 11:26, 10 November 2007 (UTC)