Internet Resources on Biological Control

  1. An ecological approach to biological control of gramineous stemborers in Africa: theintroduction and establishment of Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) - An article from Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook.
  2. Association of National Biological Control Producers (USA):  A nonprofit organization for quality standardsand educating the

    3. agricultural and academic communites about the importance of biologicalpest controls for pest management. Goals of this organization are to strengthen the natural enemy production industry and promote research and educationon the use of natural enemies.
  3. Beneficial Insects Introduction Research, Newark, USA
      1. Entomophagous Insects in Culture
      2. Links to Other Sites
  4. Beneficial Insects ResearchUnitof Subtropical Agricultural Research Center (SARC),Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA - Current Research Programs: Sweetpotatowhitefly,Foreign exploration for natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci, Bollweevil(Anthonomus grandis), simulation modeling, image processing, pepperweevil,in vitro rearing of Trichogramma, effects of fungal pathogens on non-targetbeneficial insects. Mission statement, Annual reports, personnel.
  5. control Network:Pest control alternatives for agriculture, horticulture, commercial andresidential use. This site contains information on bio-intensive pest control,organic farm and garden products, educational materials and global communityfeedback.
  6. Biological Control Laboratory:  (Purdue University, USA). Research workin progress on Spined Soldier Bug (Podisus maculiventris), Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri), Efficacy of Natural EnemyAttractants in Maize, Natural Enemies of Colorado Potato Beetle, Surveyof Natural Enemies in Home Vegetable Gardens.
  7. Biological Control Home Page: (Cornell University, USA) A guide to biological controlagents of major insects, diseases and weed pests in North America, photographs,discriptions.
  8. Biological Control Information Center: (North Calorina State University, USA): Links to information on biological control organizations, databases, andweb sites around the world.
  9. Biological Control in Greenhouses (North Carolina State University, USA)
  10. Biological Controlof Weeds Working Group
  11. Biological Control Services (North Carolina Department of Agriculture andConsumer Services
  12. Biological Control Institute (BCI): (Auburn University, USA). Topics:
      1. Bacillusthuringiensis
      2. Biogeochemistry
      3. Biointensive Pest Management
      4. Foliar Diseases
      5. Forest Pests
      6. Induced Resistance
      7. Microbial Ecology
      8. Molecular Plant Breeding
      9. Nematology
      10. PGPR & Rhizobacteria
      11. Tracking & Risk Assessment
      12. Urban Pest Control
      13. Weed Control
  13. Biological Control: A Guide to Natural enemies in North America: An electronic textbookfor biocontrol. This site is maintained at Cornell University, New York,USA and provides a good starting point for users wanting to learn about biocontrol or those planning to implement a biocontrol program.
  14. Biological Controlof Crop Pests in the Caribbean - A chapter in Radcliffe'sIPM World Textbook.
  15. Biological Control:Approaches and Application - A chapter in Radcliffe'sIPM World Textbook. .
  16. Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Laboratory: (USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USA): Aspects covered include: Background information on Biological Control, FAQs, Mission Statement, Staff, Links, and Contact. Research Areas include: Biological control microorganisms against soilborne plant pathogens, Soil Science, Use of beneficial soil fungi to control plant pathogenicwilt fungi, plant microbe-interactions, ecological factors that affectperformance of biocontrol agents, plant-beneficial bacteria.
  17. Biological Control Virtual Information Center: (North Carolina Site University, USA). Links to other biocontrol resources on the Web.
  18. Biological Control Page of Entomological Society of Brazil (Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil).
      1. Biological control of insects
      2. Who is Who in Biodiversity
      3. Who is Who in Risk Analysis of the use of Biocontrol Agents
      4. Introduction of  biocontrol agents in Brazil
      5. Available at Embrapa-CNPMA - Publications on biocontrol
      6. Bioline Publications (BDT) Publications on biocontrol
      7. Biocontrol-L(Discussion list)
  19. Entomopathogenic Nematodes for the Biological Control of Insects -An article fromthe Annuals of Applied Nematology (supplement to Dec 95  JON) in PDFformat. If  you do not have Acrobat Reader (to view PDF files)clickHERE to download it FREE.
  20. ESCOP PMSS Biological Control Working Group (BCWG):  North Carolina StateUniversity, USA. Working for the development and implementation of biological control of pests and pathogens as the central component of an ecologically-based approach for integrated pest management (IPM).
  21. European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL) (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),AgriculturalResearch Service (ARS), Montepellier, France) -
  22. Fungias Biocontrol Agents of Pest Insects of Agricultural Crops: PlantProtection Research Unit, Cornell University, New York, USA.
  23. Insect Biocontrol Laboratory (USDA Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Institute, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA)- Information on biological control & current research programs atthe laboratory:
      1. Technical Information
      2. Poster
  24. Insect Chemical Ecology Laboratory (USDA Agricultural Research Service, USA) -Contents:
      1. Attractants of Beneficial Arthropods
        1. Predaceous Stink Bug Pheromones
        2. Pheromone of Assassin Bugs and of Other Predatory Heteroptera
        3. Crab Spider and Ladybird Beetle Pheromones
        4. Kairomones for Hymenopteran Egg Parasitoids
        5. Kairomones for Tachinid Fly Parasitoids
      2. Insect Repellents
      3. Synthetic Fruit Fly Attractants
        1. Attractants for Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata) Detection and Control
        2. Trimedlure Enantiomers: Structure/Medfly Attractancy Relationships
        3. Ceralure: Medfly Attractancy and NMR Analyses of trans- Isomers
        4. Synthesis of  Ceralure with Increased B1 Content
        5. Phytochemicals Affecting Insect Behavior
        6. Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha ludens) Pheromone
        7. New Attractant for Mexican Fruit Flies
        8. Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel) Attractants
      4. Semiochemicals for Plant Pests
        1. Synthesis with Fluorine
        2. Radiolabeled Pheromones
        3. Moth Behavioral Response Linked to Catabolism
        4. Attractants for Key Heteropteran Pests
        5. European Corn Borer: Structure Requirements for Attractancy
        6. Gypsy Moth Mating Disruption
        7. Gypsy Moth Pheromone Dispenser
        8. Epoxide Chemistry
        9. Boll Weevil Kairomone
        10. Whitefly Cuticular Waxes
  25. International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC), Nearctic Regional Section (IOBC/NRS):Link to IOBC/NRS from North Carolina newsletter
  26. IOBC/SEARS WorkingGroup on IPM in greenhouse crops, Autralia: Working for the developmentand adoption of IPM in greenhouse crops.
  27. Mermithidae- Nematodes for Mosquito Control (USDA, ARS, Department of Entomology,University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA)
  28. Biological Control News Online (USA)-  An electronic newsletterfocusing on biocontrol .
  29. National Biological Control Institute (NBCI), (USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USA)- Information on recent federal regulations governing therelease of biological control organisms, a number of  free publications, information on facilitation grants and implementation grants, in addition to other NCBI programs and information resources.
  30. Natural Enemies of Vegetable Insect Pests: New York State Agicultural and Extension Service, New York, USA.
  31. Nematodes as Biological Control Agents of Insects: Department of Plant Pathologyat the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, USA.
  32. Neuropterists' HomePage: Includes: List Servers, Newsletters, Directories & Phonebooks, Bibliographies and Catalogues, Miscellaneous, and Internet Entomological Resource Indexes.
  33. Parasite Biology and Epidemiology Laboratory (United States Department ofAgriculture Agricultural Research Service, USA)
  34. Pest Biology, Biological Control, and Integrated Pest Management, NationalResearchInitiative Competitive Program, USDA. Research Programs:  Pathology,Entomology, Nematology, Weed Science, Biological Control Research, AssessingPest Control Strategies.
  35. Public and Political Influences on the Implementation of Biocontrol (Conferenceon Biological Control April 11 - 13, 1996, Cornell University, USA) - SelectedContents:
      1. Global Biocontrol in the Post UNCED Era
      2. Is the Public Behind Biological Control?
      3. Presentand Future Prospects of Biological Insecticides
      4. A Brief Overview of Biotechnology at DuPont Ag and a Case Study with Recombinant Baculoviruses
      5. Better Pest Management through Desire, Knowledge and Practice
      6. Development and Commercialization of Insect Resistant Transgenic Crops
      7. Successful Biocontrol Projects With Emphasis on the Neotropics
      8. Practical Control of Plant Viruses through Pathogen-Derived Resistance
      9. Trichoderma for Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens From Basic Research to Commercialized Products
      10. Golden Nematode: A Success Story for Biological Control
      11. Entomophagamaimaiga: A Fungal Pathogen of Gypsy Moth in the Limelight
      12. Biological Control of Weeds in Natural Areas
      13. Extension Efforts in Biological Control at Cornell
      14. Patents and Biocontrol Technology
      15. Current Efforts in Teaching Biological Control at Cornell
  36. Purdue University Biological Control Laboratory, USA.
  37. REFERENCESDEALINGWITH FORMULATIONS OF FUNGAL ENTOMOPATHOGENS
  38. Releases of Beneficial Organismsin the United States and Territories (ROBO)

    39. - Information on importations and releases of beneficialinvertebrates, both biological control agents and pollinators. It alsoincludes information on importation and release of microbial natural enemies,and as such is related to the US National Microbial Germplasm Program.
  39. Retail Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms (addresses & phone/fax numbers)
  40. Society for Invertebrate Pathology Home Page
  41. Steinernema and Heterorhabditis Nematodes can be used to controlgarden and lawn insect pests.
  42. Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America: (California Enviornmental Protection Agency, USA) Lists of suppliers and of beneficial organisms.
  43. Terra Parasitica - A site dedicated to the insect parasitoids:
      1. Parasitoid host selection: host and host food-plant cues
      2. The role of plants in attracting predators and parasitoids to control herbivore feeding
      3. Plants and parasitoids of herbivorous insects: a mutually beneficial relationship
      4. The importance of plant allochemicals in host location behavior of parasitoid insects
      5. Searching behavior in parasitoids and predators
      6. A novel mechanism for directional hearing in a parasitoid fly
      7. Host-parasitoid models- I
      8. Biological control home page
  44. USDA ARS Biological Controland Mass Rearing Research Unit, Mississippi State, USA
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