Everthing you need to learn about controlling insect pests using Biocontrol agents (BCAs). Biological control is defined as the reduction in attack of a crop species by a pathogen achieves using another living organism, or organisms. Biological control covers the use of any organism to control a pathogen. This definition includes host plant resistance as a natural, and highly effective, [...]
BCAs have been used or are being used on a commercial scale to control plant pathogens. There are many more examples, which have shown promise in experimental trials, but have yet to make a significant impact in the market place. 1. Bacillus Thuringiensis: About 100 species of bacteria infect insects. Nearly all the entomapathogenic bacteria are from the class Schizomycetes, [...]
The following article will guide you about how to control insect pests of paddy crop. Most of the insect pests which cause damage to crops belong to the order Lepidoptera. 1. Rice Gundhi Bug (Rice Earhead Bug): The pest emits pungent smell. Both nymphs and adults suck up the sap from the grains at the milky stage. Infested earheads [...]