Scope and History

of biological control

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• Biological control schemes operate
throughout the world as part of the
management of pests in

agriculture, forestry
and greenhouse
horticulture
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• Biological control has sometimes
been introduced to combat
arthropod pests that have developed
resistance to insecticides and
acaricides,
• the first biological control programs
pre-date the modern pesticide era.
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• Introduction of new crops, and consumer
demand for ‘blemish-free’ produce, have
contributed to an over-reliance on chemical
control, with the well-described consequences
of
• pest resistance,

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• uneconomic production costs,

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• bioaccumulation through food
chains,

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• environmental pollution,

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• loss of biodiversity and

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• risks for human health.

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• In the years ahead, workers in Biological
control must continue to broaden their
efforts,
• as this field has received great enthusiastic
acclaim during the past century.
• The research workers showed successful
practical results in more than 60 countries
of the world.
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• The partially exploited field has several
dimension of future scope.

1. Promoting Basic Research:

• There is lot of scope to intensify the
studies which can improve and
synergize the biological control.
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• Basic research areas in the field of

. biology,

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. Ecology

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biosystematics,

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• behavior,

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• biochemistry,

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• population dynamics etc

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• have great contributing value to
biocontrol, which needs to be
studied.

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• These studies would help in the
application of IPM strategies of the
pests.

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2. Scope to Exploit the Bioagent on
Crop Pest:
• About 98 % of the insects pests are
regulated naturally through natural
enemies.
• However, it is reported that only 5% of
the world insect pest species have ever
been the subject of entomophage
introduction (DeBack, 1974).
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• It is estimated that 70% of parasitic
hymenoptera are still undescribed
species.

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3. Help to Reduce Pollution Hazards:
• Utilization of bioagent
can help in establishment
of population regulation
process of serious pests,
• by reducing the load of toxic
insecticides and their side effects.
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4. Necessity to Intensify New Horizons of
Biological Control:
Trends such as use of
• biotypes,
• strains,
• hybrids of parasites,
• use of novel biopesticides (like entomogenous
fungi, viruses) need to be searched properly
• and their harmonious use in pest suppression
needs to be exploited.
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5. Adoption of Biological Control
Methods in Agro Industries:
• Although use of bioagent has many benefits
but there is need to adjust with other
methods like chemical control of pest.
• The pesticides should be less toxic to natural
enemies
• and needs to be identified and employed in
pest control suppression.
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• Biological control helps in maintaining
‘Balance of Nature’ as it is the phase of natural
control.

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