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The 187 pages that link to Biological pest control, each with the reason it gives.

• PancrustaceaRelated: Predatory and parasitic insects are used against crop pests.

• Plant pathologyRelated: Beneficial microbes can limit plant pathogens through competition, predation, or induced defenses.

• ArthropodaRelated: Predatory and parasitic arthropods can control crop pests.

• HexapodaRelated: Predatory and parasitic hexapods can control agricultural pests.

• HymenopteraRelated: Parasitoid wasps are released or conserved to control agricultural insect pests.

• InsectaRelated: Predatory and parasitic insects can limit agricultural pests without relying solely on pesticides.

• Intermediate hostRelated: Some strategies reduce disease transmission by targeting parasite stages in intermediate hosts.

• Lotka–Volterra equationsRelated: Predator–prey models help frame how introducing natural enemies may affect pest abundance.

• MyriapodaRelated: Predatory centipedes can consume insects and other small invertebrates in soil.

• Aerial insectivoreRelated: Bats and birds consume insects that include agricultural and public-health pests.

• ColubridaeRelated: Rodent-eating rat snakes can affect prey populations around farms and buildings.

• GastropodRelated: Some predatory gastropods are introduced to control agricultural pests, sometimes with ecological risks.

• DiapauseRelated: Diapause timing affects when natural enemies can be released and remain effective.

• Trophic ecologyRelated: It applies predator–prey and consumer–resource relationships to manage populations.

• Community (ecology)Related: Its outcomes depend on interactions between introduced control agents and community species.

• CyprinidaeRelated: Grass carp are introduced in some waters to reduce aquatic vegetation.

• MycotoxinRelated: Atoxigenic Aspergillus strains can reduce aflatoxin contamination in some crops.

• Sea lampreyRelated: Sea lamprey management has explored biological approaches alongside chemical and physical controls.

• Insect conservationRelated: Predatory and parasitic insects can regulate pests in natural and agricultural systems.

• PhytophagyRelated: Predators and parasitoids of phytophagous pests can reduce crop damage.

• Plant-herbivore interactionsRelated: Predators and parasitoids can reduce herbivores that damage crops.

• WeaselRelated: Weasels can reduce rodents in agricultural landscapes, though their impact varies by setting.

• Colorado potato beetleRelated: Predators and pathogens can reduce beetle numbers, though they rarely provide complete control alone.

• Leafcutter antRelated: Understanding leafcutter behavior can inform efforts to limit crop damage without broad-spectrum chemicals.

• Wolf spiderRelated: Wolf spiders prey on arthropods in crop fields and can contribute to natural pest suppression.

• BelostomatidaeRelated: Giant water bugs consume aquatic invertebrates and small vertebrates, influencing prey populations.

• Black ratRelated: Predators and other biological controls have been considered, though they can create new ecological risks.

• Dung beetleRelated: By disrupting manure, dung beetles can limit some flies and parasites associated with livestock.

• HerpestidaeRelated: Mongooses were introduced to islands in attempts to control rats and snakes.

• PasseridaeRelated: Some Passeridae consume insects, including crop pests, especially while raising young.

• SolifugaeRelated: Solifuges prey on insects and other small arthropods, making them part of natural pest regulation.

• Agricultural biotechnologyRelated: Biological control applies biotechnology to agricultural processes without necessarily modifying crops.

• Bee-eaterRelated: By consuming insects, bee-eaters may contribute to natural control of some agricultural pests.

• FlatwormRelated: Some predatory flatworms have been introduced or considered as biological control agents, with ecological risks.

• Gall waspRelated: Gall wasps can be considered as potential agents for controlling invasive plants, though host specificity matters.

• GuppyRelated: Guppies have been introduced in some places to consume mosquito larvae.

• HoopoeRelated: Hoopoes consume insects and other invertebrates that may include agricultural pests.

• Cane toadRelated: Agricultural pest-control campaigns motivated cane toad introductions in several countries.

• Citrus greening diseaseRelated: Researchers investigate whether natural enemies can sustainably suppress psyllid vectors.

• Evolutionary ecologyRelated: Evolving resistance and enemy traits can determine whether ecological control persists.

• NotonectidaeRelated: Backswimmers can consume mosquito larvae and other aquatic invertebrates.

• Scale insectRelated: Predators and parasitoids can reduce scale insect populations.

• SnailRelated: Predatory snails have been used to suppress other snails, though introductions can create ecological risks.

• TheridiidaeRelated: Theridiids consume insects and can contribute to natural pest suppression.

• BoraginaceaeRelated: Some Boraginaceae are investigated or used as host plants that support beneficial insects.

• Common brushtail possumRelated: Debates over possum control include proposals and concerns about biological methods.

• Crane flyRelated: Entomopathogenic nematodes can be used against some crane fly larvae.

• Egyptian mongooseRelated: Its consumption of rodents and insects can provide natural pest suppression.

• Ground beetleRelated: Predatory carabids can reduce slugs, weed seeds, and insect pests in fields.

• LinyphiidaeRelated: Linyphiids consume small crop pests and contribute to natural pest suppression.