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

• Companion plantingNarrower topic: Companion planting can recruit predators and parasitoids that attack crop pests.

• Host specificityNarrower topic: Narrow host specificity can reduce risks to non-target species in parasite-based control.

• European rabbitNarrower topic: Viral diseases have been deployed as biological controls against invasive rabbit populations.

• CocoonNarrower topic: Cocoon-forming parasitoids can help control agricultural insect pests.

• ParasitoidNarrower topic: Parasitoids are widely used as natural enemies in pest-control programs.

• GranivoreNarrower topic: Predators of granivores can indirectly protect seeds and crops.

• Weed controlNarrower topic: Biological control applies the broader strategy of using natural enemies to suppress unwanted plants.

• Water hyacinthNarrower topic: Introduced herbivorous insects have been used to suppress water hyacinth.

• NeuropteraNarrower topic: Neuropteran predators can reduce pest populations without relying solely on insecticides.

• Cattle egretNarrower topic: By eating insects around livestock, cattle egrets can contribute to natural pest suppression.

• Grass carpNarrower topic: Grass carp is used as a living agent against excessive aquatic vegetation.

• KudzuNarrower topic: Researchers have investigated insects and plant pathogens as possible ways to suppress kudzu.

• Fire antNarrower topic: Researchers have tested pathogens and parasites as controls for invasive fire-ant populations.

• Parasitoid waspNarrower topic: Parasitoid wasps suppress pest insects without relying solely on chemical pesticides.

• Rove beetleNarrower topic: Predatory rove beetles can suppress pests in crops and other managed habitats.

• CoccinellidaeNarrower topic: Predatory ladybirds are released or conserved to reduce crop-damaging insects.

• OpuntiaNarrower topic: The moth Cactoblastis cactorum is a celebrated biological-control agent against invasive Opuntia.

• Pholcus phalangioidesNarrower topic: Its capture of insects and other arthropods can contribute to indoor pest control.

• TachinidaeNarrower topic: Tachinids are used or conserved as natural enemies of crop and forest pests.

• Weaver antNarrower topic: Weaver ants are deployed as predators to reduce insect pests in orchards.

• Coccinella septempunctataNarrower topic: This predator can reduce aphid numbers without relying solely on pesticides.

• TephritidaeNarrower topic: Parasitoids and sterile-male releases are among the approaches used against tephritid pests.