Preface to “Beneficial insects and mites: their ecology and potential in pest control”
Abstract
Biological control is again at the centre of sustainable pest management. In many agricultural and horticultural systems, dependence on chemical pesticides is increasingly constrained by development of pesticide resistance, regulatory and market expectations, and the ecological costs of disrupting beneficial arthropod communities...
Fields of Study & Subjects
Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
Insect Pheromone Research and Control
Insect behavior and control techniques
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Insect Biodiversity
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 4–5
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026