biological pest control, Tag

We know praying mantises are carnivorous – they’ve been documented consuming frogs, lizards, and snakes. But they also kill and consume small birds like hummingbirds, according to new research from zoologists in Switzerland...

The papaya mealybug is a particularly nasty pest that rips through papaya, eggplant, and tomato crops in southern India, but it's hard to control since it is resistant to conventional pesticides...