Biopesticides are natural or low-risk pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals. They can control pests by non-toxic mechanisms leading to safer options for the environment. This lecture defines key terms used in biopesticides and biological control including biopesticides, biocontrol agents, mass multiplication, and their uses in agriculture as alternatives to chemical pesticides.
Biopesticides are natural or low-risk pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals. They can control pests by non-toxic mechanisms leading to safer options for the environment. This lecture defines key terms used in biopesticides and biological control including biopesticides, biocontrol agents, mass multiplication, and their uses in agriculture as alternatives to chemical pesticides.
Biopesticides are natural or low-risk pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals. They can control pests by non-toxic mechanisms leading to safer options for the environment. This lecture defines key terms used in biopesticides and biological control including biopesticides, biocontrol agents, mass multiplication, and their uses in agriculture as alternatives to chemical pesticides.
Biopesticides are natural or low-risk pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals. They can control pests by non-toxic mechanisms leading to safer options for the environment. This lecture defines key terms used in biopesticides and biological control including biopesticides, biocontrol agents, mass multiplication, and their uses in agriculture as alternatives to chemical pesticides.