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Biological Control of Pests of Oil Palm

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Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture

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If pesticide usage is significantly reduced by greater use and conservation of natural enemies and other non-chemical methods the problems with non-target organisms and of rapid rebound of target pests will be automatically alleviated. In order to appreciate the biological workings and ecological basis of biological control it is desirable to have an idea of different pest groups and their major characteristic natural enemies.

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Ponnamma, K.N. (2001). Biological Control of Pests of Oil Palm. In: Upadhyay, R.K., Mukerji, K.G., Chamola, B.P. (eds) Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1377-3_15

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