#biologicalcontrol — Public Fediverse posts
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#Prosena #siberita (#Tachinidae, #Diptera) is a species of #fly native to #Europe, #Asia, and Australia; it has been present in the #USA as an introduced species (#neozoon) since around 1925, as its #larvae are #parasitoids of beetles of #Scarabaeidae and were used for the #biologicalcontrol of the Japanese beetle. The #adults feed on nectar.
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin, August 2026
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Minnesota’s Japanese beetles aren’t gone, but a tiny parasitic fly may finally slow them https://www.allforgardening.com/1895438/minnesotas-japanese-beetles-arent-gone-but-a-tiny-parasitic-fly-may-finally-slow-them/ #BiologicalControl #DearMasterGardenerResponse #garden #gardening #JapaneseBeetles #minnesota #ParasiticFly #SoutheastMinnesota #WinsomeFly
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🦫 Could Beavers Help Tackle One Of Climate Change’s Fastest-Growing Challenges? [UK] 🦫
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-change-beavers-hidden-battle-against-britains-rome-cook-frgve/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx26r1gz1x8o <-- shared media article, “Beavers have helped reduce flood risk…”
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https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/saving-species/beavers <-- shared overview, beavers in the UK
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https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5738979/beavers-britain-climate-change-flooding <-- shared media article, “As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers”
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https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/reintroductions-key-species/key-species/eurasian-beaver <-- shared reintroduction overview
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https://youtu.be/NXZjt1M6loY?si=pwjU0t1GXxGLfNnD <-- shared video, “Watch the moment wild beavers return to Cornwall” [UK]
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https://youtu.be/65HBgO33GDo?si=2qfBAa2Qaz23I81g <-- shared video, “First Beavers in Bedfordshire in over 400 years” [UK]
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https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-work/our-projects/scottish-beavers/ <-- shared overview, beaver reintroduction into Scotland
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https://youtu.be/vCjvCQHX7mQ?si=fJS9E1wi0LyDq5Fw <-- shared video, “Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River — What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was [amazing]”
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H/T @RomeCook
“In [this] article, [the author] explore[s]:
🌿 How beaver-created wetlands support biodiversity
🦟 Their potential influence on mosquitoes and other insect pests
🕷️ The indirect role they may play in tick ecology
🦇 How dragonflies, bats, birds, amphibians and beneficial insects contribute to natural pest regulation
🚜 What this could mean for sustainable agriculture and agroforestry
🌍 Why this matters for biodiversity, farming, and human and animal health in a changing climate…
The beaver isn’t simply creating wetlands. It may be rebuilding the ecological balance that our landscapes have gradually lost….”
#Beavers #BeaverConference2026 #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Entomology #IntegratedPestManagement #BiologicalControl #Agroforestry #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateChange #OneHealth #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Research #ResearchCollaboration #Wildlife #EcosystemServices #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #trophiccascade #Rewilding #Nature #SpeciesReintroduction #Environment #EcosystemEngineers #nature #restoration #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #hydrology #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer # agriculture #benefits #agroforestry #vegetation #waterquality #ecology #ecosystem #restoration #riversystemsstabilisation #climatechange -
Gardeners urged to take torch into garden this June for ‘early warning system’ https://www.allforgardening.com/1808102/gardeners-urged-to-take-torch-into-garden-this-june-for-early-warning-system/ #BBCGardenersWorld #BiologicalControl #garden #GardenPests #gardener #Gardener'sWorldAdvice #gardening #PestControlAdvice #pests #VineWeevil #VineWeevils
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Look! Cinnabar moth!
Last summer I was surprised to find cinnabar moth caterpillars feeding on the native pahokoraka, Senecio quadridentatus, in the middle of Christchurch city, NZ. Cinnabar moths were released to control the European pasture weed ragwort back in the 1940s.
I collected four caterpillars and fed them on pahokoraka leaves until they pupated on 16 January. I put them on some scrunched up newsprint in a plastic container and put that outside in a shaded area of our garden. Today, three adult moths emerged.
They're day-flying moths which retain the poisons of their host plants and advertise that to would-be predators with their bright colours,
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Paper out in British Journal of Entomology and Natural History soon. Arnold, S.E.J., Fountain, M.T., Silva, C.X., & Wamonje, F. O. The introduced parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is widespread in fruit-growing regions of England. BJENH, 37. [14/14]
#BiologicalControl #IntroducedSpecies #ParasitoidWasp #Biocontrol #EcosystemServices #Horticulture #AgriculturalEntomology #Entomology
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Ultimately, what does this mean for UK biocontrol? It may mean that we will see a smaller species richness of aphid parasitoids active on some farms, which may or may not affect our ability to control aphids. We'll have to see what happens. [12/]
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#Invasive alien plants have significant negative impacts on #agriculture and #ecosystems. Assessment of the main environmental #weeds which should be targeted in Europe for classical #BiologicalControl - article in Weed Research (2023, vol. 63, issue 4, pp. 218-231) by Vincent Lesieur and others - https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12582
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Farmers hopeful fireweed biocontrol passes CSIRO testing Farmers hope plans to import a South African weevil that feeds on fireweed could eradicate the pest weed from pastures. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-17/south-african-weevil-for-fireweed-biocontrol-gains-funding/12665620 #BiologicalControl #BroadLeafWeeds #PerennialWeeds #GrassWeed #Weeding #Rural
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Pests vs pets: 'Rogue' rabbit virus horrifies pet owners Farmers are keen to weaponise a deadly new rabbit virus but, with no vaccine, rabbit lovers and commercial breeders are fearful. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-15/rabbit-virus-rhdv2/12024486 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #MiscellaneousAnimalProduction #DiseasesandDisorders #AgriculturalCrops #BiologicalControl #InvasiveSpecies #ControlMethods #Livestock