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Insect biological control shields tropical forests

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An international team of scientists, involving entomologists, conservation biologists, agro-ecologists and geographers, has just revealed how on-farm biological control can slow the pace of tropical deforestation and avert biodiversity loss on a macro-scale. The case study concerns biological control of the invasive mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti with the introduced host-specific parasitic wasp Anagyrus lopezi in Southeast Asia.

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"Insect biological control shields tropical forests", MachPrinciple, January 08, 2019, https://machprinciple.com/post/Insect-biological-control-shields-tropical-forests

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