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Raj PPT - 2
Raj PPT - 2
Presentation
On
PREsenED BY
RAJENDRA KUMAR SINGH
Priti gupta
B.TECH.(BT) – 7th SEM.
What is Biological Control?
De Bach (1964) -
“The action of parasites, predators or pathogens in
maintaining another organism’s density at a lower
average than would occur in their absence.”
Predators
•Predators, such as lady beetles and lacewings,
are mainly free-living species that consume a
large number of prey during their lifetime.
Parasites
•An organism that lives intimately in, or
on, a host organism from which it derives
nourishment.
Parasitoid
•A parasitoid is an organism that spends a
significant portion of its life history
attached to or within a single host organism
which it ultimately kills (and often
consumes) in the process.
Pathogen
•A pathogen , infectious agent, or more
commonly germ, is a biological agent that
causes disease or illness to its host .
Biological Control Agents (BCAs)
BCAs can be classified as follows :
Macrobial : beneficial nematodes, …
•Introduction or Importation
If sufficient effective natural enemies are not present
to control pests, introduction of effective natural enemy
species is necessary.
• Augmentation
Augmentation is the periodic release of a natural
enemy that does not occur naturally in sufficient
numbers to keep a pest below damaging levels
• Conservation
Conservation as a biological control method includes
crop management practices that protect and
encourage natural enemies and increase their impact
on pests
Biopesticides and Bio-control Agents
•Biopesticides are derived from animals, plants and micro-organisms such
as bacteria and viruses.
Forester Moth
Trichogramma Corcyra cephalonica (lepidopterous pest)
Butterflies / skippers, moths
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is an order of
insect that includes moths
and butterflies. It is one of Scientific classification
the most speciose orders in Kingdom: Animalia
the class Insecta,
Phylum: Arthropoda
encompassing moths and
the three superfamilies of Class: Insecta
•It completes its life cycle on the eggs of lepidopteran pests. Duration of different
stages are as follows –
•A single adult female lays about 100 eggs. It can fly up to 18-20 m.
Biodiversity of Trichogramma species used in INDIA
200 Hosts ,26 Species from India, 7 spp Lab Prod.
They are very important biological control agents because they kill pests
before they hatch and start feeding on your crop.
Trichogramma (Corcyra
cephalonica)
Egg collection from adults
•For field release, the trichocards are cut into small pieces
and the pieces are stapled underneath the leaves. This
method is relatively easier and the distribution of the
parasitoid is uniform.
Release of Tricho
card released in
the Rice field
Why use Trichogramma?