Conservation Biological Control as an Important Tool in the Neotropical Region.

ABSTRACT: The history and recent developments of conservation biological control (CBC) in the context of industrialized and small-scale agriculture are discussed from theoretical framework available in the Neotropical region. A historical perspective is presented in terms of the transition of the way pests have been controlled since ancestral times, while some of these techniques persist in some areas cultivated on a small-scale agriculture. The context of industrialized agriculture sets the stage for the transition from chemical pesticides promoted in the green revolution to the more modern concept of IPM and finds in conservation biological an important strategy in relation to more sustainable pest management options meeting new consumer demands for cleaner products and services. However, it also

SUBMITTER: Vargas G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9709742 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature