The genus of baculoviruses, Nucleopolyhedrovirus is an effective biocontrol agent attributed to its specificity. This very trait makes it a... View Article
Any potential microbe, virus or bacteria which can cause or inflict a disease is a pathogen. The severity of the disease symptoms corresponds to... View Article
They are organic, natural renewable sources of energy that help to retain water and vital nutrients in the soil in order for the plants to grow... View Article
Phytophthora (bioherbicides), Trichoderma (biofungicides), B. sphaericus, Bacillus thuringiensis (bioinsecticides) are some of the commonly used... View Article
Most of the Baculoviruses are the genus of Nucleopolyhedrovirus, which are used as biological control agents. They are pathogenic, attacking... View Article
Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) is a widely used bacterial biopesticide effective against insect pests. It is known to produce an insecticidal... View Article
Trichoderma genus entails medicinal and edible mushrooms in addition to pathogenic ones. Members of this genus are made use in producing... View Article
Yes. Trichoderma can be considered as Biopesticide. It is a free-living, filamentous fungus, which is avirulent, and an opportunistic plant... View Article
Mycofungicides - chemicals synthesized by fungi against other fungus. Since it is an interference to the growth of other fungi, it is an... View Article
Beekeepers, honey farmers or apiarists are apiculturists responsible for keeping honey bees in bee hives or other such receptacles. Apiculture... View Article
Apiculture produces wax and honey, which are used in cosmetic industries, pharmaceutical industries, polishing industries. The medicinal value of... View Article
It is called apiculture or beekeeping. It involves maintaining bee colonies to collect honey and other products produced by the hives such as... View Article
Pat Roy Mooney Biopiracy, a term was coined by Pat Roy Mooney - a Canadian environmentalist in the early 1990s. He used the term to describe a... View Article
In 1956, Dimethoate was synthesized to control or kill insects such as the housefly. Although today they are used in farming in several... View Article
Boric acid is said to be one of the most commonly used chemicals in pest control. It can be derived in several forms hence is economical. There... View Article
Mycorrhizae serve as an effective biofertilizer by forming a symbiotic association of a fungus with roots of higher plants. Thereby allowing... View Article
The answer is no. Agaricus is not a biofertilizer. It is a genus of mushrooms whose members contain both poisonous and edible species. See... View Article
Protozoans are microscopic and unicellular organisms. They are parasitic or free-living entities. They can multiply rapidly and can cause various... View Article
On May 16th, 1985 three British Antarctic Survey scientists - Brian Gardiner, Joe Farman and Jonathan Shanklin introduced the world to something... View Article
Depending upon its occurrence, ozone can be either good ozone or bad ozone. Good ozone occurs in the stratosphere, the upper atmosphere... View Article
