Natural pest control saving billions

ScienceDaily
Sep 3, 2020, 9:56 am147 pts
Biological control of insect pests - where 'natural enemies' keep pests at bay - is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars, according to new research. Biological control involved the careful release of an exotic natural enemy from a pest's native habitat.

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