Biological control of insect pests in British Columbia greenhouses

通过该计划获得的设备将促进有关不列颠哥伦比亚省农业部门虫害管理的研究。开展节肢动物捕食者和拟寄生虫生物防治重点害虫研究。昆虫和其他节肢动物害虫继续对不列颠哥伦比亚省的农业生产产生重大的经济影响。新的有害物种继续通过与国际贸易有关的偶然引进或作为与气候变化有关的范围扩大的结果引入农业。通过生物防治对害虫进行管理，为农业中化学农药的使用提供了一种可持续的、基于生态的替代方案。昆虫工业生产用于害虫生物防治的掠食性和寄生性节肢动物。昆虫公司大量涌现

Equipment acquired through this program will facilitate research regarding management of insect pests in the British Columbia (BC) agricultural sector. We will conduct research on the use of arthropod predators and parasitoids for biological control of key pest species. Insect and other arthropod pests continue to have substantial economic impact on agricultural production in BC. New pest species continue to be introduced into agriculture either through accidental introductions related to international trade, or as a consequence of range expansions associated with climate change. Management of pests via biological control provides a sustainable ecologically-based alternative to the use chemical pesticides in agriculture. The insectary industry produces predatory and parasitic arthropods used for biological control of pest species. Insectary companies mass rear