Changes in
production practices and the use of agricultural
additives are often necessary for biological control
to be successful. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
is an alternative to unilateral intervention strategies
using agrochemicals, with a wider focus on the
ecology of the insect pests as well as the crop plants,
based on the use of complementary tactics and the
adoption of cultivation techniques that favor plant
diversity. Pest control in this type of approach is
initially based on natural agents such as pathogens,
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