Editing Pest control (section)

====Biological pest control====
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[[File:Cotesia9061.8.15.07.c.jpg|thumb|[[Biological pest control]]: [[parasitoid wasp]] (''[[Cotesia congregata]])'' adult with pupal cocoons on its host, a tobacco hornworm ''[[Manduca sexta]]'' (green background)]]

Biological pest control is a method of controlling pests such as [[insect]]s and [[mite]]s by [[bioeffector|using other organisms]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Flint, Maria Louise |author2=Dreistadt, Steve H. |editor=Clark, Jack K. |title=Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control |publisher=University of California Press |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-520-21801-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FBJvpMqcV9UC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515072525/https://books.google.com/books?id=FBJvpMqcV9UC&printsec=frontcover |archive-date=15 May 2016 }}</ref> It relies on [[predation]], [[parasitism]], [[Herbivore|herbivory]], [[Parasitoid|parasitody]] or other natural mechanisms, but typically also involves an active human management role. Classical biological control involves the introduction of natural enemies of the pest that are bred in the laboratory and released into the environment. An alternative approach is to augment the natural enemies that occur in a particular area by releasing more, either in small, repeated batches, or in a single large-scale release. Ideally, the released organism will breed and survive, and provide long-term control.<ref>{{cite web|title=Augmentation: The Periodic Release of Natural Enemies |url=http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/fea104.html |publisher=University of Wisconsin |access-date=27 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317104655/http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/fea104.html |archive-date=17 March 2016 }}</ref> Biological control can be an important component of an [[integrated pest management]] programme.

For example: mosquitoes are often controlled by putting ''Bt [[Bacillus thuringiensis]]'' ssp. ''israelensis'', a bacterium that infects and kills mosquito larvae, in local water sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05556.html|title=''Bacillus thuringienis'' Factsheet|publisher=[[Colorado State University]]|access-date=2 June 2010}}</ref> <!--needs rewrite from that article-->