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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_pest_control Biological pest control] (also called ''Integrated Pest Management'') relies on useful organisms to deal with pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat. A particularly effective technique is to use one plant that repels the pest, and another that attracts it away from the food crop. See [[push-pull technology]].		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_pest_control Biological pest control] (also called ''Integrated Pest Management'') relies on useful organisms to deal with pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat. A particularly effective technique is to use one plant that repels the pest, and another that attracts it away from the food crop. See [[push-pull technology]].

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	==Useful online tools for planning biological pest control==		==Useful online tools for planning biological pest control==

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	Biological pest control (also called Integrated Pest Management) ~~is using~~ useful organisms to deal with pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat.		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_pest_control Biological pest control] (also called ''Integrated Pest Management'') relies on useful organisms to deal with pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat. A particularly effective technique is to use one plant that repels the pest, and another that attracts it away from the food crop. See [[push-pull technology]].

	~~A particularly effective technique is to use one plant that repels the pest, and another that attracts it away from the food crop~~. ~~See [[push~~-~~pull technology]]~~.		<html><object width="446" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ShimonSteinberg_2010X-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ShimonSteinberg-2010X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=994&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=shimon_steinberg_natural_pest_control_using_bugs;year=2010;theme=inspired_by_nature;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=a_taste_of_tedx;theme=evolution_s_genius;theme=a_greener_future;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=animals_that_amaze;event=TEDxTelAviv+2010;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="446" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ShimonSteinberg_2010X-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ShimonSteinberg-2010X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=994&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=shimon_steinberg_natural_pest_control_using_bugs;year=2010;theme=inspired_by_nature;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=a_taste_of_tedx;theme=evolution_s_genius;theme=a_greener_future;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=animals_that_amaze;event=TEDxTelAviv+2010;"></embed></object></html>

	~~The following are some useful~~ online tools for planning biological pest control:		==Useful online tools for planning biological pest control==
	*http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/biorationals/ - A tool where you select your pest and it gives a list of predators. Focused on North America.		*[http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/biorationals/ Biorationals: Ecological Pest Management Database] - A tool where you select your pest and it gives a list of predators. Focused on North America.
	*http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pestmgt/ipminov/bensuppl.htm - Lists suppliers of beneficial organisms in North America		*[http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pestmgt/ipminov/bensuppl.htm Lists suppliers of beneficial organisms in North America]
	*APHIS National Biological Control Institute (NBCI) - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/~~nbci~~/~~nbci.html~~		*[http://www.aphis.usda.gov/nbci/nbci.html APHIS National Biological Control Institute (NBCI)] - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service
	*APHIS Plant Protection Centers - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service - http://www.~~aphis~~.~~usda~~.~~gov~~/~~PPQ~~/~~bco/~~		*[http://www.aphis.usda.gov/PPQ/bco/ APHIS Plant Protection Centers] - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service
	*Auburn’s Biological Control Institute (BCI) - Auburn University - http://www.ag.~~auburn~~.edu/~~bci~~/~~bci~~.html		*[http://www.ag.auburn.edu/bci/bci.html Auburn’s Biological Control Institute (BCI)] - Auburn University
	*Cornell’s Biological Control Home Page - Cornell University - http://~~www~~.~~nysaes~~.~~cornell~~.edu~~:80/ent~~/~~biocontrol/index.html~~		*[http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu:80/ent/biocontrol/index.html Cornell’s Biological Control Home Page] - Cornell University
	*Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System - University of Florida - http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/		*[http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/ Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System] - University of Florida
	*Florida’s National IPM Network - University of Florida - http://~~hammock~~.~~ifas.ufl~~.edu/~~tmp~~/en.~~html~~		*[http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/tmp/en.html Florida’s National IPM Network] - University of Florida
	*NEB Guide - Biological Control of Insect and Mite Pests - University of Nebraska Cooperative Ext. - http://~~ianrwww~~.~~unl~~.edu/~~ianr/pubs/extnpubs/insects/g1251.HTM#SOURCES~~		*[http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pubs/extnpubs/insects/g1251.HTM#SOURCES NEB Guide - Biological Control of Insect and Mite Pests] - University of Nebraska Cooperative Ext.
	*North Carolina’s National IPM Network (North Carolina State University~~) -~~ http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/		*[http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/ North Carolina’s National IPM Network] - North Carolina State University
	*North Carolina State BioControl Contents - North Carolina State University - http://~~ipmwww~~.~~ncsu~~.edu/~~biocontrol~~/biocontrol.html		*[http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/biocontrol/biocontrol.html North Carolina State BioControl Contents] - North Carolina State University
	*Purdue’s Biological Control Laboratory - University of Purdue Cooperative Extension - http://www.~~entm~~.~~purdue~~.edu/~~entomology/bclab/biocontrol.html~~		*[http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/bclab/biocontrol.html Purdue’s Biological Control Laboratory] - University of Purdue Cooperative Extension
	*University of California IPM Home Page - University of California at Davis ~~- http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/~~		*[http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/ University of California IPM Home Page] - University of California at Davis

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	Biological pest control (also called Integrated Pest Management) is using useful organisms to deal with pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat.		Biological pest control (also called Integrated Pest Management) is using useful organisms to deal with pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat.

			A particularly effective technique is to use one plant that repels the pest, and another that attracts it away from the food crop. See [[push-pull technology]].

	The following are some useful online tools for planning biological pest control:		The following are some useful online tools for planning biological pest control:
			*http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/biorationals/ - A tool where you select your pest and it gives a list of predators. Focused on North America.
	http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/biorationals/ - A tool where you select your pest and it gives a list of predators. Focused on North America.		*http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pestmgt/ipminov/bensuppl.htm - Lists suppliers of beneficial organisms in North America
			*APHIS National Biological Control Institute (NBCI) - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/nbci/nbci.html
	http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pestmgt/ipminov/bensuppl.htm - Lists suppliers of beneficial organisms in North America		*APHIS Plant Protection Centers - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/PPQ/bco/
			*Auburn’s Biological Control Institute (BCI) - Auburn University - http://www.ag.auburn.edu/bci/bci.html
	APHIS National Biological Control Institute (NBCI) - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/nbci/nbci.html		*Cornell’s Biological Control Home Page - Cornell University - http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu:80/ent/biocontrol/index.html
			*Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System - University of Florida - http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/
	APHIS Plant Protection Centers - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/PPQ/bco/		*Florida’s National IPM Network - University of Florida - http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/tmp/en.html
			*NEB Guide - Biological Control of Insect and Mite Pests - University of Nebraska Cooperative Ext. - http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pubs/extnpubs/insects/g1251.HTM#SOURCES
	Auburn’s Biological Control Institute (BCI) - Auburn University - http://www.ag.auburn.edu/bci/bci.html		*North Carolina’s National IPM Network (North Carolina State University) - http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/
			*North Carolina State BioControl Contents - North Carolina State University - http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/biocontrol/biocontrol.html
	Cornell’s Biological Control Home Page - Cornell University - http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu:80/ent/biocontrol/index.html		*Purdue’s Biological Control Laboratory - University of Purdue Cooperative Extension - http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/bclab/biocontrol.html
			*University of California IPM Home Page - University of California at Davis - http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/
	Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System - University of Florida - http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/

	Florida’s National IPM Network - University of Florida - http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/tmp/en.html

	NEB Guide - Biological Control of Insect and Mite Pests - University of Nebraska Cooperative Ext. - http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pubs/extnpubs/insects/g1251.HTM#SOURCES

	North Carolina’s National IPM Network (North Carolina State University) - http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/

	North Carolina State BioControl Contents - North Carolina State University - http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/biocontrol/biocontrol.html

	Purdue’s Biological Control Laboratory - University of Purdue Cooperative Extension - http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/bclab/biocontrol.html

	University of California IPM Home Page - University of California at Davis - http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/

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	Biological pest control (also called Integrated Pest Management) is using useful organisms to deal pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat.		Biological pest control (also called Integrated Pest Management) is using useful organisms to deal with pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat.

	The following are some useful online tools for planning biological pest control:		The following are some useful online tools for planning biological pest control:

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	Biological pest control (also called Integrated Pest Management) is using useful organisms to deal pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat.		Biological pest control (also called Integrated Pest Management) is using useful organisms to deal pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat.

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Biological pest control (also called Integrated Pest Management) is using useful organisms to deal pest organisms. If you have grasshoppers destroying your vegetables, see it as an opportunity! Those grasshoppers represent energy and biological matter in your garden and all you have to do is convert that into a more desirable form. You can do this by getting turkeys; a turkey can transform 3kg of grasshopper into 1kg of valuable meat.

The following are some useful online tools for planning biological pest control:

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/biorationals/ - A tool where you select your pest and it gives a list of predators. Focused on North America.

http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pestmgt/ipminov/bensuppl.htm - Lists suppliers of beneficial organisms in North America

APHIS National Biological Control Institute (NBCI) - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/nbci/nbci.html

APHIS Plant Protection Centers - USDA Animal and Plant Health Service - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/PPQ/bco/

Auburn’s Biological Control Institute (BCI) - Auburn University - http://www.ag.auburn.edu/bci/bci.html

Cornell’s Biological Control Home Page - Cornell University - http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu:80/ent/biocontrol/index.html

Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System - University of Florida - http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/

Florida’s National IPM Network - University of Florida - http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/tmp/en.html

NEB Guide - Biological Control of Insect and Mite Pests - University of Nebraska Cooperative Ext. - http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pubs/extnpubs/insects/g1251.HTM#SOURCES

North Carolina’s National IPM Network (North Carolina State University) - http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/

North Carolina State BioControl Contents - North Carolina State University - http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/biocontrol/biocontrol.html

Purdue’s Biological Control Laboratory - University of Purdue Cooperative Extension - http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/bclab/biocontrol.html

University of California IPM Home Page - University of California at Davis - http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/