Strategic Objectives
• Eliminate synthetic toxins from your food chain and environment.
• Restore the natural predatory balance of your local ecosystem.
• Identify and deploy specific beneficial insects and microbes.
• Build a self-sustaining garden or farm that defends itself.
The Core Challenge
Chemical pesticides are a failing sticking-plaster that destroys soil health and creates resistant super-pests.
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The Paradigm of Biocontrol
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The History of Natural Defense
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The Ecology of the Garden
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The Predator’s Role
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The Parasitoid Strategy
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Microbial Warfare
07
The Fungal Frontier
08
Beneficial Nematodes
09
Augmentation Strategies
10
Conservation Biocontrol
11
The Role of Pheromones
12
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
13
Host-Plant Resistance
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The Microbiome of the Soil
15
Classical Biocontrol
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The Risks of Introduction
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Habitat Manipulation
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Viruses as Protectors
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Economic Thresholds
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Legal and Regulatory Frameworks
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