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Biocontrol Warriors: Unveiling Nature's Assassins

Explore the world of biological control through captivating images revealing predators, parasites, and pathogens in action. Witness wasps, flies, beetles, viruses, and fungi in the ultimate battle against pests. Dive into the intricate relationships between insects and microorganisms as they play their roles in nature's ecosystem. Educational slide show by Erica Jenkins and Howard Russell from Michigan State University's Pesticide Education.

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Biocontrol Warriors: Unveiling Nature's Assassins

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  1. PredatorParasite or Pathogen? A slide show adventure in Biological Control Erica Jenkins, Michigan State University Pesticide Education

  2. 1 Wasp larvae coming out of a caterpillar

  3. 2 Long-legged fly with a captured leafhopper

  4. 3 Wasps coming out of aphid bodies.

  5. 4 Wasp pupae on a caterpillar

  6. 5 Rove beetles eating a maggot

  7. 6 The top caterpillar is infected with a virus.

  8. 7 Green cloverworms infected with a fungus

  9. 8 A tiny wasp injects eggs into a plant bug nymph

  10. 9 A fly infected with a fungus

  11. 10 A scorpion eating a cricket

  12. 11 The Japanese beetle larva (grub) on the right has milky disease caused by a bacteria.

  13. 12 A spider eating an insect.

  14. 13 A lacewing larva eating an aphid Howard Russel, Michigan State University

  15. 14 A spider eating a moth

  16. 15 A wasp lays eggs inside a gypsy moth caterpillar.

  17. 16 A big-eyed bug glues a whitefly to a leaf and eats it.

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