Biological Pest Control Made Practical

Identify pests, explore host plants, learn about beneficial insects and build effective biological control programmes.

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Practical biological pest control

Biological pest control doesn't have to be complicated

Whether you're managing a commercial crop, greenhouse, polytunnel or your own garden, BioPredator helps you move from “Something is damaging my plants” to “I know what it is and how to manage it.”

BioPredator combines practical horticultural experience, pest biology and biological control knowledge to make Integrated Pest Management easier to understand and apply.

Identify the problem

Use the Pest Identification Tool to narrow down likely pests from the symptoms and damage you can see.

Identify a Pest

Start with your plant

Search by crop or garden plant to discover the pests most likely to affect it and follow links to detailed guidance.

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Understand and manage

Learn about pest biology, life cycles, damage symptoms, environmental risks and biological control options.

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A clearer route to control

How BioPredator Works

Follow the problem from its first symptoms through to a practical, long-term biological control programme.

1

Find the plant

Begin with the crop or plant being affected.

2

Identify the pest

Compare symptoms, damage and visible pest signs.

3

Understand the risk

Learn how biology, temperature and environment affect it.

4

Choose controls

Explore suitable predators, parasitoids and IPM actions.

5

Monitor success

Track pest pressure and adjust the programme over time.

Knowledge you can use

Built for practical IPM decisions

BioPredator is designed to help professional growers, advisers, students and gardeners understand what is happening in the crop and decide what to do next.

The emphasis is not simply on killing pests. It is on understanding the growing system and creating conditions where biological controls can work effectively.

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  • ✓ Practical biological control guidance
  • ✓ Pest and damage identification tools
  • ✓ Plant-first pest searching
  • ✓ Detailed pest and beneficial profiles
  • ✓ Environmental and life-cycle information
  • ✓ Free access for growers and gardeners

Not sure where to begin?

Start with what you can see

Answer a few simple questions about the plant, pest or damage and narrow down the most likely cause.

Start Pest Identification

From pest pressure to biological balance.

The aim isn’t simply to kill pests; it’s to build resilient growing systems where beneficial insects do most of the work.

Biopredator helps you choose the right organisms, at the right time, under the right conditions – so your chemistry is a safety net, not a crutch.

  • 84+ pest profiles and BioWiki pages
  • 33+ beneficial insect and mite profiles
  • 217+ knowledge pages, tools and crop modules