How to Use BioWiki
What is BioWiki?
BioWiki is a practical horticultural Integrated Pest Management (IPM) reference library.
It brings together information on:
- Pests
- Beneficial insects
- Environmental drivers
- Monitoring
- Crop systems
- Biological control
- Biodiversity
- Integrated Pest Management
The aim is to help growers understand not only what a pest is, but why it occurs and how to manage it within a complete crop system.
New To IPM?
Start here:
- IPM Learning Path
- Biological Control & IPM Foundations
- Environmental Drivers Hub
- Monitoring & Thresholds Hub
If You Have Found A Pest
Follow this route:
- Pest ID Tool
- Pest page
- Species index
- Environment & Risk Factors page
- Host Plant Hub
- Biological control pages
Example:
Spider Mites ↓ Spider Mites Page ↓ Spider Mite Environment & Risk Factors ↓ Phytoseiulus persimilis ↓ Biological Control Strategy
If You Want To Use Biological Control
Start with:
If You Want To Reduce Pest Pressure
Visit:
- Environmental Drivers Hub
- Temperature
- Humidity & Leaf Wetness
- Plant Stress
- Water Management
- Photoperiod & Light
These pages explain why pest pressure changes.
If You Want To Improve Biodiversity
Visit:
- Encouraging Beneficial Insects
- Habitat Types For Beneficials
- Beneficial Insect Flower Calendar
- Alternative Prey & Banker Plants
- Hoverflies
Core BioWiki Sections
Pests
Identification, biology, monitoring and management.
Beneficials
Predators, parasitoids and nematodes used in biological control.
Environment
Climate, crop stress and environmental drivers of pest pressure.
Systems
IPM principles, monitoring, ecology and biological control strategy.
Crops
Crop-specific guidance and pest relationships.
Recommended Reading Paths
New Grower
IPM Learning Path → Foundations → Monitoring → Environment
Agronomist
Environmental Drivers → Pest Pressure → Predator–Prey Modelling
Nursery Manager
Biological Control Strategy → Beneficials → Biodiversity
Student
IPM Foundations → Pests → Beneficials → Environment
BioWiki Tools
The following tools complement the BioWiki reference library:
- Pest ID Tool
- Biocontrol Tool
- Release Planner
- Risk Engine
Start Here
If you are unsure where to begin: