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Practical guidance on pests, beneficial insects, crop ecology and biological control — designed to help growers, gardeners, students and advisers understand how pest management systems actually work.

Learn the system, not just the pest

Biological pest control works best when pest biology, beneficial insects, crop growth and the environment are considered together.

Use the sections below to identify pests, understand their natural enemies, explore plant–pest relationships and learn how to build more stable IPM systems.

Learning module

Encouraging Beneficial Insects

Learn how habitat, plants, environment, seasonality and management influence naturally occurring predators and parasitoids.

  • Core principles
  • Plants and planting mixes
  • Environment and seasonality
  • Population cycles
  • Chemical control within IPM
Explore beneficial insects → Reference

BioWiki

Explore species-based information on horticultural pests, beneficial organisms and the environmental factors that influence them.

Open BioWiki → Identification

Identify a Pest

Work through crop damage, pest appearance and other clues to narrow down the most likely horticultural pest.

Start pest identification → Plant-first learning

Plants & Pests

Start with the plant you are growing and explore the pests most commonly associated with it.

Explore plants →

Not sure where to start?

1
See damage?

Start with the Pest Identification Tool.

2
Know the pest?

Use BioWiki and the solution pages to understand it.

3
Want longer-term control?

Learn how to encourage beneficial insects and improve habitat.

4
Need to make a decision?

Move into the Biopredator tools for risk, recommendations and planning.

Put the learning into practice

Biopredator's tools can help translate what you observe in the crop into practical IPM decisions.

Pest Identification Risk Engine Biocontrol Recommendation Tool Release Planner