Biocontrol of Insects and Weeds
The Biocontrol/IPM Group in the Plant Protection Section of the Maryland Department of
Agriculture develops, manages, and evaluates biological and IPM programs for insects and
weeds. Insect pest species include Mexican bean beetle, Colorado potato beetle, and corn earworm.
Weeds include various thistles, multiflora rose, hedge bindweed, and phragmites. Various
species of insects are reared to support pest suppression, rearing, establishment, or
evaluation programs in biological control. The Section also manages a
federally-certified quarantine facility which has received and processed tens of
thousands of beneficial insects from overseas cooperators.
Click on a link in the top box on the right for more information about specific projects.
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