By Jonathan Lloyd, PhD, Freelance agricultural consultant, researcher and writer
This piece represents the views of the author and not necessarily the views of KNect365 Life Sciences or the Crop Innovations and Regulations conference series.
There is a growing interest in the use of biological control agents for crop protection, however biologicals, rightly or wrongly, are being held to the same standards for efficacy and overall performance as conventional pesticides even though they offer other benefits. However there are a number of constrains to using biological control agents for crop protection in practice, but there is evidence that through application with a carefully selected adjuvant that many of these constraints can be overcome, and the efficient of bio-controls can be improved.