Weed Management — Weedmgt Biologicalmethod
- Bioagent like insects, pathogen etc., and other animals are used to control weeds.
- Insect and pathogens infest weeds and they either reduce growth or kill weeds.
- Biological control method can reduce weeds but it is not possible to eradicate weeds.
| Bioagent | Weeds |
| Insect |
| Two beetles: Octotoma scabripennis and Uroplata giraldi | Lantana camara |
| Scale insect Dactylopius tomentosus. | Prickly-pear weed - Opuntia |
| Flea beetle Agasicles hygrophyla | Alligator weed – Alternanthera philoxeroides |
| Fish |
| Common carp (Cyprimus carpio) Chinese carp | Aquatic weeds |
| Mammals Manetee or sea-cow | Water hyacinth |
| Snails Marisa sp and other fresh water snails | Submerged weeds like coontail and algae |
| Fungi Rhizoctinia blight. | Hyacinth |
| Mites |
| Tetranychus sp | Prickly pear |
| Plants Cowpea as intercrop in sorghum | Effectively reduces the growth of weeds in sorghum |
