Pest species are part of the wider ecology of farmland and are exposed to a wide range of predators and parasitoids. These predators and parasitoids are collectively known as "Natural Enemies". Some will attack a wide range of pest species and others can be species specific.
This section is focused on the predators and parasitoids of key crop pests.
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