Prospects for combining biological weed control with integrated crop production systems, and with sensitive management of alpine pastures in Switzerland.

摘要

Two examples of integrating biological weed control into ecologically sound pest management systems in arable crops are described: combining living mulch and biological weed control in maize, and late weed control to favour predators and biologicalcontrol of Amaranthus spp. in sugarbeet. The prospects for biological control in sensitive pasture management of alpine regions are discussed.