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Host-specific insects introduced in Teton County for biological control

JACKSON, Wyo. — Teton County Weed and Pest (TCWP) is currently using biological control agents to reduce the competitiveness of seven invasive species, with newly approved host-specific agents on the horizon. TCWP implements classical biological control, which TCWP Entomologist Mikenna Smith defines as the practice of importing and releasing host-specific natural enemies, usually insects, to […]