How many of you believe that biopesticides are an invention of the 20th Century??
Ask your grandparents how they would protect their crops from aphids. Without hesitating, they will answer: “with ladybugs!” Although it has existed as long as man has been growing plants, with the use of chemical products, knowledge about biological control was lost. Because these products are not without effects on human health, a return to more natural methods is under way. Birds, insects, soaps, all these biological products can be put to good use in this battle! “The use of biological agents to fight against pests is older than we think” says Dr. Guertin, researcher at the INRS-Institut Armand Frappier. Since 1992, Dr. Guertin and his team have specialized in the development of bioinsecticides, i.e., biopesticides directed against insect pests. Useful in helping to avoid insect epidemics such as grasshoppers or mosquitoes and in reducing the risks associated with too many birds near airports, bioinsecticides allow us to treat natural forests, as well as agricultural and aquatic mi
