inoculative

An example of inoculative release occurs in greenhouse production of several crops.

They can be either an inundative or inoculative release.

The parasitoids multiply faster than the mealybugs, so there is no need of inoculative release.

Inoculative release is where only a limited number of the beneficial (helpful) organisms are collected and introduced into a pest area at the start of the season.

Physiologically, this is accomplished through inoculative freezing, the production of ice nucleating proteins, crystalloid compounds, and/or microbes.

Seasonal inoculative release requires the beneficials to be collected, mass-reared and released seasonally into annual crops as to maintain the beneficial population.

Augmentation, inoculative release and inundative release are different methods of biological control and all affect the target pest in different ways.

Relatively few natural enemies may be released at a critical time of the season (inoculative release) or millions may be released (inundative release).

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