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Biological control is a component of an integrated pest management strategy. Biological control is keeping the population of an organism or harmful pests and weeds under check by means of natural predators, parasites and amensals. 

Pyrethrin is a natural insecticide extracted from the flowers of Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium.

Biopesticides is a broad term that encompasses both biological herbicides and biological insecticides.

Azadirachtin, Rotenone, Nicotine, and Pyrethrum are all well-known natural insecticides derived from plants.

Trichoderma fungus is a common biological control for a range of plant pathogens.

Thurioside is obtained from bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis, used as a bioinsecticide.

Bacillus thuringienesis  is a potent agent that can function as a biopesticide.

Xanthomonas campesteris is bacterial species that causes a variety of plant diseases,whereas the rest can be used as biopesticide.

Viruses of genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus , Baculoviruses are species-specific narrow spectrum biocontrol agents for plant pathogens.

Bacillus thuringiensis are regarded as excellent biocontrol agents for butterfly caterpillars, and hence used as bioinsecticide.