biocontrol
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Definition of biocontrol
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens
“This included work on 3 species of Psyttalia and on Tetrastichus giffardii by S. Mohamed. Identifications were provided for biocontrol programs on olive fly, and we made several attempts to collect more olive fly parasitoids in Kenya.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens
“This included work on 3 species of Psyttalia and on Tetrastichus giffardii by S. Mohamed. Identifications were provided for biocontrol programs on olive fly, and we made several attempts to collect more olive fly parasitoids in Kenya.”
verb
- To exercise such control
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Etymology
From bio- + control.
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