Biocontrol
noun, verb
noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens countable, uncountable
"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
- 1 To exercise such control
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From bio- + control.
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