biocontrol

Speech parts

1. biocontrol - Noun

2. biocontrol - Verb

Meaning

biocontrol (countable and uncountable, plural biocontrols)

(biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens

biocontrol (third-person singular simple present biocontrols, present participle biocontrolling, simple past and past participle biocontrolled)

To exercise such control

Examples

This makes wasps critically important in the natural control of pest numbers (biocontrol). Source: Internet

This attempt at biocontrol failed, but the toads appeared to thrive and rapidly spread across the island. Source: Internet

This is a problem, given that the biocontrol solutions, the only ones that remain outside the scope of the newly-implemented no-treatment zones (ZNT), have not yet been perfected. Source: Internet

Following biocontrol successes in Australia and India, South Africa become the first African country to implement biocontrol against Parthenium in 2003. Source: Internet

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