biocontrol

[bahy-oh-kuhn-trohl]

noun

1. biological control.

biocontrol

1. See biological control

Word History and Origins

Origin of biocontrol¹

bio- + control

Example Sentences

When these oomycetes are infected by certain mycoviruses, however, their ability to cause disease can be weakened -- a phenomenon known as hypovirulence -- making mycoviruses potential biocontrol agents.

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Denver and his co-authors -- biologists and crop and soil scientists at OSU -- note that the history of biocontrol of agricultural pests is somewhat checkered, in part because unintended consequences for non-target species remain understudied and hard to predict.

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One biocontrol effort involving the introduction of a non-native snail, they point out, led to the extinction of hundreds of native snail species on Hawai'i and other Pacific islands.

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"Beyond factors like rising global temperatures and habitat loss, gastropods have historically suffered greatly from poorly designed and executed biocontrol attempts."

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The scientists conclude that sunflower stem extracts could be used as a natural biocontrol agent to prevent postharvest disease in fruit.

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