biocontrol
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of biocontrol
Example Sentences
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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.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024
Dr Allison Blackwell of APS biocontrol, said that while the candidates would certainly get bitten, it should not be too bad.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023
Someday, a genetic biocontrol tool might emerge to help suppress the population, she said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Releasing insects that eat weeds, a technique called biocontrol, has worked against other plants, but so far researchers have not found anything that can be used against Spartina in China.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2023
Leaf-beetles can be used to as a biocontrol for invasive plants such as purple loosestrife.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
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