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
There has been a substantial increase in commercialization of biocontrol products, such as beneficial insects, cultivated predators and natural or non-toxic pest control products.
From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018
Among other methods, current biocontrol strategies against the mold involve dousing fields with the nontoxic version of the fungus, which would hypothetically leave no place for toxic A. flavus to colonize.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 19, 2017
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