biopesticide

British  

/ ˌbaɪəʊˈpɛstɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means

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Other Word Forms

• biopesticidal adjective

Example Sentences

The researchers showed that the biopesticide efficiently kills both ordinary and chemical-pesticide-resistant mosquitoes when included in standard baits.

From Science Daily

This discovery suggested the bacterium could be the first biopesticide for use against disease-transmitting mosquitoes.

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Early tests also found that the biopesticide has no evident toxic effects on mammalian cells, is readily ingested by mosquitoes when dissolved in standard mosquito baits, and -- unlike chemical insecticides -- does not lead to the development of genetic resistance in mosquitoes even after ten generations of mild exposure.

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Even when the biopesticide didn't kill the insects, it largely reversed their chemical insecticide resistance.

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At the highest dose of 200 mg/ml, the biopesticide wiped out the vast majority of the mosquitoes in the MosquitoSphere facilities, and the researchers' mathematical modeling suggested that it would dramatically reduce local mosquito populations in real-world conditions.

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