biocontrol
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- Pest control by biological means. Any process using deliberately introduced living organisms to restrain the growth and development of other organisms, such as the introduction of predatory insects to control an insect pest. Synonym: biological control.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - abiotic, biopolymer, biosphere, catabolism, Endophyte, essential element, In vivo, infection, living modified organism, LMO, nitrogen assimilation, organism, quarantine, vitamin