biocontrol
biocontrol noun: the biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens.
Noun
biocontrol (countable and uncountable, plural biocontrols)
- The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens
- This included work on 3 species of Psyttalia and on Tetrastichus giffardii by S. Mohamed. Identifications were provided for biocontrol programs on olive fly, and we made several attempts to collect more olive fly parasitoids in Kenya.2022 September 6 (last accessed), United States Department of Agriculture, “Archived copy”, in AFRICAN TEPHRITIDAE: INVASIVE SPECIES THREATENING U.S. FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, archived from the...
Verb
biocontrol (third-person singular simple present biocontrols, present participle biocontrolling, simple past and past participle biocontrolled)
- To exercise such control
Forms of biocontrol
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | biocontrols |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | biocontrols |
| present participle | biocontrolling |
| past participle | biocontrolled |
| past | biocontrolled |
Origin of biocontrol
From bio- + control.
Questions about biocontrol
- What does biocontrol mean?
- Biocontrol means the biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens.
- What part of speech is biocontrol?
- Biocontrol can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of biocontrol?
- The plural of biocontrol is biocontrols.
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