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Meaning of biocontrol | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens

countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

bioconvection bioconversion biocorrelation biocorrosion biocosmetic biocremation