biological pest control

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biological
adjective
uk
/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
connected with the natural processes of ...
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pest
noun[C]
uk
/pest/us
/pest/
an insect or small animal that is harmful or ...
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control
noun
uk
/kənˈtrəʊl/us
/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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It is also a function of abiologicalpestcontrol program.
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Bacteria can also be used in the place of pesticides in thebiologicalpestcontrol.
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No agents ofbiologicalpestcontrol have been established.
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Their larvae are predatory and feed on aphids and members of this genus have been used inbiologicalpestcontrol.
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These practices may include cover crops, manures, compost, crop rotation, intercropping, andbiologicalpestcontrol.
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Instead, mechanical andbiologicalpestcontrol methods and pest-resistant varieties are required.
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Reduction in use of prophylactic and synthetic chemicals, as well as use ofbiologicalpestcontrols, showed a smaller difference, as both of these were also frequently adopted by non-participants.
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I have in mind, in particular, some of the methods of controlling pests through naturalbiologicalpestcontrol, using predators.
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Biologicalpestcontrol, for example, which is very important to organic management, is included under the heading of biotech.
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With genetic engineering, we now have, for the first time, an opportunity to implementbiologicalpest control on a broad basis, and this will really help to solve environmental problems.
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The principal methods of organic farming include crop rotation, green manures and compost,biologicalpestcontrol, and mechanical cultivation.
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Upon sustaining these goals, organic agriculture uses techniques such as crop rotation, permaculture, compost, green manure andbiologicalpestcontrol.
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Topics covered include mite and tick behavior, biochemistry, biology,biologicalpestcontrol, ecology, evolution, morphology, physiology, systematics, and taxonomy.
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Biologicalpestcontrol is the use of natural mechanisms such as predation to limit the growth and prevalence of a pest.
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Several of these beetles are used as agents ofbiologicalpestcontrol against noxious weeds.
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All known fairyflies are parasitoids of the eggs of other insects, and several species have been successfully used asbiologicalpestcontrol agents.
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This method ofbiologicalpestcontrol has shown some success.
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Agents ofbiologicalpestcontrol have proved effective for these mole crickets.
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