Examples of biocontrol in a Sentence
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Insects have also gone rogue after being released for biocontrol.
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Nala Rogers, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Such disasters have inspired backlash against biocontrol, sullying its public image and spooking policymakers.
—Nala Rogers, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Releasing insects that eat weeds, a technique called biocontrol, has worked against other plants, but so far researchers have not found anything that can be used against Spartina in China.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 8 Mar. 2023
And this summer, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation continued releasing wasps whose larvae feed on the emerald ash borer — an approach called biocontrol.
—Marguerite Holloway, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2020
Over the past several decades, farmers have been using certain types of Pseudomonas for the practice of biocontrol.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
These findings also call into question the use of parasitoid wasps as biocontrol for managing pests.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2012
Schiller and her team work on researching and developing multiple biocontrol agents that are effective against mosquitoes but won't disrupt the environment.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022
The transition to studying biocontrol methods signals a shift away from the more physical or chemical aspect of control to one that will allow the agency to let nature do the work.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
Nala Rogers, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Such disasters have inspired backlash against biocontrol, sullying its public image and spooking policymakers.
—Nala Rogers, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Releasing insects that eat weeds, a technique called biocontrol, has worked against other plants, but so far researchers have not found anything that can be used against Spartina in China.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 8 Mar. 2023
And this summer, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation continued releasing wasps whose larvae feed on the emerald ash borer — an approach called biocontrol.
—Marguerite Holloway, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2020
Over the past several decades, farmers have been using certain types of Pseudomonas for the practice of biocontrol.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
These findings also call into question the use of parasitoid wasps as biocontrol for managing pests.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2012
Schiller and her team work on researching and developing multiple biocontrol agents that are effective against mosquitoes but won't disrupt the environment.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022
The transition to studying biocontrol methods signals a shift away from the more physical or chemical aspect of control to one that will allow the agency to let nature do the work.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
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“Biocontrol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biocontrol. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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