biological control
noun
1
: the reduction in numbers or elimination of pest organisms by interference with their ecology (as by the introduction of parasites or diseases)
2
: an agent used in biological control
Examples of biological control in a Sentence
She practices biological control in her gardening.
She uses biological controls in her garden.
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The report concluded that mirror cells could become a reality in the next 10 to 30 years and detailed the potentially devasting consequences if mirror bacteria were released into an environment and spread, evading natural biological controls and acting as dangerous pathogens.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
This first-of-its-kind sighting revealed the worm’s potential as a biological control for the invasive species.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Predators, parasites and pathogens (disease-producing organisms) are the primary groups of natural enemies, also called biological control agents.
—Nanette Londeree, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Signatures of a weevil infestation are drooping fronds and a collapsed or tilting crown that turns brown in an umbrella-like appearance, according to Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist and principal investigator at the UC Riverside Department of Entomology.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
This first-of-its-kind sighting revealed the worm’s potential as a biological control for the invasive species.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Predators, parasites and pathogens (disease-producing organisms) are the primary groups of natural enemies, also called biological control agents.
—Nanette Londeree, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Signatures of a weevil infestation are drooping fronds and a collapsed or tilting crown that turns brown in an umbrella-like appearance, according to Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist and principal investigator at the UC Riverside Department of Entomology.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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“Biological control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biological%20control. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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