biocontrol

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ control.

Noun

biocontrol (countable and uncountable, plural biocontrols)

1. (biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens
   • (Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, AFRICAN TEPHRITIDAE: INVASIVE SPECIES THREATENING U.S. FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS‎^[1]:

     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.

Verb

biocontrol (third-person singular simple present biocontrols, present participle biocontrolling, simple past and past participle biocontrolled)

1. To exercise such control