| 单词 | biological control |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbiological control biological control the control of a pest by the introduction of a natural enemy or predator (cf. biopesticide n. at bio- comb. form 2c). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > population > [noun] > control of biological control1920 biocontrol1955 1920 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 July o 11/5 Its work in the past in the biological control of destructive insects, or the use of their natural enemies, has met with the greatest success. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Dec. 1078/3 The saving of the copra industry is as complete an example of what is now called ‘biological control’, the subduing of a living pest by the introduction of a living enemy of the pest, as the saving of the citrus industry of California by the introduction of a lady-beetle from Australia. 1971 P. C. C. Garnham Progress in Parasitol. vii. 124 Desultory attention has been paid to biological control of mosquitoes, which started many years ago with the use of larvivorous fish. 2002 Horticulture Nov. 16/2 The parasitic wasp Encarsia formosa can be..released in a greenhouse to provide biological control. < as lemmas |
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