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单词 biocontrol
释义

biocontrol

noun

bio·​con·​trol ˌbī-ō-kən-ˈtrōl How to pronounce biocontrol (audio)
: biological control

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Rose rosette virus, transmitted by a mite, was used as a biocontrol for troublesome wild hedges of Rosa multiflora in the Midwest. oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022 The introduction of the Novius ladybug to California remains the standard against which all biocontrol efforts are measured. Martin J. Kernan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022 If that was true, a biocontrol program — bringing the predator to the pest — could help trees in the United States. Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2014 Today scientists refer to the episode as the first instance of modern biocontrol. Martin J. Kernan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022 Other treatments from copper compounds to genetic biocontrol are in the mix as a collaborative dedicated to mussel control plans for the future. Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021 Researchers with the federal Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water management, have a draft genome of the quagga mussel and are investigating CRISPR technology for future biocontrol. Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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