biological control
Predators against pests
Biological control is the use of living organisms to manage pests, weeds, or diseases—typically by introducing natural predators, parasites, or pathogens.
Ladybugs released to eat aphids, or fungi deployed against invasive plants, are biological control.
The approach offers alternatives to chemical pesticides: The program uses biological control to combat the invasive beetle.
- entomologyStudy of insects
- beneficial insectsArthropods aiding agriculture
- lady beetleSpotted garden insect
- invasive speciesHarmful non-native organism
- cane toadLarge venomous tropical amphibian
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Using substances to eliminate pests
synthetic pesticides · fumigation · aerial spraying · chemical treatment · organophosphates
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