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biocontrol

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biocontrol [‚bī·ō·kən′trōl]
(ecology)
biological control


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Perhaps the most famous similar case of biocontrol saw the cane toad imported into Australia to protect crops by eating a grub, but it multiplied at a huge rate, and ate other insects while poisoning large animals.
Warning on predator bug; WILDLIFE: Fears over plan to destroy knotweed by Birmingham Mail (England)
On the failure side, the department has lost track of many of the biocontrol permits it has issued over the decades, and it does not monitor nonnative insects after they are released.
A debate over bugs by Staff / Las Vegas Sun
He disclosed having received research grants from, and serving as a paid consultant to, BioControl.
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