Control of plants, diseases, and animal pests by the use of natural enemies.
(also called “biocontrolâ€) — The practice of using beneficial natural organisms – predators, parasites, and other organisms that harm particular pests – to attack and control harmful plant and animal pests and weeds. Biocontrol methods may be an alternative or a complement to chemical pest control methods. This approach is sometimes known as “integrated pest management.
originally, the use of natural enemies to control the incidence of pests (or pathogens). However, it seems rational to include under this term the use of any method that depends solely on biological interactions to control pests or diseases, e.g. host resistance, crop rotation (The definition of this term is discussed by J. M. Franz, XI. Internat Kongr. f. Entomol. Wein 1960 2: 670-674, 1962.) See
controlling a pest by the use of its natural enemies
Using organisms or viruses to control parasites, weeds, or pests.
Suppression of a pest population by its own natural enemies, such as predators or parasites.
Using living organisms to reduce populations of pest organisms. Any of a wide variety of substances or methods used in pest control that emphasize the use of living organisms or products derived directly from them.
The use of living natural enemies to control pests or: The active manipulation of antagonistic organisms to reduce pest population densities, either animal or plant, to noneconomically important levels.
A method of controlling a disease-causing organism or pathogen or an exotic species. A biochemical product or bioengineered or naturally-occurring organism is used to cause death, inhibit growth, or inhibit the reproduction of an unwanted organism. One example is the import and use of the European beetle that feeds exclusively on purple loosestrife.
Controlling pest organisms using other organisms.
the action of parasites, predators, or pathogens in maintaining another organism's population density at a lower average level than would occur in their absence. Biological control may occur naturally in the field or result from manipulation or introduction of biological control agents by people. Control of pests by disrupting their ecological status, as through the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens. Also called biocontrol.
Any activity of one species that reduces the adverse effects of another.
the use of biotic agents such as insects, nematodes, fungi, and viruses for the control of weeds and other forest pests.
The practice of using beneficial natural organisms to attack and control harmful plant and animal pests and weeds is called biological control, or biocontrol. This can include introducing predators, parasites, and disease organisms, or releasing sterilized individuals. Biocontrol methods may be an alternative or complement to chemical pest control methods. Biocontrol is part of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service program to control several economically important pests of food and fiber crops; it also is researched and used by other USDA agencies that promote integrated pest management.
Is the utilization of one species to attack and destroy another, undesirable or noxious species.
Reducing pests by utilizing other organisms. For example, controlling gypsy moths by using Bacillus thuringensis, a disease that affects the gypsy moth and is readily available in garden centers.
use of organisms (predators, herbivores, parasites and disease-producing organisms) to control pests and weeds
The use of natural means to control unwanted pests. Examples include introduced or naturally occurring predators such as wasps, or hormones that inhibit the reproduction of pests. Biological controls are alternatives to mechanical means or chemical pesticides.
control achieved by the application of natural enemies
disease or pest control through counterbalance by microorganisms and other natural components of the environment - infra-subspecific group of organisms differentiated from other such groups within the same species by biochemical or physiological properties (also called biotype).
a pest control strategy which employs methods such as introduction, augmentation and mass release of parasites, predators and disease organisms
The purposeful manipulation of natural enemies to reduce pest populations.
Controlling plants, diseases, and animal pests using natural enemies; or inhibiting the reproduction of pests by methods that result in the laying of infertile eggs, etc.
The use of biological agents such the natural predators, parasites or pathogens of pests to reduce their population.
the use of natural enemies (predators, parasites, etc…) to control a pest population.
The use of natural enemies (including predators, parasites, pathogens, or competitors) to contain or control a pest.
The control of a population of one organism by another organism. Generally the controlling organism is a predator or disease-causing organism of the species being controlled.
Control of pests by means of predators, parasites and disease-producing organisms.
Total or partial destruction of pathogen populations by other organisms.
management of an insect outbreak using insect pathogens or other substances which are natural components of the forest ecosystem.
Strategy of pest control in which live natural enemies, antagonists, competitors, or other biological entities capable of reproduction are used.
Living organisms that help control pests. Examples are BP (for controlling Japanese beetles), BT (for cabbage worms, caterpillars, and gypsy moths), BTK (for armyworms), beneficial nematodes (for insect larvae), Beauveriana bassiana (for beetles), and milky spore disease (for beetle larvae).
or Bio-control)—using one kind of organism to help manage a harmful species. For example, certain beetles feed on purple loosestrife, an invasive species, and help control its spread.
a way to get rid of insect pests, like aphids, by using natural things, like predatory bugs.
A strategy for the control of pests or disease-causing organisms that relies on the use of other living organisms rather than chemical pesticides.
means the introduction or establishment of living organisms, which will prey on, or adversely affect a pest.
In pest control, the use of animals and organisms that eat or otherwise kill or out-compete pests.
The use of beneficial organisms to manage pest populations.
The control of a population of an organism by another organism. Generally the controlling organism is a predator or disease-causing organism of a species that is a pest.
The intentional use of control a weedâ€(tm)s natural enemies for control purposes. Also referred to as biocontrol.
The control of pests and parasites through the use of other organisms , often natural predators.
limiting an organism's distribution and abundance by using its natural enemies (eg. predators, diseases) or by interfering with its life cycle
Use of biocides, housekeeping measures and good plant design to minimize formation of microbiological deposits (usually slim) in machine system. In alkaline system the micro-organisms are usually bacteria rather than fungi.
The use of living natural enemies to control pests. As of spring 2004, two agents have been released in Florida to control melaleuca, and they are the melaleuca leaf weevil and the melaleuca psyllid.
The regulation of plant and animal populations by natural enemies. The term is also applied to the practice of using natural enemies to manage pest populations.
The use of natural agents, such as birds, insects, mammals or fungi, to control pests.
Control of turfgrass pests by the use of living organisms.
Control methods that use predators, parasites, and pathogens-instead of chemicals or cultural practices-to combat plant pests.
The use of natural means to control unwanted pests. Examples include introduction of naturally occurring predators such as wasps, or hormones that inhibit the reproduction of pests. Biological controls can sometimes be alternatives to mechanical or chemical means. ( FS People's Glossary of Eco Mgmt Terms)
Synonym: biocontrol The use of parasites, predators and pathogens for the regulation of unwanted animal or plant populations.
Managing pest populations by purposefully manipulating beneficial natural enemies - predatory or parasitic insects that kill pest insects, or microbes that cause insect diseases. See Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt).
The deliberate use by humans of one species of organism to eliminate or control another. ()