biocontrol

== English == === Etymology === From bio- +‎ control. === Noun === biocontrol (countable and uncountable, plural biocontrols) (biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens === Verb === biocontrol (third-person singular simple present biocontrols, present participle biocontrolling, simple past and past participle biocontrolled) To exercise such control