Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organism, such as a fungus, bacterium, or virus, or a naturally occurring substance, such as a pheromone or mineral, that is used to control or kill pests.
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- noun Any naturally-occurring (rather than synthetic)
pesticide
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Examples
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The EPA characterizes DEET and picaridin as conventional repellents, while oil of lemon eucalyptus is a "biopesticide repellent," meaning it is created from natural materials like plants.
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At the end of 2001, there were approximately 195 registered biopesticide active ingredients and 780 products.
Types of pesticides 2008
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The soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, from which endotoxin (Bt) genes are extracted and widely incorporated into GM crops as biopesticide, is a close relative of the anthrax bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, and exchanges genes with it.
Opportunities and risks of genetically modified crops in Africa 2007
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If Bt becomes ineffective as an implanted pest control strategy within one insect generation, then organic farmers will be robbed of a valuable biopesticide.
Opportunities and risks of genetically modified crops in Africa 2007
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Our goal is to attain industrial level production of these biopesticide products.
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A biopesticide known as BTK will be sprayed from low-flying aircraft to kill the caterpillars before they can do much damage.
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John Sabia is the CFO of Medical Infusion Technologies (MIT), developer of the ProVector-an innovative biopesticide device that is working to solve the infectious-disease problems in regions such as Haiti.
Political Pistachio 2010
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Marrone Bio Innovations, details some of the 245 registered biopesticide active ingredients used in a wide array of pest management products.
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Marrone Bio Innovations, details some of the 245 registered biopesticide active ingredients used in a wide array of pest management products.
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He was then appointed Project Director for MIT's acquired rights to a new product-ProVectorTM-a biopesticide designed to attract and kill mature mosquitoes.
Political Pistachio 2010
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