Health Care

Biological Pest Control

Use of naturally-occuring or genetically-engineered organisms to reduce or eliminate populations of pests.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Use of naturally-occuring or genetically-engineered organisms to reduce or eliminate populations of pests.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Biologic Pest Control
  • Pest Control, Biologic
  • Pest Control, Biological
  • Biologic Pest Controls
  • Biological Pest Controls
  • Pest Controls, Biologic
  • Pest Controls, Biological

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with specific insect or other pest (IM) but do not coordinate with INSECT CONTROL & MOSQUITO CONTROL

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Insect Control (1966-1972)
  • Mosquito Control (1966-1972)
  • Rodent Control (1966-1972)

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  1. N06.850w.780.200.650w.650w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Biological Pest Control. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010572. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010572
  2. Biological Pest Control. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_pest_control
  3. Biological Pest Control. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116890