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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > disease and pest management > pest management > pest control > biological pest control
Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > disease and pest management > control methods > biological control > biological pest control
Preferred Term:

control biológico de plagas

Definition:
Control que mitiga el daño producido por las plagas agrícolas mediante la introducción o el aumento de la población de patógenos, parásitos o depredadores que cazan la plaga objetivo. Se suele utilizar junto con otras estrategias de manejo de plagas, incluidos los controles físicos, culturales y químicos.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
control biológico, control de plagas
Términos Específicos:
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136198
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