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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > plants (botany) > insectary plants
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > plants (botany) > insectary plants
Plant Production, Gardening > plants (botany) > insectary plants
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > beneficial organisms > insectary plants
Preferred Term:

insectary plants

Definition:
An insectary plant is a flowering plant which attracts and possibly maintains, with its nectar and pollen resources, a population of natural enemies which contribute to biological pest management on crops.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plants (botany), beneficial organisms
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/335329
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-11-08, last modified 2019-12-16