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MeSH Heading: Pest Control, Biological
Tree Number(s): N06.850.780.200.650.650
Unique ID: D010572
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010572
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific insect or other pest (IM) but do not coordinate with INSECT CONTROL & MOSQUITO CONTROL
Scope Note: Use of naturally-occuring or genetically-engineered organisms to reduce or eliminate populations of pests.
Entry Version: PEST CONTROL BIOL
Entry Term(s): Biologic Pest Control; Biological Pest Control; Pest Control, Biologic
Previous Indexing: Insect Control (1966-1972); Mosquito Control (1966-1972); Rodent Control (1966-1972)
See Also: Chemosterilants
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0016429
Scope Note: Use of naturally-occuring or genetically-engineered organisms to reduce or eliminate populations of pests.
Terms: Pest Control, Biological Preferred Term
Term UI T031216
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1973); Biologic Pest Control
Term UI T031217
Date09/01/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Biological Pest Control
Term UI T031215
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pest Control, Biologic
Term UI T031218
Date06/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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