Natural Enemies
- Pronunciation
- /NAT-ur-al EN-em-eez/
- Category
- Biological Control
- Singular
- Natural Enemy
- Plural
- Natural Enemies
Definition
Organisms that are naturally antagonistic to a particular pest species, and can be used for biological control.
Etymology
From Latin 'natura' meaning 'nature', and 'inimicus' meaning 'enemy'.
Example
Scientists are researching natural enemies of the European corn borer for potential use in controlling its populations.