Microbial pesticides

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004071",
  "term": "Microbial pesticides",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Microbial pesticides consist of a microorganism (e.g., a bacterium, fungus, virus or protozoan) as the active ingredient. Microbial pesticides can control many different kinds of pests, although each separate active ingredient is relatively specific for its target pest(s).",
  "subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
  "see_also": [
    "biopesticides",
    "biological control agents",
    "microbial toxins",
    "fungal antagonists",
    "microbial insecticides",
    "mycoherbicides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "plaguicidas microbianos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/microbial-pesticides/"
}