Biological Control Agent

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003233

1. Registered pesticide active ingredients that are biological control agents listed in 40 CFR 152.20(a)(3) including Eucaryotes (protozoa, algae, fungi), Procaryotes (bacteria), and Viruses.

2. Organism classified, using the 5-kingdom classification system of Whittacker, in the kingdoms Monera (or Procaryotae), Protista, Fungi, and the Chlorophyta and the Rhodophyta of the Plantae, and a virus or virus-like particle.

3. Bacterium, fungus, alga, virus, or protozoan.

4. Any living organism applied to or introduced into the environment that is intended to function as a pesticide against another organism declared to be a pest by the Administrator.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-003233
Field	Environment
References	40 CFR 455.10 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 725.3 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 172.43 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 152.3 (CFR 2013)

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003233",
  "term": "Biological Control Agent",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Registered pesticide active ingredients that are biological control agents listed in 40 CFR 152.20(a)(3) including Eucaryotes (protozoa, algae, fungi), Procaryotes (bacteria), and Viruses.\n\n2. Organism classified, using the 5-kingdom classification system of Whittacker, in the kingdoms Monera (or Procaryotae), Protista, Fungi, and the Chlorophyta and the Rhodophyta of the Plantae, and a virus or virus-like particle.\n\n3. Bacterium, fungus, alga, virus, or protozoan.\n\n4. Any living organism applied to or introduced into the environment that is intended to function as a pesticide against another organism declared to be a pest by the Administrator.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 455.10 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 725.3 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 172.43 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 152.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/biological-control-agent/"
}

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