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What is using predators of insects and natural diseases to get rid of harmful insects called?
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∙ 9y ago
That would be called biological control of insects.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of a frog?
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What organisms kill pests?
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What are natural threat that sea turtles face?
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What are the natural predators of a Siberian tiger?
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How tigers avoid predators?
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Do gorillias have natural predators?
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