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Biological pest control, an Uncommon card
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, whether animals, weed plants, or pathogens of animals or of plants by using other organisms.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Ranked #1,111 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Biological pest control quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Biological pest control card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It can be a component of ______ pest management programs.
Answer
integrated. It can be a component of integrated pest management programs. From the Biological pest control article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
African wolf. African wolf 79,000 · Biological pest control 37,000 · National World War I Memorial 19,000 · Alternatives to Darwinian evolution 10,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It relies on predation, parasitism, and herbivory, but typically involves an active human management role.
- It can be a component of integrated pest management programs.
- Invertebrates and other macroorganisms are registered as biological control agents by the authorities in the US and Europe very differently from microorganisms, which are registered as biopesticides.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Biological pest control article was read about 37,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Biological pest control
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Biological pest control (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Beatriz Moisset, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
