He whakamahi i ngā āhuatanga koiora hei patu riha, hei kaupare atu rānei i ngā riha, pērā i te pepeke me te hekaheka. Ko ētahi o ngā momo whakatina koiora, ko te raweke i ngā ira o tētahi tipu kia kore ai e kainga e te riha, ko te whakauru i te matapā ki te riha, ko te whakauru i tētahi tahumaero ki te riha, ko te whakapoapoa i ngā konihi māori hei patu i te riha.
The control or ridding of pests such as insects and fungi through biological means. Some of the control methods include genetic modification of a crop to be pest resistant, introducing sterility to the pest species, introducing a disease to infect the pest, and attracting a natural predator to control the pest.
whakatina - overcome, confine, put under restraint
koiora - biology