predaceous

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Predaceous species, capable of destroying insects, worms and other microorganisms, could replace hazardous chemical pesticides such as DDT.

From Time Magazine Archive

Predaceous: applied to insects that live by preying upon other organisms.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Predaceous and non-predaceous beetles formed 1.2 per cent of the yearly food residues.

From Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas by Platt, Dwight