TREE DISEASES AND PESTS
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The soil is better in other places.
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Flying insects have trouble finding the target crop.
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Non-mobile insects cannot reach the target crop.
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hand-picking insects is time consuming.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Crop rotation Rotating crops can change-up the pest complex, as well as change the type and amount of crop residue that can harbor insect and disease pests, and allow for a wider array of active ingredients to be used in pest control.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rotating crops can have important production benefits such as increasing yields, improving nutrients and organic matter in the soil, and it can help disrupt the lifecycle of crop pests, reducing chemical use.
Detailed explanation-3: -Insect resistance Bt creates a protein that is toxic to specific insect larva, but is harmless to mammals. The gene for this protein has been genetically engineered into plants to make them insect resistant. This resistance reduces the number of times farmers spray with insecticides.