TREE DISEASES AND PESTS
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
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Question
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Disrupts how insects grow and reproduce, sometimes making them sterile:
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Crop Rotation
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Braconid Wasp
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Endophytes
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Insect Growth Regulator
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Insect growth regulators (IGRs) are insecticides that mimic hormones in young insects. They disrupt how insects grow and reproduce. IGRs can control many types of insects including fleas, cockroaches, and mosquitos.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sterile insect technique, or SIT for short, is among the most environment-friendly insect pest control methods ever developed. Irradiation, such as with gamma rays and X-rays, is used to sterilize mass-reared insects so that, while they remain sexually competitive, they cannot produce offspring.
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