DENDROLOGY

TREE DISEASES AND PESTS

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The use of living natural enemies to control pests is what IPM method?
A
Cultural
B
Biological
C
Physical
D
Chemical
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Biological control is the use of living organisms to suppress pest populations, making them less damaging than they would otherwise be. Natural enemies of insects play an important role in limiting the densities of potential pests. These natural enemies include predators, parasitoids, and pathogens.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a first line of pest control, IPM programs work to manage the crop, lawn, or indoor space to prevent pests from becoming a threat. In an agricultural crop, this may mean using cultural methods, such as rotating between different crops, selecting pest-resistant varieties, and planting pest-free rootstock.

Detailed explanation-3: -IPM is a tactics pest management including monitoring of insect populations, cultural, mechanical, biological and chemical methods of insect-pest’s management. In all several IPM tactics there is biological pests control are useful technique that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms.

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