DENDROLOGY

TREE DISEASES AND PESTS

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which insecticide is not organic?
A
Garlic Spray
B
Neem Oil
C
Diatomaceous Earth
D
Growth Regulator
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Common organic contact insecticides include vegetable and horticultural oils, botanical insecticides like neem, natural pyrethrin and Chenopodium ambrosioides, and microbial extracts like spinosad.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tebufenozide, methoxyfenozide, halofenozide, and chromafenozide are examples of this type of IGR. Other IGRs inhibit chitin synthesis (necessary for exoskeleton formation).

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