HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
INSECT PESTS OF FRUITS PLANTATION MEDICINAL AROMATIC CROPS VEGETABLE ORNAMENTAL AND SPICE CROPS
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Question
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Pesticides do which of the following?
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Reduce pests
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Promote pest growth
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Fertilize plants
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Reduce crop yield
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Insecticides: such as Allethrin, Boric acid, Cypermethrin, Malathion, etc to kill insects. Fungicides: such as Pentachlorophenol to kill various kinds of fungi but also for mould and mildew. Herbicides: such as 2, 4-D are for plants that can act like pests such as weeds.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pesticides are used to control various pests and disease carriers, such as mosquitoes, ticks, rats and mice. Pesticides are used in agriculture to control weeds, insect infestation and diseases. There are many different types of pesticides; each is meant to be effective against specific pests.
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