OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

FORESTRY

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What can farmers use to prevent the harming of beneficial insects?
A
spray insecticides
B
natural pest control
C
new pestisides
D
nonaerosal insecticides
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The use of trap strip crops can control insect damage at the field edges and at the same time avail refuge and food for beneficial insects. Insect resistance is an important component of pest and disease management. Quality-based resistance can be induced in plants through management of nutrients and irrigation.

Detailed explanation-2: -One common alternative method used for controlling pests is biological control, which is when natural predators of the pest are introduced to prey on or parasitize the pest.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the natural environmental system is imbalanced then one population can become dominant because it is not being preyed upon. The aim of natural control is to restore a balance between pest and predator and to keep pests and diseases down to an acceptable level.

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