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What is the view of the organic farmer about the creatures often described as pests?

Options

  1. AThey should be eradicated
  2. BThey should be kept at manageable levels
  3. CThey are not important
  4. DThey should be eliminated with toxic chemicals

Correct answer

B. They should be kept at manageable levels

Step-by-step solution

The organic farmer, therefore, works to create a system where the insects that are sometimes called pests are not eradicated, but instead are kept at manageable levels by a complex system of checks and balances within a living and vibrant ecosystem. The organic farmer holds the view that the eradication of the creatures that are often described as pests is not only possible, but also undesirable, for without them the beneficial predatory and parasitic insects which depend upon them as food or hosts would not be abl

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