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NEET 2019
Exam
NEET
Year
2019
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Microbes in Human Welfare

NEET 2019 · Zoology · Microbes in Human Welfare

A biocontrol agent to be a part of an integrated pest management...

A biocontrol agent to be a part of an integrated pest management should be

Options

  1. Aspecies-specific and symbiotic
  2. Bfree-living and broad spectrum
  3. Cnarrow spectrum and symbiotic
  4. Dspecies-specific and inactive on non-target organisms

Correct answer

D. species-specific and inactive on non-target organisms

Step-by-step solution

A biocontrol agent to be a part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme should be species-specific and inactive or have no negative impacts on non-target organisms like plants, mammals, birds, fish and even on other non-target insects. It should kill only targeted insects/pests (organisms).
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