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Is pest control product a pesticide?
Yes and no. A pest control can be a pesticide, but there are also "home remedy" methods that can be used.
What is biological control of insects?
Biological control is controlling insect populations not with pesticide, but with their natural enemies, like ladybugs in the case of aphids. This kills only the pests, and no other species. There's also no risk of the pest becoming resistant!
Who should apply pesticide in an operation?
pest control operator
What is trichogramma?
Trichogramma are tiny parasitic wasps used for biological pest control in agriculture. They lay their eggs inside the eggs of pest insects, preventing them from hatching and reducing pest populations. They are commonly used in integrated pest management programs to reduce chemical pesticide use.
Difrentiate between chemical cultural and biological pest control?
In biological pest control the pests are killed with a living organism whilst in chemical cultural pest control a chemical is used.
What is the term used for pest control by natural predators?
I think biological Pest control.
How close does a plant have to be to a pesticide for it to work?
depends on the pesticide and the pest If the pest is on the plant the pesticide must contact the plant.
Types of biological pest control?
There are basically three types of biological pest control i.e. Importation, Augmentation, and Conservation. All these home pest control methods are pretty useful in various pest control activities like rat extermination, cockroach pest control, mice control, fleas control etc. You can easily implement these methods one by one.
What is pesticide resistance.?
Pesticide resistance describes the decreased susceptibility of a pest population to a pesticide that was previously effective at controlling the pest.
Why identification of pest is crucial in biological control?
For biological control pest identification helps in preventing the excessive growth of unwanted plants and their by protecting the human life from serious out coming hazards.
Why did Rachel Louise Carson help ban DDT or pesticide?
Because she was a biologist and conservationist. Generally, biologists and environmental conservationist oppose the use of any kind pesticides like DDT for pest control activities as they can affect the biological cycle of living organisms. That is why we should go for natural pest control techniques.
What has the author U Gerson written?
U. Gerson has written: 'Mites (acari) for pest control' -- subject(s): Agricultural pests, Biological control, Identification, Mites, Mites as biological pest control agents
