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Agriculture · Q99

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 99

Q99

Use of resistant varieties in the IPM of insect is an example of

A.
Mechanical control
B.
Cultural control
Answer
C.
Chemical control
D.
Biological control

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The use of resistant varieties in the IPM of insects is an example of Cultural control.
Cultural control methods involve the use of agronomic practices to reduce insect pest abundance and damage below that which would have occurred if the practice had not been used.
In IPM, plant resistance to insects refers to the use of resistant crop varieties to suppress insect pest damage.