Question

Choose the correct option for the statements given below.
Statement 1 - Integrated pest management (IPM) utilizes pest control methods that are environment friendly.
Statement 2 - IPM includes commercial preparations of spores from $Bacillus$ $thuringiensis$ to control certain pests.

• A. Both statements are correct.
• B. Both statements are incorrect.
• C. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
• D. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both statements are correct.

Integrated Pest management utilizes pest control that includes natural predator prey relationship between pest and its predators and other biological control methods like crop rotation, sanitation etc. Hence, IPM not only helps get rid of the pests but also helps keep soil and crop quality intact, which may deteriorate due to continuous use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Therefore, statement 1 is correct. The spores from $Bacillus$ $thuringiensis$ carry Cry protein which kills certain varieties of insects when ingested. This is obtained as a commercially prepared mixture of spores from the bacterium. Therefore, statement 2 is correct.
So, the correct answer is Both statements are correct.