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Identify the alternatives to chemical pesticides that are used in organic farming.

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Vegetable wastes
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Animal manure
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Pest predators
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Pest traps
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Solution

The correct option is C Pest predators
Pesticides are used in agriculture to protect plants from pests like termites, beetles, ants, etc. Usually, chemicals are used as pesticides. However, some adverse effects of chemical pesticides are overcome by organic farming. Organic farming has substituted pesticides with pest predators like birds and spiders.

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