Question

Pests developed with ............. contributes to pests resistance more quickly.

• A. Shorter generation times
• B. Longer generation times
• C. Shorter lifespan
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Shorter generation times

Generation time is the average time required to complete one generation. Food quality & temperature are two factors that are responsible to produce an impact on the generation time. Pesticide resistance is the reduced susceptibility of a pest towards a pesticide, which earlier effectively controlled the pest. Hence, pests with short generation time increase rapidly as they develop resistance to pesticides more quickly as compared to pests with longer generation time.

So, the correct answer is 'Shorter generation times'