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The prodigious spread of prickly pear (Opuntia) in South India was controlled by

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cochineal insect
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colchicine
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DDT
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Solution

The correct option is B cochineal insect
When the invasive species prickly pear was introduced it possessed a threat to the native species. The growth Opuntia is then controlled by the introduction of the species of the cochineal insect.
This was the biological methods of the plant management.
So, the correct option is 'cochineal insect'

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