Question

What does biocontrol refer to?

Answer 1

Biocontrol;

1. Biocontrol is the use of biological agents to control pests, illnesses, and weeds in crop plants.
2. Pesticides and weedicides have long been used to control these hazardous pests, which impair crop output. These are substances that pollute the land and water and also tend to accumulate in the food chain, causing biomagnification.
3. Biocontrol is the use of living organisms instead of pesticides to lessen the environmental impact and combat pests in a non-lethal manner.
4. The main advantage of biocontrol is that no artificial substances are added.
5. Biocontrol agents protect plants from parasites, predation, etc.
6. Biocontrol agents control the growth of plant pests, weeds, mites, etc.

Examples of biocontrol agents:

Lady beetles, larvae of hoverfly, etc.