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Which weed has been eradicated by biological control?
Which weed has been eradicated by biological control?
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The correct option is D Cactus
Cactus was the plant which had beautiful flowers and grows very rapidly. This property of the plant was used to decorate the fences or use the plant as hedges in agricultural land sand farms. The plant has been eradicated by the method of biological control. It was done by introducing the cochineal insect Cactoblastis Cactorum. The insect is a type of moth which exceptionally feeds on the cactus plant. Biological control is a method of controlling pests by using microbes and it is based on the the natural predation or parasitism.Thus, the correct answer is option B.
Cactus was the plant which had beautiful flowers and grows very rapidly. This property of the plant was used to decorate the fences or use the plant as hedges in agricultural land sand farms. The plant has been eradicated by the method of biological control. It was done by introducing the cochineal insect Cactoblastis Cactorum. The insect is a type of moth which exceptionally feeds on the cactus plant. Biological control is a method of controlling pests by using microbes and it is based on the the natural predation or parasitism.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
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