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A Number of Alternative Methods to Controlling Pest Populations Involve

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A number of alternative methods to controlling pest populations involve some aspect of insect reproductive biology. Why has this feature of insect biology been targeted? Include in your answer:
a) Two such methods and explain how they work to control the pests.
b) The risks associated with each approach.
c) Are these approaches broad-spectrum or narrow-spectrum?


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Single Tax

A system where only one type of tax is levied, often proposed for simplifying the tax system.

Henry George

An American economist known for his advocacy of a single land tax and author of "Progress and Poverty," which argues land should be owned communally to address social inequalities.

Land

An essential factor of production representing all natural resources used to produce goods and services.

Total Supply

The entire amount of a particular good or service available for purchase at any given price and time in a market.

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