An Alternative to Using Pesticides Is to ________

question 39

Multiple Choice

An alternative to using pesticides is to ________.

• A)grow trees and hedges that can be habitats and refuge for beneficial insects and pest predators
• B)hand-pick egg masses or larvae off plants
• C)introduce large numbers of sterile individuals to an insect community
• D)grow transgenic plants that are able to kill the bugs that eat them
• E)all of the above

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