Biology, asked by khirodkumarpand3395, 1 year ago

Difference between polyphagous pest and monophagous pest

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Answered by myrakincsem
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A  monophagous pest feeds on a single or more plant species which belong to the same genus.

A polyphagous pest feed on two or more than two kind of species of plants.

What is a pest?

  • An organism that attacks or harms other animals, plants or crops for food.

How is a monophagous pest different from a polyphagous pest?

  • A monophagous pest will feed on a single kind of plant species. On the other hand,  polyphagous pest affect a wider range of plants and feed on different kinds of agricultural as well as horticultural plants.
  • Example of monophagous pest is  Scirpophaga incertulas. Example of polyphagous pest is  termites.

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