Question

Explain the role of any five microorganisms as biocontrol agents.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Microbial Biocontrol Agents

These microbes include bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoans. Microbes act as biocontrol agents in three ways, either they cause diseases in the pests or compete with them or kill them. ... For example, Bacillus thuringiensis which is often referred to as Bt is a microbial biocontrol agent.

Answer 2

Answer:

ᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙɪᴀʟ ʙɪᴏᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛꜱ

ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙᴇꜱ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ, ꜰᴜɴɢɪ, ᴠɪʀᴜꜱᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴢᴏᴀɴꜱ. ᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙᴇꜱ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀꜱ ʙɪᴏᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴡᴀʏꜱ, ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴇᴀꜱᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏʀ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ... ꜰᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ʙᴀᴄɪʟʟᴜꜱ ᴛʜᴜʀɪɴɢɪᴇɴꜱɪꜱ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ ʀᴇꜰᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱ ʙᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙɪᴀʟ ʙɪᴏᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ.