Question

Explain the role of baculoviruses as biological control agents. Mention their

importance in organic farming.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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ʙᴀᴄᴜʟᴏᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴏɢᴇɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴsᴇᴄᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛʜʀᴏᴘᴏᴅs. ʙᴀᴄᴜʟᴏᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs ᴏғ ɢᴇɴᴜs ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴏᴘᴏʟʏʜᴇᴅʀᴏᴠɪʀᴜs ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀs ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀɴᴅɪᴅᴀᴛᴇs ғᴏʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs-sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ, ɴᴀʀʀᴏᴡ sᴘᴇᴄᴛʀᴜᴍ ɪɴsᴇᴄᴛɪᴄɪᴅᴀʟ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ sʜᴏᴡ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴏɴ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs, ʙɪʀᴅs, ɴᴏɴ-ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛ ɪɴsᴇᴄᴛs. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀs ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs.

ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ғᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ: ɪᴛ ɪs ᴅᴇsɪʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ɪɴsᴇᴄᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɪᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴘᴇsᴛ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ (ɪᴘᴍ) ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍᴍᴇ. ɪɴ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ғᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴsᴇʀᴠᴇ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ɪɴsᴇᴄᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɪʟʟs ʜᴀʀᴍғᴜʟ ᴏɴᴇs.