Question

How do pesticides act as agents for the selection of resistant individuals in any pest population?

Answer 1

Pesticides are made to eradicate pests. When they do so, only those pests which are weak will be wiped out, and those which have high resistance will not be. This goes to show how pesticides help to pick out only the most resistant individuals in the population of pests.

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