Friday, 17 February 2012

5.2b Biological control

5.4b understand the reasons for pest control and the advantages and disadvantages of using biological control with crop plants.



Biological control:

Introduced species

Advantages:
1. There are no toxic chemicals involved
2. Less impact on man/wildlife

Disadvantages:
1. Not 100% effective
2. Often difficult to control (introduced species will find alternative prey to feed on and not actual die out ones the pest has been removed.)
3. Difficult to match a predator to the prey

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