Biological control operates through what type of interactions

Bugs 101 Insect-Human Interactions

Module 10 >>> Sustainable Human-Insect Interactions II

 

Question 1

Biological control operates through what type of interactions?

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Question 2

Which of these insect orders contains many species of parasitoids used in biological control? (Select 2 that apply)

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Question 3

Tarantula hawks are parasitic wasps that specialise on spiders. The female wasp will paralyse a spider, drag it to a burrow, and lay an egg on the spiders body. The larval wasp feeds on the paralysed spider’s hemolymph from the outside. What type of parasitoid is this?

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Question 4

Which of these is NOT an adaptation found in parasitoids?

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Question 5

Which of the following best describes hyperparasitism?

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Question 6

What is bodyguard manipulation?

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Question 7

Host plant resistance to a target pest can be achieved using which of the following techniques (Select 2 that apply)

 

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Question 8

Which of the following best describes classical biological control?

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Question 9

The type of biological control that is applied to overwhelm the pest population quickly is called:

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Question 10

Use of solid-stem wheat varieties to manage the wheat stem sawfly is part of which IPM control tactic:

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