Question
What is the ecological process behind the biological control method of managing with pest insects?
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Answer
- Pest insects act as prey to predator birds or frogs.
- The biological control method consists of releasing the predators in the farms so that they can control the pest population in the natural way.
- This also eliminates the use of chemical pesticides.
- Frogs are natural predators of locust, therefore the population of this hazardous insect is controlled by frogs and the produce from agricultural farm can be saved.
Protocooperation:
- Protocooperation is a type of population interaction where two species interact with each other.
- Both are benefited but they have no need to interact with each other.
- They can survive and grow even in the absence of other species.
- Therefore this interaction is purely for the gain that they receive in such type of interaction.
- The interaction that occurs can be between different kingdoms.
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