NEET Biology question

Baculoviruses are considered particularly suitable as biocontrol agents in Integrated Pest Management programmes mainly because they are

(A)Broad-spectrum pathogens affecting all organisms indiscriminately
(B)Narrow-spectrum, species-specific agents with no known adverse effects on plants, mammals, birds, fish or non-target insectsCorrect
(C)Extremely cheap to synthesise chemically
(D)Resistant to all forms of environmental degradation

Answer: (B)

Solution

Baculoviruses are prized as biocontrol agents in IPM programmes precisely because they are narrow-spectrum and

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