NEET Biology question

Baculoviruses are considered ideal bio-control agents because they

(A)kill a wide range of pests and beneficial insects
(B)are species-specific and have no adverse effect on plants, mammals, birds, fish or non-target insectsCorrect
(C)act only on fungal pathogens
(D)are chemical in nature

Answer: (B)

Solution

Baculoviruses exhibit narrow host specificity, infecting only their target insect pests while being harmless to non-target

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