CBSE 2026 · Region 5 · Set 3 · Q24 · 3 marks
Explain how the following microbes act as biocontrol agents :(a)Bacillus thuringiensis(b)Nucleopolyhedrovirus
Explain how the following microbes act as biocontrol agents :
(a)
Bacillus thuringiensis
(b)
Nucleopolyhedrovirus
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
When spores of these bacteria which have inactive toxin is mixed with water and sprayed on plants, it becomes active in the gut of pest and kills it.
(b)
They have species specific narrow-spectrum insecticidal applications and are the pathogens that attack insects pests and other arthropods.
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