Question

Biological pest control methods supplement but cannot replace chemical pest control methods.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

True
False

Answer 1

False.

Biological control can and does replace chemical controls in many situations (e.g., use of parasitoids, predators, sterile insect technique, microbial agents like Bacillus thuringiensis). More commonly it’s used together with other tactics in integrated pest management, but it is not inherently incapable of substituting for chemicals.