Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production Question 337

Question: Cochineal insect has been used in checking the wild growth of [CBSE PMT 1996]

Options:

A) Opuntia

B) Eichhornia

C) Aphids

D) Screw worm

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

In India and Australia, prodigious spread of prickly pear (opuntia) was controlled by introduction of cochineal insects (Cactoblastis cactorum).