Class 12th Biology 2016 Set1 Outside Delhi Board Paper Solution

Question 17

State the difference in their (organic pest control) approach from that of conventional pest control methods.

Answer

Organic farmer, works to create a system where insects that are sometimes called pests are not eradicated, but instead are kept at manageable levels by a complex system of checks and balanced within a living ecosystem. This is contrary to the conventional farming practices which often, use chemical methods to kill both useful and harmful life from.

 

The organic farmers holds the view that elimination of pests in not desirable since they serve as food for many beneficial predatory insects.