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a. How do organic farmers control pests? Give two examples.b. State the difference in their approach from that of conventional pest control methods.

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a. By natural predation or biological control.

Examples: Lady bird used to kill aphids, dragon flies used to kill mosquitoes, Bacillus thuringiensis used to kill cotton bollworm.

b.

Conventional pest control	Organic farming based pest control
1. Use of chemical insecticides and pesticides.	1. No chemical used.
2. Harmful to non-target organisms.	2. Not harmful to non-target organisms.
3. Cause environmental pollution.	3. No adverse impact on environment.

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