PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Resistant varieties. Answer: Resistant crops.
◉ Biological control. Answer: Using a pests natural enemy.
◉ Cultural control. Answer: Planting pattern, tillage practices, crop
rotation.
◉ Physical control. Answer: Fire for weeds, traps for rats.
◉ Sanitation. Answer: Removing food that pests feed on.
◉ Legal control. Answer: Quarantines, inspections, embargoes,
compulsory crops destruction.
◉ Pesticides. Answer: Chemicals used to destroy, prevent, or control
pests.
, ◉ 3 main pest control strategies. Answer: Prevention, suppression,
eradication.
◉ Insecticide. Answer: Kills insects
◉ Miticide. Answer: Kills mites
◉ Acaricide. Answer: Kills mites, ticks, and spiders
◉ Nematicide. Answer: Kills nematodes
◉ Fungicide. Answer: Kills fungus
◉ Bactericide. Answer: Kills bacteria
◉ Herbicide. Answer: Kills weeds
◉ Desiccant. Answer: Dries up plants or insects
◉ Antitranspirant. Answer: Reduces loss of water from plant tissue
◉ Ridenticide. Answer: Kills rodents