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  1. Microbe used for biocontrol of pest butterfly caterpillars is
    1. Trichoderma sp.
    2. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    3. Bacillus thuringiensis
    4. Streptococcus sp.
Correct Option: C

Microbial biocontrol agent that can be introduced in order to control butterfly caterpillars is the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). They sprayed onto vulnerable plants, where they eaten by the insect larvae. In the gut of the larvae, the toxin is released and the larvae get killed. The bacterial disease will kill the caterpillars, but leave other insects unharmed.



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