Which of the following is used as bioinsecticide?

Question

Which of the following is used as bioinsecticide? (A) Bacillus polymyxa (B) Cylindrospermum licheniforme (C) Phytophthora palmivora (D) Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Bacillus polymyxa and Cylindrospermum licheniforme are free living nitrogen fixing bacteria and cyanobacteria respectively. Phytophthora palmivora is a mycoherbicide. Pyrethrum is an insecticide obtained from the inflorescence of Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium.

Q. Which of the following is used as bioinsecticide?

Bacillus polymyxa

Cylindrospermum licheniforme

Phytophthora palmivora

Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium

Bacillus polymyxa and Cylindrospermum licheniforme are free living nitrogen fixing bacteria and cyanobacteria respectively. Phytophthora palmivora is a mycoherbicide. Pyrethrum is an insecticide obtained from the inflorescence of Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium.