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insecticidal allelochemicals Flashcards

1
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allelochemicals allow for different relationships between organisms. what are they?

A

mutual benefit
competition

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allelochemicals upregulated by

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UV radiation
day length
stress
elicitors (microbe attack)

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T/F: all allelochemicals are safe

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F: most but not all

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how plants response to insect heerbivores

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  • tolerate assult, makes difficult for herbivore, or kill herbivore
  • antixenosis or non-preference, tolerance and antibiosis
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plant resistance mechanisms to insect herbivores could be ______ or _______

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constitutive or induced

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antibiosis definition

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deleterious impact on overall well-being of insect herbivores

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7
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antibiosis impacts through ______ _____ disruptions. can be ___ or ____

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life cycle
mild or fatal

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constitutive resistance

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plant has INHERITED ability to defend itself

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induced resistance

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arises due to attack by herbivores, disease or abiotic factors.
made from individual life experience of that plant

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constitutive and induced resistance can be direct or indirect. what does that mean?

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direct resistance - morphological traits and secondary metabolites of plants respond to insect herbivores

indirect resistance - rely on insect’s natural enemies for protection (send pheremone signal to spider that eats insect herbivore)

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herbivore induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) produced due to _____ _____ and lead to _____ resistance

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insect damage
indirect resistance

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HIPVs attract ________ to reduce the ____ _____

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predators
plant damage

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anti herbivore compounds are ____ metabolites and suppress _____ -______

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secondary
insect-herbivores

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14
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HIPVs divided into subgroups

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nitrogen compounds including alkaloids, cyanogenic glycosides, terpenoids and phenols

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15
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diversity of angiosperms in _____ period is associated with the increase in ______ of____

with evolution, selected processes resulted in defence against ___-____

this is co-evolution is in ______ and ______

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Cretaceous
speciation of insects

insect herbivores

vascular plants and insects

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16
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insect herbivores vary in their ability to ….

this speciation drives the evolution of different ____ plants and ____ plants

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cope with multiple plant defense mechanisms

host plants and food plants

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17
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plants also developed resistance mechanisms over time to…

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reduce the damage caused by insects

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18
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examples of plant response to insect herbivores (primary morphological features).

what do they do?

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thorns, spikes, wax, wall thickness, etc

they disrupt movement, feeding and reproductive success of insects

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_____ herbivores cope with plant defense compounds better than ____ herbivores

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specialist

generalist

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specialist herbivores are not affected by..

how are specialist insects survive plant defenses?

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… defense mechanisms of host plants

developed physiological adaptations

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21
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glucosinolates are in higher concentration of plant ______ than _____. this is why catapillars feed on the plant’s _____

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flowers
leaves
flowers

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specialists have a ________ to cope with the _____ ____ of the plants

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physiological adaptation
defense mechanisms

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23
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T/F: only specialists can overcome digestibility reducers

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F: specialists AND generalists can overcome digestibility reducers

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23
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digestibility reducers affect all insects but could be adapted by _____

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specialists

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24
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_____ number of insects are immue to harmful effects of plant toxins

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small

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25
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specialists sequester toxic chemicals from plant and use them to

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protect themselves from predators

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26
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general mechanisms for plants of the same species to respond to herbivores are _________

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heritable

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27
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_____ insects are more sensitive to plant toxins than _____ insects

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generalist

specialists

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28
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which gets induced first, direct or indirect response?

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direct response first
indirect response if no direct response

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primary or secondary metabolites make defense shit (ex. insecticides)

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secondary

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30
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infested plants have higher levels of ____ proteins compared to non-infested plants

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defense

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31
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there is an insect infestation in plant. ____ defense metabolites produced first. ____ defense metabolites produced second, for example….

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small
large, terpenoids

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32
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plant allelochemicals can act as

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repellents
deterrents
growth inhibitors
mortality

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33
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what types of strategies did insects evolve to cope with plant toxins

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avoidance, excretion, sequestration and degradation

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34
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coevolution of plant allelochemicals and insect coping strategies driven by

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competition

35
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neem based toxins show ____ effects on insects

36
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terpenes from neem have stimulatory effects on ______ receptor cells in larvae

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chemosensory

37
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monoterpenoids show ____ pattern and are toxic to _____

A

seasonal pattern

beetles

38
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neurotoxic effects on insects

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hyperactivity, hyper-excitation, rapid knock down and immobilization

39
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insect herbivore stategies to cope with toxins:

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  • use carbs to mask toxins
  • diet exposure to induce P450 production
  • diet exposure to specific secondary compounds
40
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types of alelochemicals as insecticides

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SATGTP (shakir and thomas got true pizazz)

salicylic acid
alkaloids
tannins
glycosides
terpenoids
phenols

+lignin

41
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alkaloids: how they affect insects
taste

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affect neurotransmission, disturb cell membrane/cytoskeleton and cause leaky cells
taste bitter to humans

42
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids:
____ repellents
toxic to ____ ____ of generalist insect-herbivores
examples
induced due to
mechanism

A

feeding repellant
intestine microbes
jacobine and erucifoline
root damage
exist as N-oxide in root (safe), degrades into tertiary compound in insect gut = toxic

43
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nitrogen alkaloids examples

A

caffiene, morphine and nicotine

44
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another nitrogen alkaloid example = Theobromine
used to make ______
used in medicine for

A

caffeine
diuretics, myocardial stimulants, vasodilator, smooth muscle relaxants

45
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nitotine alkaloid:
effect on insect
repels ____, whereas doesn’t affect _____
physical damage of tobacco leafs releases ______

A

paralysis and death
spiders, not catapillars
green leaf volatiles (GLVs)

46
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nitrogen alkaloid: plants in nightshade family produce _____, a ____-toxic alkaloid and ____ stimulant. This produces _____ and stored in ____ when insects chew leaves

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atropine
neurotoxic
cardiac
nicotine
vacuoles

47
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there are __#__ terpenoids

48
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terpenoids::
in the __ canals of bark ____, then distributed though roots and shoots

can mount indirect defense via attracting ______ of insect herbivores by releasing ____, which attract ______ (predators, parasites, etc)

extremely _____

A

resin, xylem
enemies , volatiles, beneficiaries
volatile

49
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conifers increase their concentration of ______ and ______ when attacked by infestations of insects

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monoterpenoids and sesquiterpenes

50
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pyrethrins (monoterpenoid) produced by _____ plants are _____ to insects

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chrysanthemum
neurotoxic

51
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the terpenoids ____ and _____ produced by mint plants. stored in ____ of the epidermis

A

menthol and menthone
trichomes

52
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what monoterpenoid spices are safe for humans but toxic to insects

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mint, basil, oregano, rosemary, sage and savory

53
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terpenoids from orange and neem oil are biopesticides that controls what insect

54
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T/F: diterpenoids and carotenoids are made in mevalonic acid pathway in plastid organelles

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FALSE: not made in that pathway, but are made in plastid organelles

55
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diterpenoid: _____ toxin inhibits ___ channels in thrips

A

romedotoxin
sodium

56
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the triterpenoid “limonoid” is an insect _____

A

insect deterrents

57
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saponins are triterpenoids that messes with what?

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disrupts cell membrane via messing with cholestrol, which causes cell death

58
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phenols made in ____ pathway, has ____ properties, disrupts insect _____ system.

A

shimik acid
antiseptic
endocrine

59
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how do phenols affect aphids; explain mechanism

A

soluble part crosses intestine barrier and located in blood. toxic effects that cause oxidative stress.

60
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tannins prone to oxidization in insects under high ___ conditions, like radicals, that cause toxicity at higher concentrations

61
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the tannins silica and lignin are found in plant ___ walls, are not ____ by insects. cause damage by…

A

cell
digestable
grinding down the mandible of insects, DNA damage

62
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insects developed coping strategies to tannin toxicity via…

this lead to

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avoidaance, excretion, sequestration and degradation of tannins

co-evolution and co-diversification

63
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jasmonic acid and ______ acid are similar defenseive response to ___ _____ by aphids

A

salicyclic acid
sap sucking

64
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resistance to salicyclic acid though activity of _____ and _____ enzymes

A

NPR1
digestive enzymes

65
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lignin provides ____ to ____ _____ and ____ to biotic and abiotic stress

A

structure to cell walls
support

66
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lignin provides a ____ ____ against insect attacks. so plant tissue ____ (high lignin) reduces insect damage to plants

A

physical barrier
toughness

67
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glycosides converted to _____ ____, which is toxic to ____ herbivores. this is because they have bad ___, increase _____, decrease absorption of ______, delay larval ____

A

hydrogen cyanide
genearlist
smell
ROS
amino acids
development

68
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allomones definitions

A

effects are favorable to sender not reciever

69
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repellents definition

A

turn away insect

70
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locomotor excitants definition

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cause hypermotility

71
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suppressants definition

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reduce overall activity and impact of insect herbivores

72
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deterrents definition

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prevent attacks by insect herbivores

73
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arrestants definition

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prevent motility

74
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digestibility reducing definition

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negativly affect nutrient uptake and use

75
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toxins definition

76
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parsnip webworms eat

A

furanocoumarins

77
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oleander aphids eat

A

jasmonic acid in milkweek

78
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monarch caterpillars eat

A

jasmonic acid and salysalic acid milkweed

79
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tobacco hornworms eat

A

food with nicotine

80
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larvae tradeoff explanation

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larvae eat plants with low cardenolide levels because can use cardenolides for antipredator defense.

too much high levels of cardenolides can kill baby larvae

81
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there are two rose plants in waterloo and burlington. a ladybug chews on both. both rose plants release SA. is this constitutive or induced response?

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constitutive because roses have default/inherited response mechanism

82
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there are two rose plants in waterloo and burlington. a ladybug chews on both. one rose plants release alkaloids, one rose plants releases jasmonic acid. is this constitutive or induced response?

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induced because different responses from diff enviornmental influence/individual life experience of plant. (same plant, diff location, diff allelochemicals bc of diff responses)

83
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alkaloids have what effect on insect diet

A

cause them to stop feeding

84
Q

atropine is

A

poisionous

85
Q

deltamethrin is a

A

commercial pyrethroid

86
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A.indica is used as a

A

biopesticide

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