AGENTS OF BIOLOGICAL

CONTROL
PARASITES
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PARASITE

 An animal that lives on or

within a larger animal, the
host

 Feeds on its host usually

weakening it and sometimes
killing it
PARASITE

 Requires only one

part of one host to
reach maturity,
frequently, there
are many parasite
in a single host
Parasites with the greatest impact on insect pest
populations are:

insects
Parasites with the greatest impact on insect pest
populations are:

Nematodes
(small round worms
that kill insects but
are harmless to other
organisms)
Parasites with the greatest impact on insect pest
populations are:

Mites
(are small
arachnids (eight-legged
arthropods), related to
the ticks.)
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