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Cochineal insect has been used in checki...

Cochineal insect has been used in checking the wild growth of

A

Opuntia

B

Eichhornia

C

Aphids

D

Screw worm

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In India and Australia, prodigious spread of prickly pear (opuntia) was controlled by introduction of cochineal insects (Cactoblastis cactorum).
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