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What do you mean by a biopesticide? Give an example.

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Biopesticides are the type of pesticides produced from an organism. They are equally potent but do not inflict a damage on the environment, e.g. a species of bacteria with insecticidal properties is Bacillus thuringiensis. It produces insecticidal cry protein or Bt protein.
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