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(1)Te use of microbes in controlling plant diseases and pests is called biocontrol,while the microbes called biocontrol agents.(2)There are four groups of biocontrol agents,ciz.,bacteria,fungi,protozoans and viruses,which are either pathogens,predators or parasites on the pest.(3)The list below shows the microbes and their hosts
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