Multiple choice

Which algae is used for the production of the insecticide 'Insecto'?

  1. Diatoms

  2. Rhodophyta

  3. Pyrrhophyta

  4. Phaeophyta

  5. Charophyta
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Explanation

Insecto is a diatomaceous earth product isolated from diatoms and is used to control the insects, which have their soft body parts exposed but covered by a waxy film to prevent dehydration. When they came in contact with diatoms in Insecto, the silica frustule break the waxy film on the insects causing them to dehydrate and die.

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