2014 · Q86
Pesticide treadmill refers to
general-scienceenvironment
- Aincrease in concentration of pesticides in the body of the organism
- Bincrease in doses of pesticides to prevent the resurgence of pests that were being controlled
- Cdevelopment of resistance in plant due to excessive and prolonged use of pesticide
- Dproduction of more synthetic pesticides
Explanation
The pesticide treadmill is the need to apply ever-increasing doses of pesticides to control resurging pests.