Usage of abuse of insecticides and increased deforestation leads to changing of host plant for lac insects in now days?

Padeti Venkataramanaiah @Padeti-Venkataramanaiah

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Changing of forest plants to domesticated forest plants and road side ornamental plants?

Congratulations and with all best wishes! I am against insecticides and chemical fertilizers. Chemical fertilizer makes the soil poor and does not improve the soil. To date it has not been proven that poison kills harmful insects. Are the beneficial insects no more than no fruits, seeds and plants.

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