Question

The Colorado potato beetle is widely regarded as the major pest of the potato crop. This insect has a complicated and a diverse life history, which is well-suited to agricultural environments, and makes it a complex and a challenging pest to control. This beetle has developed resistance to 52 different compounds belonging to all major insecticide classes.

Which of the following choices would explain why the Colorado potato beetle has developed resistance to all major insecticide classes?

A. an increase in the range of locations where the Colorado potato beetle lives
B. an increase in pesticide resistance in other insects living near the Colorado potato beetle
C. an increase in the number of Colorado potato beetle with gene mutations coding for pesticide resistance
D. an increase in the number of Colorado potato beetle with weakened cell receptors for pesticide molecules

Answer 1

c

Step-by-step explanation:

mutations caused resistance