Question

Which method of insect pest management uses synthetic chemical analogues of insect sex hormones, deployed in specially designed traps, mainly to monitor pest population levels in the field or to disrupt mating by confusing male insects, thereby reducing successful reproduction without directly killing the insects with a toxic chemical?

A Chemical (insecticidal) control
B Biological control using parasitoids
C Cultural control through crop rotation
D Pheromone-based trapping/mating disruption
E Mechanical control using hand-picking
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