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The
muticolored Asian lady beetle is not a good biological control agent
because:
1.
It is a very specific predator
that eats only one agricultural pest.
2.
It has a short lifespan and must
be re-introduced each year.
3.
It spreads rapidly and colonizes
all types of crops (soybeans, corn, fruit trees).
4. It
is a generalist predator that eats many types of insects.
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