Question

The crops grown in a small Midwestern farming community are being destroyed by grasshoppers. The farmers have banded together and have decided to spray pesticides to reduce the grasshopper population. What is likely to happen in the future as a result of this spraying?

Answer 1

The results of this are that the population of grasshoppers are decreasing. They are killing the grasshopper and if death rates are higher then birth rates then the population will decrease rapidly.

Answer 2

C: Reduced quality of ground water