 | reduced pesticide application following successful biological control could be accompanied by:
 | reduced health problems due to pesticides, |
| increased populations of beneficial organisms previously affected by pesticides in agricultural areas, |
| reduced effects of pesticide spray drift and residues in run-off into watercourses and conservation areas, |
| reduced risk of pesticide residues in produce, |
| possible appearance of other pests previously controlled by the
pesticide;
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| improved livestock weight gain or crop production following improved control of the target pest;
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| reduced health complications caused by an allergy to the target pest;
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| preventing the income gap (social equity) between the rural and urban areas from increasing as rapidly by reducing operating costs in the rural
areas;
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| improved understanding by farmers of the agro-ecosystem through the use of biological control
techniques;
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| reduced competition between the pest and native flora and/or fauna. |
