Integrated pest management focuses on
A)eliminating crop damage by using preventative techniques.
B)eliminating crop damage by using only cultural techniques.
C)maintaining crop damage below the economic threshold using preventative techniques.
D)maintaining crop damage below the economic threshold using broad-spectrum pesticides.

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Integrated pest management is an approach to controlling pests in agriculture that focuses on maintaining crop damage below the economic threshold using a combination of preventative techniques such as crop rotation, biological control, and cultural techniques, along with the use of pesticides when necessary. The ultimate goal is to minimize the impact of pests on crop yields while reducing the environmental impact of pesticide use. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

Integrated Pest Management Focuses on