What is the immediate goal when applying chemical controls to reduce quelea populations in an agricultural zone?
Answer
To temporarily reduce population size to allow crops to mature
The goal when using avicides is to reduce the population size in a specific agricultural zone temporarily to allow the crops to mature before the birds cause further damage.
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