Why is と placed here?

[MudraSova]

I have this sentence: 害虫がつくのを防ぐために、袋をかぶせたり農薬をかけたり、いろいろと世話をして育てる。
Can someone explain to me why is と (marked with pink color) placed there?

 

[Andromedashun]

いろいろと is the same as いろいろな

 

[MudraSova]

いろいろと is the same as いろいろな

Thank you so much good sir/madam!

 

[lanthas]

Not quite. When used with な it's an adjective, but with と it's an adverb. This means that in this sentence, it doesn't modify 世話 but して. (The meaning doesn't change though - in this case)

 

[Toritoribe]

Yeah, it's like "to provide care for farm products variously (= いろいろと)" vs. "to provide various (= いろいろな) care for farm products" in English. This と is used to express a state when using with adverbs. The meaning is almost the same even if と isn't there.

と
５ （副詞に付いて新たな副詞をつくり）ある状態を説明する意を表す。「そろそろ―歩く」「そよそよ―風が吹く」

と［格助接助並助］の意味 - goo国語辞書

 

[MudraSova]

Thank you so much for the replays guys <3