Pests and pests control av
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Pests and Pests Control
Pests and Pests ControlCompiled by Mthembu T.s216074785
Types of pestsPests are divided into two i.e Beneficial pest- those that aid in plant/ flower pollinationHarmful pests- those that cause damage to plants or cropsHarmful pest can be visible and others can be invisible but can be seen by damage that they caused
What are pestIs any destructive animal that affect crops, food and animalsThey attach and eat vegetables and cereals for an example caterpillars and grasshoppersThey also attach stored food, for an example rats
Harmful pest
Beneficial pests
Importance of pest controlPests destroy crops in the field through biting, sucking, chewing, boring, and defoliation activitiesCause reduction in the viability of stored produceInjuries caused by pest can lead to crop disease attachThey render fruits and veg unattractive and unmarketableReduce quality and yield of cropsCause total death in cropsReduce farm profit
Damage caused by pests in crops
Prevention and control of pestsChemical control- use of pesticides Physical control- use physical removal of pests e.g. hand picking insects and planting under green house to control pests Cultural control- the use of farming practices to control pests e.g. crop rotation, use of resistance varieties and mulchingBiological control- introduction of natural enemy of pest to control pests
Chemical method
Cultural method
Physical pest control
Biological pest control
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