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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