Pests of crops
Agricultural science for S.S.S 2 Second Term
Week 6
Pests of crops
Performance objectives
Students should be able to;
- State the meaning of pest.
- Classify pests into insects and non-insects.
- Classify insect pests based on their mode of mouthparts.
- Discuss the important insect pests of major crops.
- Recognize and name the important storage insect pests of farm produce.
- Describe the nature of damage to crops.
- Describe the biology of some of the selected crops.
- State and discuss the general control and preventive measures.
- State and discuss the possible side effects of the various preventive and control on man and the environment.
- State general/ economic importance of pests.
Content
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