PESTS AND DISEASES OF CROPS

BIOLOGY SSS 2 THIRD TERM

WEEK ONE

PESTS AND DISEASES OF CROPS

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

  1. Identify pest
  2. Classify pest
  3. Define pest
  4. State the parts of a plant or animal that pests attack

CONTENT

A pest can be classified as an organism capable of causing damage to the crop plant. Pest are animals, insects, germs or other organisms that interfere with plant growth. They may bite, destroy food crops or damage farmland produce.

Types of Crop Pest

There are six classes

– Insects

– birds

– rodents

– monkeys

– nematodes

 

– man

Classification of Insect Pests

Insect pests are classified into.... View More

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