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Chapter 6: Plant Pests and Their Control
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Chapter 6: Plant Pests and Their Control OBJECTIVES:
List and define the Biological Science branches related to plant pests. Describe the anatomical features of insects. Define words associated with plant diseases. Define a weed. Define terms associated with pest control.
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Biological Branches Related to Plant Pests:
Entomology – the study of insects, including their effects on plants, and how to control them. Plant Pathology – the study of diseases, their causes, and methods of control. Mycology – the study of fungi
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Insects Insects transform more dramatically during their development than any other member of the animal kingdom..
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Insects Metamorphosis is the process of change that occurs in insects as they grow. The 4 stages of Metamorphosis are: Egg Larva Pupa Adult
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Exoskeleton – the hard protective covering of an insect’s body.
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Insects Digestive System - a tube that extends from the mouth of the insect to its anus.
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Insects Respiratory System - combines expansion and contraction of the abdomen with diffusion to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in the cells and tissues.
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Insects Nervous System – groups of specialized cells called ganglia and the nerve fibers that join the ganglia to other parts of the insects body
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Disease Terms Parasite – an organism incapable of manufacturing its own food. Symptoms – responses to pathogenic irritants and insects. Inoculum - the infectious form of a pathogen. Once a pathogen penetrates the hosts’ tissues, the plant is infected.
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Disease Terms Etiolation – when a plant turns yellow because it lacks light. Chlorosis – when a plant turns yellow but does not lack light.
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Weeds A weed is a plant that has no economic value and/or grows in a place where it is not desired.
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Pest Control Protection – the principle of control that sets up a barrier between the host plants and the pest to which they are susceptible. Adjuvant – chemical additives that improve the performance of a pesticide with which they are combined. Pheromone – communication among insects that occurs through chemical cues.
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Chapter 6: Plant Pests and Their Control OBJECTIVES:
List and define the Biological Science branches related to plant pests. Describe the anatomical features of insects. Define words associated with plant diseases. Define a weed. Define terms associated with pest control.
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