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What is Agriculture?
Seed Corn
Sorghum
Wheat
Grass and alfalfa hay
Harmful insects:
Beneficial Insects:
Apple Trees:
Apple Pests
Apple Pests
Apple Pests
Apple Pests
Cotton Pests
Cotton Aphid
Cotton Pests
Cotton Bollworm
Cotton Pests
Chemical Control
Biological Control
Chemical Control
Pesticides: Synthetic or Natural Chemicals used to interrupt the
normal physiological processes of insects.
Timing is important!
Some applications
may make the problem
worse in the long run.
Some pesticides can harm
people, too!
BioControl
Natural Enemies
Come in 2 categories:
Ladybird Beetles
Mantids
Specialists
Mealybug Destroyer
Predatory Thrips
Specialists
Parasitoids
Pheromone Trapping
Transgenic Crops
Pollinators
Insect Products
Silkworms
Silkworm Production
Shellac
Cochineal dyes
The End