FACULTY OF SCIENCE FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURAL

DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL

CPP1601 – INTRODUCTION TO CROP PESTS

DR. MUHAMAD AZMI BIN MOHAMMED

1.MUHAMMAD SYAHMI AIMAN BIN MOHD
SHAHRIL @ APRIL - S33226
3.MOHAMAD HAFAZI BIN MOHAMAD -
S3317
5. MUHAMMAD DANISH IRFAN BIN JASMIN-
S33864
7.AIMAN NAUFAL BIN KHAIRUL AZHAR
S33534
9. MUHAMMAD ARIF HAZIQ BIN MOHD FAID
(S33241)
11. MUHAMMAD IRFAN BIN ZULKIFLI
(S33597)
MUHAMAD HAFIZ IRFAN BIN MOHD
ZULKIFLIS (33292)
2. HARRINGTON ANAK STEPHEN - S33083
4. IZZ AMIR AKHTAR BIN SHAHNAZ AKHTAR-
S33345
6. MOHAMAD AFIQ HAIKAL BIN
NOR HISHAM (S33313)
8. MUHAMMAD NUR MUIZUDDIN BIN NOH
(S33423)
10.MUHAMMAD FADHIL BIN ZOLKARNAIN
(S32916)
12. HILMAN ZEID BIN
KHAIRIL ANWAR (S33332)
 Morphology
Rats are small, agile rodents that can
grow up to 25 cm in length and weigh up
to 500 g. They have a pointed snout,
large ears, and a long, scaly tail. Their
fur is usually brown or black, and they
have sharp, constantly growing incisor
teeth that they use to gnaw through
materials.

Pest management
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
practices are recommended for the TAXONOMY
control of Wild Boars. This includes
regular monitoring of the plantation Class: Mammalia
for signs of damage, and the use of Order: Artiodactyla
non-lethal control measures wherever Family: Suidae Gray
possible. If lethal control measures Genus: Sus Linnaeus
are necessary, they should be carried Species: Sus srofa
out in a humane and
targeted manner.

How to control it
Damages to the plants
Control of Wild Boars may involve a
combination of physical barriers, Rats are a major pest of a wide
hunting, and repellents. Physical range of crops, including rice,
barriers such as fences can be used to maize, and sugarcane. They feed
prevent access to crops, while hunting on the seeds, fruits, and roots of
can reduce the population of the these plants, causing damage and
animals. Repellents such as scented reducing yield. In addition, their
baits or noise-emitting devices may also gnawing activity can damage
be effective. irrigation systems and cause
infrastructure damage.
 MORPHOLOGY
Large, omnivorous, grow up to 200 cm
in length, and weigh up to 150 kg.
Have stocky build, broad head, small
eyes, and a snout that end in a disk-
like structure. The fur is usually dark
brown or black, with long, sharp tusks
that protrude from their mouths.

Pest management
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
practices are recommended for the TAXONOMY
control of Wild Boars. This includes
regular monitoring of the plantation Class: Mammalia
for signs of damage, and the use of Order: Artiodactyla
non-lethal control measures Family: Suidae Gray
wherever possible. If lethal control Genus: Sus Linnaeus
measures are necessary, they Species: Sus srofa
should be carried out in a humane
and targeted manner.

WILD BOAR

How to control DAMAGES

Control of Wild Boars may involve a Wild Boars are a major pest of
combination of physical barriers, crops such as oil palm, banana, and
hunting, and repellents. Physical pineapple. They feed on the roots,
barriers such as fences can be used stems, and fruits of these plants,
to prevent access to crops, while causing damage and reducing yield.
hunting can reduce the population of In addition, their foraging activity
animals. Repellents such as scented can damage the soil and cause
baits or noise-emitting devices may erosion.
also be effective.
 Morphology
Adult Red Palm Weevils are large, black
or reddish-brown beetles that can grow
up to 4-5 cm in length. They have a long
snout that extends forward from their
head, which they use to bore into palm
trees. Their larvae are creamy-white with
a brown head and can grow up
to 5 cm in length.

Pest management
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Taxonomy
practices are recommended for the
control of Red Palm Weevil. This Class: Insecta
includes regular monitoring of the Order: Coleoptera
plantation for signs of infestation,
Family: Curculionidae
and the use of non-chemical control
measures wherever possible. Genus: Rhynchophorus
Chemical control should be used Species: R. ferrugineus
only as a last resort, and in a
targeted and judicious manner.
Red Palm Weevil
(Rhynchophorus
ferrugineus)

How to control it
Involves a combination of cultural, Damages to the plants
biological, and chemical measures. A serious pest of oil palms and other palm
Cultural measures include proper species. The adult beetles bore into the
pruning and disposal of infested palm crowns of palm trees and lay their eggs,
material, as well as sanitation of the which hatch into larvae that feed on the
plantation to reduce breeding sites. internal tissues of the palm, causing
Biological control methods involve the damage to the growing point and leading
use of natural enemies such as parasitic to the death of the plant. Infested palms
wasps and nematodes, which can be may exhibit wilting or yellowing of leaves,
introduced into the plantation. and the presence of holes or frass
Chemical control may involve the use of (sawdust-like material) at the base of the
insecticides applied to the base of the fronds.
palm or injected into the tree trunk.
 Morphology
Adult Spiraling Whiteflies are small, white
insects with a wingspan of approximately
1-2 mm. They are covered in a powdery
wax that gives them a spiraled
appearance when they rest on the
underside of leaves. The larvae are flat,
oval-shaped, and yellow in color.

Pests management
Cut off and dispose of heavily infested Taxonomy
plant material. Plant-resistant varieties
Class: Insecta
and avoid over-fertilizing plants.
Introduce natural predators and Order: Hemiptera
parasites, such as ladybugs and Family: Aleyrodidae
predatory mites. Use insecticides
judiciously and according to label Genus: Aleurodicus
instructions. Combine different pest Species: A. dispersus
control techniques in an
integrated approach.
Spiraling Whitefly
(Aleurodicus
dispersus)

How to control
Damages to the plants
Involve a combination of cultural, biological,
and chemical measures. Cultural measures A pest of a wide range of plant species,
include the removal of heavily infested including fruits, vegetables, and
leaves, as well as regular pruning and ornamental plants. They feed on the sap
sanitation of the plantation. Biological of the plant, which can cause wilting,
control methods may involve the use of yellowing, and stunted growth. Heavy
natural enemies such as parasitic wasps, infestations can cause defoliation and
ladybugs, and lacewings, which can be even death of the plant. In addition, the
introduced into the plantation. Chemical white wax produced by the insects can
control may involve the use of insecticides cause aesthetic damage and make the
applied to the plant foliage. plant more susceptible to other pests and
diseases.