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Bell Ringer. Define what is meant by pest. Name two pest management practices used in Agriculture. Insects in Agriculture. Agriscience Mr. Bailey. What’s wrong with this picture?. Agricultural Pest.

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer • Define what is meant by pest. • Name two pest management practices used in Agriculture

  2. Insects in Agriculture Agriscience Mr. Bailey

  3. What’s wrong with this picture?

  4. Agricultural Pest • Pest - troublesome or annoying thing or an organism that is destructive to another organism • Examples

  5. What are insects defined as? • Insect • An animal with three distinct body parts; head, thorax, and abdomen

  6. Why are insects harmful to Agriculture? • Insects eat our crops • Parasites • Carry diseases that harm livestock and humans as well

  7. How are insect beneficial? • Some insects are considered beneficial • They eat the harmful insects and/or help in pollination of many plants • Ladybugs • Praying mantis • Lacewings • Ground Beetles • Honeybee

  8. How are harmful insects controlled? • Insecticides • Traps (used to determine pest population, pest identity, and to reduce the number of pests.) • Biological control

  9. Insects Life Cycle • Two basic kinds of life cycles in insects • Some (for example crickets) have three phases: egg-nymph-adult • Others (for example wasps and flies) have four phases: egg-larva-pupa-adult

  10. Insect handout • Be able to label the body part based on the definition for the insect.

  11. Exit Slip 1. Explain how insects are harmful in the Agriculture industry. 2. Explain how insects are helpful in the Agriculture industry.

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