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ASM 198. Pest and Pesticides. Pesticides are an Essential Tool. Pesticides Must Be Used Correctly. First Step - Identification. Major Types of Pests. Insects and their Relatives Weeds Diseases. Four Stages of Insect Development. Egg Larva Pupa Adult. Grasshopper Development. Egg
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ASM 198 Pest and Pesticides
Major Types of Pests • Insects and their Relatives • Weeds • Diseases
Four Stages of Insect Development • Egg • Larva • Pupa • Adult
Grasshopper Development • Egg • Nymphs • Adult
Damage Done by Larva Corn Earworm
Damage Done by Adult Insects Colorado Potato Beetle
Three Distinct Body Sections • Head • Thorax • Abdomen • 6 Legs
Weeds • Weeds are unwanted plants
Plant Diseases • Four Principle Types • Three Elements • Susceptible Plant • Disease Producing Agent • Favorable Environment
What is a PESTICIDE? A Pesticide is a chemical or mixture used to control any animal, plant or plant diseases considered to be a pest.
Insecticides • Insecticide-controls insects and relatives
Herbicides • Herbicides-control weeds
Fungicides • Fungicides-controls fungi
Bactericides and Miticides • Bactericides and Miticides-control bacteria and mites respectively