Lecture 9: PEST MANAGEMENT Flashcards
living organisms that affect plant thereby reducing yield and/or quality of the harvested product
PESTS
causes 35% crop losses according to FAO
PESTS
pests that brought down the CITRUS industry
leaf mottling or greening disease
pests that brought down the PAPAYA industry
papaya ringspot virus (partic. in Laguna and Cavite)
pests that brought down the BANANA industry
Panama wilt or Fusarium wilt
because of pests in banana, what were changes made
change variety from Michel to Cavendish; relocate plantations sa Pinas
pests that brought down the MANGO industry
mango hoppers
highly destructive to mango flowers
mango hoppers
pests that brought down the COCONUT industry
coconut scale insect (CSI) Aspidiotus rigidus
pests that affected more than 1.2M coconut trees in Calabarzon
coconut scale insect (Aspidiotus rigidus)
TYPE of pests
- pathogens
- insects and mites
- weeds
- vertebrate pests
organisms that cause diseases or abnormalities in plants
pathogen
damages of pathogens to plants
- kill the host cells
- block the passage of water and nutrients
- consume cell contents
- blocking of the surface of the leaf
- taking over the control
causes soft rot
Erwinia caratovora
causes bacterial wilt in banana
Rawlstonia solanacearum
causes wilt in tomato
Fusarium oxysporum
causes anthracnose in mango, citrus and eggplant
Colletotrichum gloeosporoides;
causes sooty mold in mango
Capnodium mangiferum
causes powdery mildew in cucurbits
Peronospora sp
ways by which pathogens infect and spread in plants
- entry through the wounds and natural openings;
- direct penetration of the host cells;
- by mere contact or through vectors/carriers; and
- use of infected planting materials
members of the anthropod and arachnid family, respectively
insect pest and mites
nature of damage of insect pest and mites
- tearing and eating
- sucking the cell up
- boring and feeding
- spreading the pathogen
example of insects that damages by CHEWING
larvae of butterflies and moth
an example of SUCKING insects
thrips, aphids, mealybugs, mites, scale insects
pest that spreads pathogens
insect vectors
plants that grow where they are unwanted
WEEDS
damages brought by weeds
- COMPETE for nutrients
- INTERFERE with farm operations such as spraying
- HIDING SPOTS of insects and pests
- HOST of plant diseases
mammals which include rats, birds, man, animals, etc.
vertebrate pests
pest that eat the plant parts particularly fruits and leaves
vertebrate pests