Pest Basics
Types of Pests
Weeds
Invertebrate Pests
Vertebrate Pests
100

What is the term for any organism that harms or damages plants?

What is a pest?

100

Name any one of the four main groups of plant pests.

What are weeds, invertebrates, vertebrates, or disease agents?

100

Weeds compete with crops for water, nutrients, and ____.

What is light?

100

This large group of invertebrates can harm plants and includes insects, nematodes, snails, and slugs.

What are invertebrate pests?

100

These pests have backbones and include birds and mammals.

What are vertebrate pests?

200

What is one major reason growers struggle with pests?

What are energy, time, and expense?

200

These pests can range from tiny nematodes to larger rodents?

What are invertebrates and vertebrates?

200

Some weed seeds can stay dormant for up to how many years?

What is 20 years?

200

How many body parts do insects have?

What is three (head, thorax, abdomen)?

200

Name one type of bird that can be considered a pest to crops.

What are pigeons, crows, or sparrows?

300

This is essential to controlling pest populations effectively.

What is accurate identification?

300

This pest category includes bacteria, fungi, and viruses.

What are disease agents?

300

True or False: All weeds reproduce only by seeds.

What is false?

300

These invertebrates have eight legs and two body parts.

What are ticks, mites, and spiders?

300

his small mammal pest can harm crops by eating or damaging them.

What are rodents?

400

These organisms can damage leaves, stems, roots, and fruits.

What are plant pests?

400

This group of pests competes with crops for water, nutrients, and sunlight.

What are weeds?

400

Weeds can also serve as homes for these two types of pests.

What are insects and plant diseases?

400

These mollusks thrive in cool, moist areas and can damage plants.

What are snails and slugs?

400

Birds can damage crops, make noise, and cause harm to ____.

What are buildings?

500

In agriculture, this is an ongoing battle against various pests.

What is pest control?

500

These pests can be harmful by harboring diseases or pathogens.

What are vertebrate pests, specifically birds?

500

This is often defined as a plant "growing out of place."

What is a weed?

500

These unsegmented worms are plant parasites and can cause significant harm.

What are nematodes?

500

Vertebrate pests can carry and spread these, which harm plants and animals.

What are pathogens?