Group 3
Team Sitaw
The two main dangers to a plant are pests and diseases.
Over the past 20 years, they have destroyed billions of
plants in both urban and rural areas throughout the world.
Pests and insects have the potential to negatively and
destructively affect agricultural productivity, market access,
the environment, and our way of life. They are a major
concern as they have the potential that can harm crops and
food production, parasitize livestock, or even just bother
people with health risks.
1. Aphids
Aphids live only about a week,
but a mature female can
reproduce rapidly. The tiny
sucking pests, often found
growing en masse on the
underside of leaves, emit a sticky
substance that draws ants and
attracts sooty mold. Control
aphids with neem oil or
insecticidal soap.
2.Thrips
Thrips are tiny flying insects with
fringed wings. The sap-sucking
insects discolor and distort nearly
any type of plant. They leave tiny
black specks of excrement on the
leaves and often create white
patches on leaves and petals.
Thrips are difficult to control and
often require a combination of
methods such as sticky traps and
insecticidal soap or neem oil.
3.Spider mites
Spider mites are difficult to see with the naked eye, but they are easily
recognized by the fine webs. The pests cause streaking, spotting and
discolored leaves that may fall off the plant if not controlled. Neem oil
and insecticidal soap are effective. Water properly, as mites are drawn to
dry, dusty conditions.
4. Leaf miners
Leaf miners are the larvae of various pests, including moths, flies,
and beetles. Although the larvae create trails and blotchy areas as
they feed on the leaves, they are relatively harmless and usually, no
treatment is necessary. Sticky traps will catch egg-laying adults and
insecticidal soap may help if control is needed.
5. Scale
Scale damage can be
devastating, as the tiny pests
suck out the sweet nectar. There
are two types of scale: hard
scale, found primarily on
woody tissue such as branches,
trunks and twigs; and soft scale,
which has a waxy protective
covering. Control can be
difficult, but neem oil works
well by suffocating the pests.
Regular use of insecticidal soap
is also effective.
6. Whiteflies
Whiteflies are yet another type
of sap-sucking pest. Small
numbers are relatively harmless
but large infestations can cause
yellow or dry leaves that may
fall off the plants. Like other
sap-sucking pests, the sweet
substance created by whiteflies
attracts ants and sooty mold. To
control whiteflies, try sticky
traps and insecticidal soap or
neem oil.
7. Earwigs
Earwigs are mostly beneficial, but they can be harmful when they feed
on vegetables and certain other plants, including mums, clematis and
dahlias. Earwigs are easy to trap with short lengths of garden hose, or in
tuna cans with cooking oil. You can also cut a tiny hole in the side of a
cardboard box baited with a small amount of oatmeal. Keep the area free
of debris, as earwigs hide in cool, moist areas.
8. Cutworms
Cutworms are the larval stage of certain moths. The destructive pests hide
under leaves or other plant debris, emerging to lay masses of eggs on
plants. They eat nearly anything in their paths, often cutting through stems
of young plants at ground level. Remove plant debris. Pick off the pests by
hand in late afternoon or evening. Create barriers with cardboard collars or
gritty substances like eggshells, coffee grounds, or diatomaceous earth.
Encourage birds to visit your garden.
9. Fungus gnats
Fungus gnats are tiny, annoying
pests that wreak havoc on
houseplants or in gardens or
greenhouses. The swarms of flying
insects are annoying, but it’s the
larvae that does the most harm by
eating plant roots. Fungus gnats
may also carry disease from plant
to plant. Control adults with bright
yellow sticky traps and/or
insecticidal soap.
10. Mealybugs
Mealybugs are common both
indoors and outdoors, where they
cause stunted growth, withering
and yellowing of plants. The pests
are easily recognized by the
cottony protective covering.
Insecticidal soap works well
against the pests. Light infestations
on indoor plants can also be
removed with a toothpick or a
cotton swab dipped in rubbing
alcohol.
11. Locusts
These small, short-horned grasshopers known for consuming
almost anything that comes their way, made recent headlines
when massive swarms of them invaded several Indian areas,
destroying crops, posing a threat to human life, and seriously
harming agriculture.
12. Bollworms
A cotton planter receives warning indications when a
bollworm is discovered. But they have also been observed
degrading tomatoes, soybeans, peanuts, chickpeas,
sunflowers, and pigeon peas. When they are discovered, but
are not monitored or controlled, they will grow and cause
considerable harm to the harvest and production.
13. Stem borer
Stem borers are caterpillars that eventually develop into
yellow or brown moths, which is how they kill.
14. Fruit fly
They get their name because of their strong attraction to
ripening or rotting fruit, which serves as a food source as well
as a place to lay their eggs. Adult fruit flies typically reach 3-4
mm in length and live 40 to 50 days.
15. Cucurbit Beetle
Cucurbit Beetle. Cucurbit beetle is an
insect from South America whose hosts
include plants in the family
Cucurbitaceae.
Cucumber beetle is a common name
given to members of two genera of
beetles, Diabrotica and Acalymma, both
in the family Chrysomelidae. The
adults can be found on cucurbits such
as cucumbers and a variety of other
plants. Many are notorious pests of
agricultural crops.
16. Flea Beetle
Flea beetles are common pests found on many vegetable
crops including radishes, broccoli, cabbage, turnips,
eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, spinach and melons.
Flea beetles can be black, bronze, bluish or brown to
metallic gray.
Some species have stripes.
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GROUP 3- TEAM SITAW
Marissa Pascasio
Marvin Bobadilla
Bombo Aguilar
Albert Bobadilla Jr.
