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How does an insect pest attack the plant and affect it?


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Pest:

  1. Pest is defined as any organism that is a threat to a human being.

Insect pests can primarily attack plants in the given three ways:

  1. They can attack and break the plant's root, stem, leaf, or other parts.
  2. They can absorb the cell sap from all over the plant.
  3. They have been known to bore into the plant's stem and fruits.

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