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What are pests?


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Pests:

  1. Organisms that damages cultivated plants or plant products or make them unfit for human consumption are known as pests.
  2. Pests of crop plants include weeds, insects, rodents, fungi, bacteria and viruses.
  3. They reduce the density of the plant, cause stunted growth and death, and reduce the yield or quality of crops.

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