Question

What type of insect pests are found in our crop fields? Name any three of them.

Answer 1

Harmful creatures for our crop plants are small insects which attack the plants in three ways:
(i) Chewing insect : Insect pests of this category cut the root, stem and leaf with the help of their chewing mouth parts. They chew and swallow these pieces of plant parts. Examples, Grasshoppers, Caterpiillars, Locusts, etc.
ii) Sucking insects: These insects puncture the plant parts and suck the cell sap with the help of their needle like hollow beaks. Examples, Leaf hoppers, Aphids, Bugs, etc.
(iii) Internal feeders : These insects bore into stem and crop yield. Examples, Weevils, Borers, etc.