Question

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

Answer 1

Insect pests:

1. There are different types of harmful creatures that are found in our crop field and affect our crops.
2. Some of them are as follows:

1. Sucking insects:

1. These insects have needle-like hollow beaks.
2. They puncture the plant parts and suck the cell sap and affect the crop plants.
3. Examples- Leafhoppers, bugs, etc

2. Bollworm:

1. The larva of the insect causes drooping and drying of the shoot by boring into it.
2. Later, flowers and bolls are damaged by the larva.
3. The affected plants are Cotton, chicken pea, sunflower, tomato, etc.

3. Aphids:

1. Aphids are also known as plant lice.
2. They are soft body pear-shaped insects that suck the sap.
3. It leads to the curling of leaves, stunted growth, gradual dying, and death of the plants.
4. It affects wheat, barley, oats, ladyfinger, chilies, etc.