Question

Write two methods by which insects can damage a crop.

Answer 1

Crop damage by insects:

1. A pest is an organism that causes destruction to the crop plant and causes great economic loss by destroying crop plants or products obtained from them.
2. Insects attack the plants in the following ways:

1. They bore into stem and fruits, in this way they affect the health of the crop plants and reduces the yield of the field.
2. Pests suck the cell sap from various parts of the plant.
3. They cut the root, stem, and leaf, thus destroying them.