There are animals that destroy the crop before it is harvested. Farmers find it difficult to protect the crops from these animals, insects and microorganisms. Provide information to your classmates by answering the questions.
(a) What are these animals/insects called? Name few that ruin the standing crops.
(b) What methods do the farmers employ to protect their crops?
(c) Name some common insecticides used to protect crops.
(d) Write the difference between insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide.

Question

There are animals that destroy the crop before it is harvested. Farmers find it difficult to protect the crops from these animals, insects and microorganisms. Provide information to your classmates by answering the questions. 
(a) What are these animals/insects called? Name few that ruin the standing crops. 
(b) What methods do the farmers employ to protect their crops? 
(c) Name some common insecticides used to protect crops. 
(d) Write the difference between insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide.

Accepted Answer

(a) The animals/insects that destroy crops are called pests. Some examples of pests that ruin standing crops are aphids, caterpillars, and locusts. (b) Farmers employ various methods to protect their crops from pests, such as using physical barriers like nets or fences, practicing crop rotation, and using biological control methods like introducing natural predators of the pests. (c) Some common insecticides used to protect crops are neonicotinoids, pyrethroids, and organophosphates. (d) The difference between insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide is that insecticides are used to kill insects, fungicides are used to kill fungi, and rodenticides are used to kill rodents. Each type of pesticide targets a specific type of pest.

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