HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
INSECT PESTS OF FRUITS PLANTATION MEDICINAL AROMATIC CROPS VEGETABLE ORNAMENTAL AND SPICE CROPS
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Question
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A sponging-type insect most likely damages a plant by:
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carrying diseases from other plants
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chewing on the leaves
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piercing the leaves and sucking sap from the plant
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rasping the leaves and sucking sap from the plant
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Whiteflies, thrips, mealybugs, plant hoppers, grasshoppers, scales, and a few beetles also serve as vectors for certain viruses. Some viruses may persist for weeks or months and even duplicate themselves in their insect vectors; others are carried for less than an hour.
Detailed explanation-2: -♦ The species of insects, that damage the crop plants are known as Insect pests. ♦
Detailed explanation-3: -Insects can become pests in the garden when they cause damage to garden plants. The signs of damage vary, typically depending on the way that the insect feeds on the plant. Damage from insects with chewing mouthparts typically appears on leaves or stems as ragged edges, holes, or other missing tissue.
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