Title: (Optional) Identify pests and diseases.
Course: Agricultural Education - Development (18003-I) > Section: Exploring Plant Propagation

Identification should include

  - citing common greenhouse and/or garden pests
  - classifying pests (e.g., insects, mites, nematodes, gastropods, animals, plants, pathogenic agents)
  - citing fungal diseases
  - citing bacterial diseases
  - citing viral diseases
  - suggesting methods of control
  - collecting and organizing photos of the pests and the damage they cause
  - listing plants that attract particular pests.

Process/Skill Questions:

  - What pests may become established in the greenhouse?
  - What are the major categories of plant pests?
  - Why is species selection important in pest control?
  - How are bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases transmitted?
  - What is a vector?