DAMAGES THAT CAN BE DONE BY CROP PEST
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Eating Leaves: Insects like caterpillars and beetles chew up plant leaves, which makes it hard for plants to grow because they need leaves to make food from sunlight.
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Damaging Fruits and Flowers: Bugs like fruit flies and stink bugs can ruin fruits and flowers, reducing the amount of harvest and making the produce less appealing.
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Harming Stems and Roots: Some insects, such as rootworms, eat the stems and roots of plants, making it hard for plants to get water and nutrients, which can cause the plants to die.
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Sucking Sap: Insects like aphids and whiteflies suck the juice from plants, making them weak, causing leaves to curl or turn yellow, and spreading plant diseases.
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Ruining Stored Grains: Bugs like weevils eat stored grains, reducing the amount and quality of the grain that can be used or sold.
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Spreading Diseases: Some insects carry diseases from one plant to another, which can infect and kill large areas of crops.
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Making Plants Look Bad: Insects can leave marks and scars on fruits and vegetables, making them look unattractive and harder to sell.
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Causing Other Infections: Damage from insects can create wounds in plants, allowing fungi and bacteria to infect them, leading to more crop loss.
