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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Common Horticulture Pest

The female insect able to reproduce without mating with male insect or it is called parthenogenesis. This insect carried virus also known as mosaic virus. This kind of insect commonly damage leguminosae crop and would resulted in shrunk and dried fruit.

Aphis spp.
Aphid attacks crop in 3 ways, sucking plant sap on leaves, flower, and young shoot. This would caused stunted growth and curled fruit and leaves. It caused dirt on the attacked part and lower the photosynthesis rate.

Flower attacked by aphid would stunted and die.

Source : Horticulture, Laman impiana

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