Title: Identify common greenhouse pests.
Course: Greenhouse Plant Production and Management (18052-III) > Section: Managing Pests

Identification should include

- identification of insect and animal pests and damage, including aphids, fungus gnats, mealybugs, mites, scale insects, thrips, and whiteflies
- identification of plant diseases and symptoms, including viruses, bacteria, and fungi (botrytis, damping-off, and root rot)
- identification of weeds and the economic damage caused by them.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the five basic pest groups?
- What pathogens cause the most diseases in plants?
- What sort of symptoms do viral plant diseases cause?