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- 3. Personal protective equipment worn when handling pesticides or working with infected plants.
- 7. Lay eggs on the underside of leaves and excrete a sticky substance called honeydew.
- 10. Nocturnal pests that feed on plant leaves and hide during the day.
- 11. Larva of moths or butterflies, known for being very hungry and damaging plants.
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- 1. These pests can come in various colors like green, yellow, or black and cause wilting and yellowing of plants.
- 2. miners Larvae that live and feed inside leaves, leaving behind white patches and lines.
- 4. Relatives of mites that are not true insects but can also damage plants.
- 5. A soil-inhabiting fungus that causes wilt and affects many types of plants.
- 6. Causes powdery mildew, which appears as white powdery spots on plant leaves.
- 8. virus This plant virus causes a mottling or mosaic pattern on the leaves of infected plants.
- 9. Can cause leaf spot and soft rot, damaging fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals.
- 10. rot A bacterial disease that causes rotting in vegetables and ornamentals.
- 11. This spicy vegetable can be used in natural sprays to deter pests like aphids and caterpillars.