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Classification of Insect pests based on the Location
Based on their location, insect pests can be divided into three groups:
Examples are grasshoppers, mealy bugs, locusts etc.
Examples are maize weevil (Sitophilus maydis), rice weevil (Sitophilus oryza), beans or cowpea beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus)
Examples are maize weevil, rice weevil, yam beetle, bean or cowpea beetle etc.
Non- insect Pests/Vertebrate pests
These are bigger pests with backbone. They are few in number when compare to insect pests. They attack crops on the field while some e.g rats attack store products.
Examples of vertebrate pests include
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