Explain ways to determine what type of pesticide to use. Discuss potential health and environmental hazards resulting from pesticide use. List pesticide labeling's 'signal words' and tell what they represent. They can cause damage to gardens and farm crops. In some instances, pests can completely destroy a crop.
Some pests transmit diseases that interfere with the normal growth and development of plants.
The primary food and fiber pests are usually insects or weeds. People often think that all unwanted organisms are bad and must be destroyed. This is not true. The most destructive pests have some type of purpose, even if it so simple a purpose the primary source of food for another insect. Some pests will naturally dissappear or leave on their own, and do not need to be treated by any specific method.