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Arthropod Predators And Insect Pest Control
[A CASE STUDY OF MARKURDI BENUE STATE]
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1.7 Scope of the study
This study is
focused on insect pest control and the target audience is the farmers.
This is because farmers encounter insect pest often and are the most
affected by insect pest. Also, the study will focus on farmers in
Makurdi,Benue state. Further studies can expand the study to accommodate
farmers from Makurdi.
1.8 Limitation of the study
The focus on
farmers only is a limitation for this study. This is because beyond
farmers, other categories of people in the society are affected by the
activities of insect pest. More so, this study is limited by time. This
is as the researcher had hard time collecting information from farmers
in which some respondents were not willing to divulge.
1.9 Definition of terms
Insect: Insects are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.
Pest: a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.
Control: the ability to minimize the effect of one thing over another.
Arthropods: An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.
Predators: an animal that naturally preys on others
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Insect pests are those insect species that are injurious or a nuisance. They cause injury or damage to crops in the field and grains in storage. Man and his domesticated animals are also attacked by insect pests. Arthropod predators belong to the phylum Arthropoda and are most times beneficial in the control of insect pests. Arthropod predators are members of the phylum Arthropoda which capture and feed on the prey. They are generally larger than their prey and kill or consume many prey during t ... Continue reading---
