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EFFECTS OF CROP PESTS ON YIELD

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Effects of Crop Pests on Yield

Crop pests have the following effects on crop yield:

Heavy attack by pests may result in total crop failure.
Infected seeds, crops, and vegetables have low market value.
Pests reduce the quality of crops.
Pests eat up leaves of crops, thereby reducing the photosynthetic activity of the plant.
They cause injury which may predisposes crop to diseases attack.

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