Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Agricultural Science outline · Section B: Agronomy
Content
a. Pests of agricultural plants in the field and in storage; types, importance, and principles and methods of prevention and control
Objective
Identify field and storage pests, assess their economic importance, and relate prevention and control methods to different pests.
Content
b. Life cycles of biting insects, e.g. grasshopper; boring insects, e.g. weevils; sucking insects, e.g. aphids and cotton strainer
Objective
Describe insect life cycles and apply this knowledge to pest prevention and control.
Content
c. Common pesticides and their side effects
Objective
Differentiate between common pesticides and examine their modes of action on pests.
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