Pests and pest control

Age 11-14 (KS3)
Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE)

A powerpoint to introduce the topic of pests and how they can be controlled. The damage that pests can do is illustrated, along with some examples of pests. A simple introduction to pest control methods is given, along with their advantages and disadvantages. Animated pictures of animals 'speaking' and 'thinking' help tell the story - lower ability classes love it!

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Published 20 Jan 2010

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Pests and pest control

1Healthy corn field2What happened to it?3The crop was eaten by locustsDeliciousYum Burp4Animals which attack and eat food crops are called PESTSHow many pests can you think of?5Mice – eat stored grainsI love wheat6Slugs and snails eat leavesYumI’m starving7Wireworms damage rootsCrunch, slurp8Caterpillars eat leavesI’m starvingI’m a very hungry caterpillar9Greenfly suck sap out of shootsGet stuck in Lunch time10How can farmers stop pests eating their crops?I hate catsI love mice11Poison or biological control?Oh no, not the nematodes12Poison or biological control?Very TastyOh no, not the ladybirds!13Good things about poisonsThey kill all pests very quickly. Easy to use.14Bad things about poisonsKill other useful insects as well, eg bees and ladybirds.What are you killing me for!?15Bad things about poisonsBuild up in food chains and kill animals at the top of the food chain. Please don’t poison me16Bad things about poisonsPlease don’t poison my mum17Bad things about poisonsPests eventually become resistant to the poison. Can’t poison me

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