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Animal Pest . Agri-science Mr. Bailey. Neighbor Talk!!!. You have 2 minutes to share with your neighbor a story of how an animal was a pest around your home. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d9cVyAE8-IU. Class Activity . Name some animal pest: Birds Rodents Skunks
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Animal Pest Agri-science Mr. Bailey
Neighbor Talk!!! • You have 2 minutes to share with your neighbor a story of how an animal was a pest around your home. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d9cVyAE8-IU
Class Activity • Name some animal pest: • Birds • Rodents • Skunks • Regional pest such as ground hogs, bats, wolves, raccoons, and deer
Why are certain animals considered pests? • Because they: • Damage property • Crops/feed • Food • Even livestock • They can even carry disease that can harm people and animals.
How are animal pests controlled? • Can be controlled by: • Destroying their habitat • Encouraging natural predators • Shooting the pest • Trapping the pest
How are animal pests controlled? • Poisoning the pests with pesticides is also an option. • Choosing the pest control will be determined by the legal status of the control measure, the cost, and the effectiveness.
What Pesticides are used? • Pesticide- any chemical agent that kills unwanted weeds, fungi or animal • Rodenticides- pesticides that kill rodent pests such as mice and rats.
The Yearling • Throughout the sample of the movie fill out the worksheet. • We will discuss your findings when the movie is finished.
Exit Slip • Name two harmful effects that animal pests can cause to Agricultural products. • Name three ways that animal pests can be controlled.