Course: SAT 140 Sustainable/Organic Plants

Unit 8 Lab Assignment

Unit 8 Lab Assignment

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Local Pests Survey (40 points)

Complete the following lab assignment and submit your work using the Dropbox on the course home page.

Prepare | Staying strictly within a one-mile radius of the college campus, find and identify at least three insect and/or disease pests infesting plant materials.
Research
1. Identify the address and location where each example is found
2. Photograph and/or provide physical samples of infested materials
3. Describe the pest and host plant. Both should be properly identified, including the plant’s scientific name and botanic family.
4. List one organic option for managing each pest, if there is available.
Document | Create a table that lists the information from your research. Include three 100-word summaries and three photographs/samples to document your findings.