Crop pest Identification is a crucial skill for students interested in agriculture, and the Crop Insects Kit provides an engaging way to build that knowledge. This hands-on resource features realistic insect models that help students recognize common crop pests, understand their impact on crops, and learn about pest management strategies. In this blog, we’ll explore how this kit supports effective pest identification and hands-on learning in the classroom.
8 Oversized Models
The Crop Insects Kit helps teach crop pest identification with eight oversized insect models in realistic, full-color detail. The models include a beet armyworm, corn rootworm, seedcorn maggot, two-spotted spider mite, cutworm, garden fleahopper, stink bug, and corn earworm.
Crop Insects Flashcards
In addition to models, the kit comes with crop pest identification flashcards. Each flashcard features a drawing of an insect and its name on one side and information about its instar stages, physical description, host source, and damage description on the other.
See a sample of the flashcards here.
Standards-Based Curriculum
The Crop Insects Kit comes with a downloadable, two-lesson crop pest identification curriculum that covers each insect the models replicate and the damage they do. The complete curriculum takes about two hours to teach. However, you can also select specific lessons or activities to use independently.
See a curriculum sample here.
Additional Resources
Want to see more resources for teaching agriculture?
- Watch our free, on-demand webinar on harnessing growth through hands-on hydroponics education
- Check out our free career exploration lessons
- See how you can implement hands-on plant and crop science tools in your classroom here
