Seminar on Natural Disaster: Pestilence

JANINE V. SAMELO

BS CHEM 4

.A Seminar on Natural Disasters: Pestilence

Natural Disasters

Natural disasters are extreme, sudden events caused by environmental factors that injure people and damage property. Earthquakes, windstorms, floods, and disease all strike anywhere on earth, often without warning. As examples, we've chosen disasters that have occurred around the world throughout history.

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Included Pestilence in the types of natural disasters

Pestilence

Jeremiah 42:17

All the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to live there shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. They shall have no remnant or survivor from the disaster that I will bring upon them.

Definition of Pestilence

Pestilence means a deadly and overwhelming disease that affects an entire community. The Black Plague, a disease that killed over thirty percent of Europe's population, was certainly a pestilence.

A disease that causes widespread crop damage or animal deaths can also be called a pestilence.

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Definition of Pestilence

The occurrence of one or more pest species in an area or location where their numbers and impact are currently or potentially at intolerable levels.

A sudden increase in destructiveness or population numbers of a pest species in a given area

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Examples of Pestilence

Locust infestation

Locust Pestilence in IsraelBy Dave Copeland, Cameraman, NBC News Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path.Israel’s Agriculture Ministry has deployed pickup trucks, planes and helicopters to spray pesticides on the locusts before they can inflict more damage.Experts estimate that a swarm of 30 million locusts will cause severe crop damage.

Locust Pestilence in Israel

Teams of exterminators are working from sunrise to sunset, spraying the millions of young locusts as they move across the ground.


Swarms of bees and dragonflies

Insect Infestation threatens coconut Industry in Isabela City, Basilan By Rene V. Carbayas

Tuesday 13th of August 2013

Scale insect (Aspidiotus Destructor Signoret), a soft-bodied 5mm long fluid-feeding insect is invading the coconut plants and other palm and fruit with 15 barangays affected by the pests.

Hardest hit was Barangay Lanote with 2,519 coconut trees affected, followed by Maligue, Cabunbata, and Lumbang.

Insect Infestation threatens coconut Industry in Isabela City, Basilan

there are many reasons why an outbreak of coconut scale insect occurred, and one of them is bad agricultural practices such as overuse or misuse of pesticides, particularly on the vegetables and fruit trees planted under coconut plants. “Pesticides also kill natural enemies and without them, insect pests are free to multiply without control,” he said.


overpopulation of wild animals


Plague of Rodents

Pestilence in Bicol prompts P1 reward for every dead rat's tail January 24, 2009

Rat pestilence in the rice fields in Albay in the Bicol Region has prompted local authorities to offer reward of P1 for every tail that comes from a dead rat

The project, launched by the town government, is called "Bawat Buntot Piso Project" (A Peso for Every Tail Projects).

Effects of Pestilence

Wandering

the innate survival instincts of pests/ animals cause them to wander into unnatural places in search of food.

The outcome is, animals are killed because of property damage and human injury.


Damaged Ecosystems

animals can wreck the ecosystem and surrounding landscape.

The overpopulation of deer throughout areas of the United States is destroying the forest and hindering the diversity of tree species


Lack of Food

Pestilence damages crops and properties

farmers cannot produce sufficient foods and other resources


Disease Outbreak

Pests can be a vector of bacteria, fungi and viruses that can cause diseases

Uncontrollable spread of disease can cause the epidemics to humans

Bubonic Plague

Pestilence Controlprovide a list of experts available for advice, including regional experts

lists of insecticides and rodenticides that are readily available in appropriate formulations

Using bait and fumigation

Community Extermination Projects

Conclusion Pestilence is considered one of the natural disasters which cannot be prevent. Examples are locust, bees, dragonflies and other insects infestation; overpopulation of wild animals and plague of rodents. This phenomenon damages properties and crops which may cause lack of food and resources. It can also bring epidemics in humans. Pestilence control such as extermination projects, fumigation and bait must be done once occurred to avoid further spread.

Referenceshttp://www.ehow.com/info_8249633_effects-animal-overpopulation.html#ixzz2cX7RjCrC

Barbehenn, K. R., Sumangil, J. P., & Libay, J. L. (1971). (1038), 217–242.

NPG. (2000). Effects of Overpopulation : Wildlife and Habitat Destruction. 2000.

WHO. (2008). Interregional Meeting on Prevention and Control of Plague. WHO, (April 2006).

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https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pestilence

Referenceshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9198000/9198744.stm

http://www.ehow.com/info_8249633_effects-animal-overpopulation.html

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/KJ21Ae01.html

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/145800/news/regions/pestilence-

http://www.ehow.com/info_8249633_effects-animal-overpopulation.html

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/13/18233295-insect-invasion-israel-battles-plague-of-locusts?lite

http://www.pestworld.org/news-and-views/pest-articles/articles/stinging-insects-101/

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pestilence

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Seminar on Natural Disaster: Pestilence