The Good, the Bad

and the Ugly

EntomologyIn the Real World

Presented by:

Amy AldenderferCounty Extension Agent

for Horticulture

What is an insect?Hardened exoskeleton

Three body parts

Six legs

One to two pairs of wings

One pair of antennae

The Head: The brain, the mouth, and

the feelers

The eyesTwo types: Simple or Compound

Antennae

Mouth TypesTypes

chewing piercing siphoning sponging reduced

What kind of mouth parts?

The Thorax: where the action happens

Leg Parts

CoxaTrochanterFemurTibiaTarsusClaw

Wing Types

Scaled

Elytra

Tegmina

Membranous

Hemelytra

Wing types

The Abdomen

The Life Cycle

Metamorphosis Incomplete

Complete

Incomplete Metamorphosis

Incomplete Metamorphisis

Complete Metamorphosis

The Insect World Top 20

The following are the top 20 insects that concern the public, based on the calls we receive.

AphidsIdentificationDamageManagement

Spider Mites

Spruce Spider Mites

Damage

Lace Bugs

Scale

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White Fly

Borers

Grubs

Tent Caterpillars

Psyllid

Bagworms

Beetles

Caterpillars

Thrips

HOME INVADING INSECTS

Beetles

Termites

Ants

Carpenter Ants

Bees/ Wasps

Spiders

HUMAN HOSTS

Mosquitoes

Ticks

Dog Tick

Deer Tick (Black Legged Tick)

Lone Star Tick

AcknowledgementsPhotos courtesy of:

Texas A&M Cornell University University of Minnesota UC Davis Troy Bartlett Iowa State University Hoffmann, M.P. and Frodsham, A.C. (1993)

Natural Enemies of Vegetable Insect Pests. Cooperative Extension, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 63 pp.

Questions?