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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Entomology In the Real World
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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
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?
