PLANT DAMAGE BY INSECTS Alexandre Latchininsky, UW CES Entomologist Cheyenne, January 22, 2007
INSECT MOUTHPARTS Chewing - mandibles Piercing-sucking beak Sucking - proboscis Plant damage results from feeding, which depends on the type of mouthparts
Leaf feeding damage Adult Colorado potato beetle Larvae
Root Weevil and its damage to peony © A. Latchininsky 2006 © A. Latchininsky 2006
Leaf cutter bee and its damage © A. Latchininsky 2006
Skeletonized leaf feeding Alfalfa weevil Leaf beetle larvae
Heavy feeding damage
Leaf feeding and shotholes European corn borer Armyworm
Leaf feeding (underside) Mexican bean beetle Larva Adult
Plant tissue damage discoloration Thrips
Two-spotted spider mite
Leaf curling and distortion Aphids
Leaf curling and distortion Thrips
Stink bug damage
Leaf mining damage Agromyza nana
Gall-forming and leaf-mining pests… Eriophyoid mite damage to aspen © A. Latchininsky 2006 Eriophyoid mite damage to aspen © A. Latchininsky 2006 Liriomyza fly damage to goosefoot
Leaf-mining damage Liriomyza fly damage to goosefoot © A. Latchininsky 2006 Liriomyza fly damage to goosefoot
Plant disease vector Pierce’s disease symptoms Glassy-winged sharpshooter
Arthropod-caused plant galls
Gall-forming damage Eriophyoid mite damage to aspen © A. Latchininsky 2006 Eriophyoid mite damage to aspen
Spittlebug damage
Stem borer damage
White Pine Weevil Damage
Horntail Wasp damage Pigeon tremex
Bark beetle damage
Which Insect Caused the Damage?