1. INSECT IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL Original Power Point Created by Joey Wells Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office June 2002

2. TRI-CO. YOUNG FARMERS APRIL 23, 2002

3. INSECTS AS COMPETITORS COMPETE WITH MAN FOR FOOD AND FIBER AS MANY AS 10,000 – 15,000 KINDS OF INSECTS IN GEORGIA CAUSE MANY TYPES OF DAMAGE –FEED ON PLANTS –CARRY DISEASES –CAUSE LOSSES IN THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY

4. NOT ALL INSECTS ARE HARMFUL HELP POLLINATE PLANTS PROVIDE VALUABLE FOOD IN THE FOOD CHAIN SOME INSECTS FEED ON OTHER HARMFUL INSECTS

5. CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS AS TO HOW THEY FEED CHEWING INSECT –BITES OFF, CHEWS, AND SWALLOWS PLANT PARTS SUCKING INSECT –PIERCES THE OUTER LAYER OF THE PLANT AND SUCKS THE SAP FROM THE CELLS

6. FEEDING HABITS DETERMINE CONTROL METHODS CHEWING INSECTS ARE GENERALLY CONTROLLED BY STOMACH POISONS SUCKING INSECTS ARE GENERALLY CONTROLLED BY CONTACT POISONS

7. HOUSE FLY Adult 0.3 in.

8. GREEN BOTTLE FLY Adult 0.5 in.

9. ROSE CURCULIO WEEVIL

10. SOLDIER BEETLES

11. DARKLING GROUND BEETLES

12. PREDACEOUS GROUND BEETLE

13. FIREFLIES

14. MONARCH BUTTERFLY

15. MORNING CLOAK BUTTERFLY

16. CLIMBING CUTWORM

17. SURFACE CUTWORM

18. CANKER WORM

19. WOOLYBEAR CATERPILLAR

20. BAGWORM

22. HARLEQUIN BUGS

23. GREEN STINKBUG

24. STINKBUG

25. LACEBUG

26. AMBUSH BUG

27. APHIDS

28. YELLOW PECAN APHID

29. BLACK PECAN APHID

30. MEALYBUGS

31. COTTONY CUSHION SCALE

32. SCALE INSECTS

33. WHITEFLIES

34. THREE CORNERED ALFALFA HOPPER DAMAGE

35. THREE CORNERED ALFALFA HOPPER

36. BEAN LEAF BEETLE

37. BEAN LEAF BEETLE DAMAGE

38. SOUTHERN CORN BILLBUG

39. HUNTING BILLBUGS

40. BILL BUG DAMAGE

41. BLISTER BEETLE

42. BOLLWEEVIL ADULT

43. BOLL WEEVIL LARVA

44. BOLL WEEVIL LIFE CYCLE

45. CABBAGE BUTTERFLY

46. CABBAGE & SOYBEAN LOOPERS

47. CHINCH BUG

48. CLICK BEETLE WIREWORM ADULT

49. COLORADO POTATO BEETLE

50. COLORADO POTATO BEETLE LARVA

51. CORN EARWORM

53. CORN EARWORM MOTH

54. CORN EARWORM DAMAGE

55. COTTON FLEAHOPPER

56. COWPEA CURCULIO

57. COWPEA CURCULIO DAMAGE

58. CUTWORMS

59. DEODAR WEEVIL

60. GREEN JUNE BUG

61. GREEN JUNE BUG LARVA

62. GREENBUGS

63. GREENBUG HONEYDEW ON WHEAT

64. JAPANESE BEETLE

67. LESSER CORNSTALK BORER

68. LESSER CORNSTALK BORER IN PEANUT STEM

69. LESSER CORNSTALK BORER IN PEANUT POD

70. LESSER CORNSTALK BORER MALE ADULT

71. LEAF MINER

72. LEAFHOPPER

73. ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES

74. SOUTHERN ROOT KNOT NEMATODE

75. LESION NEMATODES

76. LOOPER DAMAGE

77. SOYBEAN LOOPER MOTH

78. MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE

79. SOUTHERN MOLE CRICKET

80. SOUTHERN MOLE CRICKETS

81. MOLE CRICKET

82. PEACH TREE BORER

84. PEACHTREE BORER ADULT

85. PECAN WEEVIL

87. PEPPER WEEVIL ADULT

88. POTATO LEAFHOPPER ADULT

89. SOUTHERN CORN ROOT WORM ADULT

90. SOUTHERN CORN ROOT WORM

92. SOUTHERN CORNSTALK BORER

93. SPIDER MITES

94. SQUASH BUG

95. SQUASH BUGS FROM EGGS

96. SWEET POTATO WEEVIL

97. TARNISHED PLANT BUG

98. THREE CORNERED ALFALFA HOPPER

99. THRIP

100. THRIP DAMAGE ON COTTON

101. TOBACCO BUDWORM MOTH

102. TOBACCO FLEA BEETLE

103. TOMATO HORNWORM

104. TOBACCO HORNWORM

105. VELVET BEAN CATERPILLER

106. VELVET BEAN CATERPILLER MOTH

107. WHITE FRINGED BEETLE

108. WHITE GRUB

109. WIREWORMS

110. WIREWORM DAMAGE

111. SOUTHERN ARMYWORM

112. FALL ARMYWORM

114. FALL ARMYWORM MOTH

115. FALL ARMYWORM EGGS

116. FALL ARMYWORM DAMAGE

117. TRUE ARMY WORM

118. YELLOW STRIPED ARMYWORM

119. FUNGUS GNAT

120. SPITTLE BUG

121. CICADA

122. GRASSHOPPER

123. CRANE FLIES

124. TERMITES

125. SPIDERS

126. SILVERFISH

127. DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES

128. MAYFLIES

129. ANTLIONS

130. CENTIPEDE

131. MILLIPEDES

132. SOWBUGS AND PILLBUGS

133. SLUGS

134. LADY BEETLES

135. PRAYING MANTIDS

136. LACEWINGS

137. HOVER FLIES

138. PARASITIC WASP PUPAE ON HORNWORM

139. PARASITIC WASP

140. SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE

141. PINE BEETLE SIZE

143. SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PITCH TUBES

144. SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE PITCH TUBES AND EXIT HOLES

145. SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE & BLUE STAIN FUNGUS

146. SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE GALLERIES

147. SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE EXIT HOLES

148. IPS BEETLES

149. IPS BEETLE

150. IPS BEETLE ADULT

151. IPS BEETLE TOP KILL

152. IPS GALLERIES

153. BLACK TURPENTINE BEETLE

154. BLACK TURPENTINE BEETLE PUPA AND LARVA

155. BLACK TURPENTINE LARVA

156. BLACK TURPENTINE BEETLE PITCH TUBES

157. PINE WEB WORM

159. LOBLOLLY PINE SAWFLY

160. RED HEADED PINE SAWFLY

161. PALES WEEVIL

163. TENT CATERPILLER TENT

164. EASTERN TENT CATERPILLAR

165. WALKING STICK

166. LONGHORN BEETLE