1. INSECT I. D. Written By Ron Smoak
Provided by Dr. James Corbett, Agriculture Teacher, Lowndes Co. High School
GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office
To accompany Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum
July 2002

2. OBJECTIVE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
IDENTIFY THE MAJOR CROP INSECTS THAT AFFECT THE ECONOMIC OUTCOME OF VARIOUS CROPS.

3. INSECTS-FRIENDS OR FOES?
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION KNOWN INSECTS.
INSECTS REPRODUCE & MULTIPLY FASTER THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL.
NEARLY EVERY PLANT OR FOOD PRODUCT IS EATEN BY SOME TYPE OF INSECT.
LOSSES ARE ESTIMATED AT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

4. BENEFICIAL INSECTS HONEYBEE: POLLINATES
LADY BEETLE: FEEDS ON OTHER INSECTS
SMALL WASPS (PARASITES): LAY EGGS ON HARMFUL INSECTS

5. HARMFUL INSECTS: EAT CROPS LAY EGGS IN CROPS
SUCK OUT FLUIDS FROM CROPS
CUT CROPS DOWN
SPREAD DISEASE FROM CROP TO CROP

6. TYPES OF HARMFUL INSECTS

7. TOBACCO BUDWORM ADULT

8. TOBACCO BUDWORM LARVAE

9. BEET ARMYWORM

10. BIG-EYED BUG

11. BOLL WEEVIL

12. CABBAGE LOOPER

13. FALL ARMYWORM

14. FLEA HOPPER

15. LACEWINGS

16. LYGUS BUG

17. SOYBEAN LOOPER

18. SPIDER MITE

19. TARNISH PLANT BUG

20. THREE CORNERED ALFALFA HOPPER

21. VELVETBEAN CATERPILAR

22. WASP

23. WHITEFLIES

24. YELLOW STRIPED ARMYWORM

25. APHIDS

26. ASSASSIN BUG

27. CORN EAR WORM LARVAE

28. GRANULATE CUTWORM

29. LADY BEETLES (ADULT & LARVAE)

30. SOUTHERN CORN ROOTWORM (A. & L.)

31. SPIDER

32. STINK BUG

33. THRIPS

34. WHITE FRINGED BEETLE & LARVAE

35. WIREWORM