1. 7 Orders of Insects 1.Order Coleoptera- hard exoskeleton (like armor!) i.e. beetles 2.Order Diptera- one pair of wings with halteres i.e. flies and mosquitoes 3.Order Hemiptera- triangle on back i.e. true bug like water striders 4.Order Hymenoptera- social and stinging insects i.e. bees, wasps, ants 5.Order Lepidoptera- moths (feathered antennae) and butterflies (knobs) 6.Order Odonata- long abdomen, notch on wing i.e. dragonflies and damselflies 7.Order Orthoptera- grasshoppers, roaches, mantids

2. Order Coleoptera- 1.hard exoskeleton (like armor!) i.e. beetles Blister Beetles Lady Bird Beetles

3. Order Diptera- one pair of wings with halteres i.e. flies and mosquitoes House Fly Robber Fly

4. Order Hemiptera- triangle on back i.e. true bug like water striders, stink bug

5. Order Hymenoptera- social and stinging insects i.e. bees, wasps, ants

6. Order Lepidoptera- 1.moths (feathered antennae) and butterflies (knobs)

7. Order Odonata- long abdomen, notch on wing i.e. dragonflies and damselflies WfHCWfHC > Odonata > Hemianax papuensisOdonata Updated 30 June, 2004

8. Order Orthoptera- grasshoppers, roaches, mantids

9. Use of pesticides Insecticides = kill insects Fungicides = kill fungus Herbicides = kill plants Most used so food can travel great distances Wash food in dish soap? But some go into the food! Health hazards? Leukemia (blood cancer)?

11. Overspray? Blows away in wind Leaches into water Contamination of groundwater Contamination of wildlife areas DDT impacts on bald eagles, pelicans Rachel Carsen and Silent Spring

12. Pesticides are Dangerous and Threaten Public Health The toxic pesticides proposed for spraying are harmful to human health, wildlife, and ecosystems. Children and the elderly are most susceptible to the effects of toxic pesticides. In both laboratory studies and occupational settings, the toxic pesticides being used for WNv mosquito control in Massachusetts have been known to cause short- and long-term respiratory problems, immune and nervous system disruption, cancer, and reproductive and learning disorders. A Report by Toxics Action Center and Maine Environmental Policy Institute Principal Authors William C. Sugg, III, Director, Maine Environmental Policy InstituteMaine Environmental Policy Institute Matthew L. Wilson, Director, Toxics Action CenterToxics Action Center Toxics Action Center 29 Temple Place Boston, MA 02111 (617) 747-4389 http://www.toxicsaction.org http://www.toxicsaction.org Published July, 2001

13. Biocontrol IPM = Integrated Pest Management Control of insects in agriculture using little or no pesticides Organic food is grown this way (Why is it expensive?) Methods 1. use predatory insects (i.e. wasps) to prey on pest 2. plant weeds to attract pests away from crops 3. alternate crops 4. use pheromones to trap insects 5. sterilize males

14. Research in IPM Test that predator will attack pest What will introduction of predator do to others in environment Compare crops grown with pesticides, little pesticides and no pesticides Cost/Benefit to farmer