Insect Vocab

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Parasite

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Any organism which lives on or inside another organism as well as obtains nutrients from and is detrimental to host organism

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Pest

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Organisms which competes for resources or can be dangerous to another organisms health

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Insect

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Members of the phylum Arthropoda which have an exoskeleton. Three body segments, three pair of jointed legs, compound eyes and two antennae

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Phylum

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Primary subdivision of taxonomic classification; below kingdom and above class

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Predator

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Any organism which preys on other organisms

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Chewing Insects

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Insects which chew holes in leaves and cause damage to plants; mouthparts include mandible , maxilla and labium

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Sucking Insects

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Insects which insert piercing and sucking mouthparts into leaves and suck juices causing damage to plants; mouthparts include proboscis and style

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Metamorphosis

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Transformation of an organism from larva to adult stage

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Pupa

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Inactive stage of development between larva and adult stages

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Cocoon

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Silky envelope spun by the larvae of some insects to cover themselves during metamorphosis

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Nymph

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Larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis

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Vertebrate

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Any organism possessing a spinal column composed of segmented bones known as vertebrae

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Nematodes

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Free living or parasitic worms with elongated and rounded bodies; important decomposes of the soil

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Ectoparasite

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Parasite which lives inside the host plant tissue

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Weeds

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Any unwanted or undesirable plant which competes with desirable plants nutrients water and sunlight

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Pesticide

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Chemical used to kill pest

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Suckers

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Shoots which rise from a plants root system

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Insecticides

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Chemical used to kill insects

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Integrated Pest Managment

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Strategy used to control pests by the most economical process with the least amount of possible hazards to humans and the environment

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Crop Rotation

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Practice of growing different crops on the same land over a period of several growing season; aids in insect control and preservation of soil quality

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Narrow Range Oils

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Highly-refined petroleum oils sprayed on the surface of plants to control insects and mites

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Floating Row Cover

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Material used to cover plants and protect from harmful insects while allowing plants to breathe and absorb moisture and sunlight

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Crop Yield

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Measurement of the total amount of a crop harvested; expresses as a ratio amount planted to amount harvested

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Larvae

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Immature for. Of an insect; often wormlike

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Exoskeleton

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Exterior protective structure of insects

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Vascular Tissue

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Contains the xylem and phloem which conduct both water and nutrients throughout plants

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Stolen

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Horizontal branch from the base of a plant which produces new plants for buds at its tips

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Thatch

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Layer of dead grass between actively growing grass and soil surface

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Xylem

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Vascular tissue in plants which transports water and nutrients up the plant from the roots

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Phloem

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Vascular tissue in plants which conducts food throughout the plant