Insects

Question 1

define parthenogenesis

Answer 1

asexual reproduction where offspring develop from unfertilized eggs

Question 2

How can you tell a scarabid larvae from a cucurlionid larvae?

Answer 2

scarabs have legs….cucurlionids dont

Question 3

describe holometabolous metamorphosis

Answer 3

complete metamorphosis

• egg
• larvae
• pupae
• adult

Question 4

what is the best way to monitor moth adult flight?

Answer 4

blacklight traps

Question 5

define pheromone

Answer 5

a scent that attracts mates

Question 6

what does a nematode injury look like?

Answer 6

thinning and stuniting of plants

(similar to drought stress)

Question 7

how do mole crickets injure turf?

Answer 7

they feed on plant roots

Question 8

where would you find mole cricket hot spots?

Answer 8

areas with high soil moisture

Question 9

what quick test helps diagnose billbug injury?

Answer 9

tug test

Question 10

Name a biological control for lepid larvae in turf.

Answer 10

entomopathogenic nematodes

Question 11

how do ABW adults injure grass?

Answer 11

they notch leaves and chew holes in the stems to lay eggs

Question 12

Describe chinch bug damage on turf.

Answer 12

stipple and general thinning

Question 13

What time of year should you sample nematode populations?

Answer 13

in the Fall

Question 14

What time of day should you apply insecticides for cutworms?

Answer 14

late in the day

Question 15

describe and adult sod webworm

Answer 15

dingy colored moth with rolled wings

Question 16

How do hyperode larvae injure turfgrass?

Answer 16

they feed on stems and crowns

Question 17

Compare the Northern and Southern masked chafer adult.

Answer 17

Adults of the northern masked chafer have conspicuous hair on the thorax and wing covers.

The southern masked chafer has sparse hair.

Question 18

Where would you first see hypernode damage?

Answer 18

short cut grass near the woodline

Question 19

how do chinchbugs damage turf?

Answer 19

suck sap from leaves, stems and crowns

Question 20

how do you monitor moth larvae?

Answer 20

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