Pests Flashcards
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Clear winged grasshopper
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
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orthoptera hemi chewing adults and larvae grasses and cereals (Blotches of wings, Clear hind wings) (no spur on throat)
2
Q
Migratory Grasshopper
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
Orthoptera hemi chewing adults and larvae grasses and cereal (spur on throat, black band on thorax and hind leg)
3
Q
Two striped grasshopper
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
Orthoptera hemi chewing adults and larvae alfalfa and shelter belts (spur on throat, large, black stripe on yellow legs, yellow stripe along dorsal)
4
Q
Blister beetle
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
Coleoptera holo chewing adults crucifers and legumes (rounded wings, thorax narrow than head, hammer head kind of a long body )
5
Q
Flea beetle
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
coleoptera holo chewing adults crusifers (tiny, large hind femur. some are shiny black some have 2 yellowish stripes on back)
6
Q
click beetle (wireworm)
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
Coleoptera holo chewing larvae cereals, oilseeds, potatoes (bell shaped prothorax) larvae- brown, worm like but not soft bodied, six legs in front
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Red turnip beetle Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
coleoptera holo chewing adults and larvae crucifers (larvae- black in colour) Adults- smaller than potato beetle, orange brown, 3 striped on
8
Q
Sunflower beetle
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
Coleoptera
holo
chewing
adultas and larvae
sunflower
(yellow in colour, solid colour prothorax, 8 black lines on back, outer lines have ! )
(larvae are pale orange or green, smaller than potato beetle larvae, hunchback appearance)
9
Q
Colorado potato beetle
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
Coleoptera holo chewing adults and larvae potatoes ( yellowish, no ! , 10 black stripes) (larvae- orange, spotted, hunchbacked)
10
Q
Weevil
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
Coleoptera holo chewing adults sweet clover, sunflower, rice (grey to black colour, snouted nose, antennae in front of eyes)
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Q
June bug Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts
A
Coleoptera
holo
chewing
larvae
cereal, potatoes, grass
(larvae- pale, C shaped, brown head, legless)
adults- large, stout, fan shaped antennae
12
Q
Lady beetle
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts Benefits
A
Coleoptera holo chewing adults and larvae Predator (clubbed antennae)
13
Q
Carabid beetle
Order Development Mouthpart damaging stage hosts Benefit
A
Coloptera holo chewing adults predators (long legs, head narrower than prothorax, large jaws)
14
Q
Lacewings
Order Development Mouthpart Beneficial stage Benefits
A
Neuroptera
holo
chewing- adults, chewing sucking - larvae
adults and larvae
predator
(clear wings with cross veins, Folded wings like a tent)
15
Q
Syphid flies
Order Development Mouthpart Beneficial stage Benefit
A
diptera holo chewing (larvae) Sponging (adults) adults (pollinators) larvae (predators) wide range of plants and insects (1 pair of wings, short antennae)
16
Q
Red backed cutworm Order Development Mouthpart Damaging stage Host
A
Lepidoptera holo chewing (larvae) siphoning (adults) larvae cereals, canola, flax
(darkening forewing, bred -brown, dark brown kidney spot on forewing, hind wing light brown/white)
17
Q
Pale western cutworm
Order Development Mouthpart Damaging stage Host
A
Lepidoptera holo chewing (larvae) siphoning (adults) larvae cereals and flax (shattered glass pattern on wing, 2-3 spots on wings, light brown hind wing)
18
Q
Bertha armyworm
Order Development Mouthpart Damaging stage Host
A
lepidoptera holo chewing (larvae) siphoning (adults) larvae canola and flax (dark forewing, brown, white/silvery kidney spot, pale fringe on hind wing)
19
Q
Diamond back moth
Order Development Mouthpart Damaging stage Host
A
lepidoptera holo chewing (larvae) siphoning (adults) larvae canola (small and silvery brown, white marks on margin of forewing, from diamonds at rest)
20
Q
Imported cabbage worm butterfly
Order Development Mouthpart Damaging stage Host
A
Lepidoptera holo chewing (larvae) siphoning (adults) larvae cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower (white or yellow wings, dark spots)
21
Q
orange wheat midge
Order Development Mouthpart Damaging stage Host
A
diptera holo chewing (larvae) sponging (adults) larvae wheat (tiny orange fly, think like. mosquito)
22
Q
Cabbage maggot
Order Development Mouthpart Damaging stage Host
A
diptera holo chewing (larvae) sponging (adults) larvae canola and vegetables (small grey fly, pointed abdomen, single stripe down middle of abdomen)
23
Q
Plant bugs
Order Development Mouthpart Damaging stage Host
A
hemiptera hemi piercing sucking larvae and adults canola and alfalfa (front wing bent down, no veins in wings)
24
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Aster leaf hopper
Order Development Mouthpart Damaging stage Host
A
Hemiptera hemi piercing sucking larvae and adults forges oilseeds and peas (shines on back legs)
25
Aphids
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
Damaging stage
Host
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hemiptera
hemi
piercing sucking
larvae (nymph) and adult
field, vegetable crops and ornamental
(winged or wingless,
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26
Wasps
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
beneficial stage
benefits
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Hymenoptera
holo
chewing
adults
predators, parasites, pollinators
(bee like, no hair, pinched between thorax and abdomen)
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27
Honey bees
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
beneficial stage
benefits
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Hymenoptera
holo
lapping
adults
pollinators on a wide range of plants
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28
Bumble bees
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
beneficial stage
benefits
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Hymenoptera
holo
lapping
adults
pollinators
usually large and hairy
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29
leafcutter bees
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
beneficial stage
benefits
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hymenoptera
holo
chewing lapping
Adults
pollinators of alfalfa
(rounded abdomen/pointed abdomen, female no moustache, male has moustache)
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30
fall canker worm
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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lepidoptera
holo
chewing (larvae) siphoning (adults)
larvae
elm, oak, poplar
(forewing brown grey, spots on outer parts of hind wings)
(females have no wings and are dark grey)
31
Forest tent caterpillar
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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Lepidoptera
holo
chewing (larvae)
larvae
trees, fruits shelterbelts
(pale brown in colour, two bands around forewings,
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32
elm bark beetle
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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Coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
elm
( downward pointing head, small brown/black beetle)
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33
Lesser grain borer
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
grain, seeds and dried fruits
(red brown to black brown, cylinder body, line down middle of body)
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34
Saw toothed grain beetle
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
cereals and fungi
(edge of thorax have teeth looking spikes, dark brown, and slim)
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35
Rice weevil
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
whole cereal grains
(reddish brown, long narrow snout)
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36
Red flour beetle
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
broken and ground kernels, dust and fungi
(reddish brown to slash, cylinder clubbed antennae, square prothorax)
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Rusty grain beetle
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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Coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults an larvae
cereal grains
(reddish brown, flat and rectangular)
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38
foreign grain beetle
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Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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Coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
damp moldy grain
(brown in colour, pinched behind prothorax, balls on end of antennae)
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True army worm
Order
Development
Mouthpart
damaging stage
host
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Lepidoptera
holo
chewing larvae adult siphoning
larvae
cereals
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