Pests Flashcards

1
Q

Clear winged grasshopper

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
hosts
A
orthoptera
hemi 
chewing 
adults and larvae 
grasses and cereals
(Blotches of wings, Clear hind wings)
(no spur on throat)
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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)
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3
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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)
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4
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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 )
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5
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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)
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6
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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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7
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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
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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)

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9
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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)
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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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11
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

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12
Q

Lady beetle

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
hosts
Benefits
A
Coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
Predator
(clubbed antennae)
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13
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Carabid beetle

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
hosts
Benefit
A
Coloptera
holo
chewing
adults
predators
(long legs, head narrower than prothorax, large jaws)
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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)

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15
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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)
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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
Q

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
Q

Aphids

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
Damaging stage
Host
A
hemiptera
hemi 
piercing sucking 
larvae (nymph) and adult
field, vegetable crops and ornamental 
(winged or wingless,
26
Q

Wasps

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
beneficial stage
benefits
A
Hymenoptera
holo
chewing
adults 
predators, parasites, pollinators
(bee like, no hair, pinched between thorax and abdomen)
27
Q

Honey bees

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
beneficial stage
benefits
A
Hymenoptera
holo
lapping
adults
pollinators on a wide range of plants
28
Q

Bumble bees

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
beneficial stage
benefits
A
Hymenoptera
holo
lapping
adults
pollinators
usually large and hairy
29
Q

leafcutter bees

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
beneficial stage
benefits
A
hymenoptera
holo
chewing lapping 
Adults 
pollinators of alfalfa 
(rounded abdomen/pointed abdomen, female no moustache, male has moustache)
30
Q

fall canker worm

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A

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
Q

Forest tent caterpillar

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A
Lepidoptera 
holo
chewing (larvae) 
larvae
trees, fruits shelterbelts
(pale brown in colour, two bands around forewings,
32
Q

elm bark beetle

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A
Coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
elm
( downward pointing head, small brown/black beetle)
33
Q

Lesser grain borer

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A
coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
grain, seeds and dried fruits
(red brown to black brown, cylinder body, line down middle of body)
34
Q

Saw toothed grain beetle

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A
coleoptera
holo
chewing 
adults and larvae
cereals and fungi 
(edge of thorax have teeth looking spikes, dark brown, and slim)
35
Q

Rice weevil

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A
coleoptera
holo
chewing 
adults and larvae
whole cereal grains
(reddish brown, long narrow snout)
36
Q

Red flour beetle

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A

coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults and larvae
broken and ground kernels, dust and fungi
(reddish brown to slash, cylinder clubbed antennae, square prothorax)

37
Q

Rusty grain beetle

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A
Coleoptera
holo
chewing
adults an larvae
cereal grains
(reddish brown, flat and rectangular)
38
Q

foreign grain beetle

Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A
Coleoptera
holo
chewing 
adults and larvae
damp moldy grain 
(brown in colour, pinched behind prothorax, balls on end of antennae)
39
Q
True army worm 
Order
Development 
Mouthpart 
damaging stage
host
A
Lepidoptera
holo
chewing larvae adult siphoning
larvae 
cereals