Topic 6: Natural Enemies

Question 1

CLASSIFICATION OF NATURAL ENEMIES

Answer 1

1. predators
2. parasitoids
3. microbial agents

Question 2

PREDATOR INSECTS

Answer 2

1. lady beetles
2. lace wings/antlions
3. preying mantis
4. earwigs
5. damselflies
6. crickets
7. spiders

Question 3

LADY BEETLES

Answer 3

1. aphids
2. leafhopper and planthopper

Question 4

LACEWINGS

Answer 4

1. aphids

Question 5

PREYING MANTIS

Answer 5

1. grasshopper
2. caterpillar
3. flies
4. crickets

Question 6

EARWIGS

Answer 6

1. small insect
2. ACB larvae

Question 7

DAMSELFLIES

Answer 7

1. leafhopper and planthopper

Question 8

CRICKET

Answer 8

1. insect egg
2. hopper nymphs

Question 9

PARASITOIDS

Answer 9

1. parasitic in immature form

Question 10

PARASITOID INSECTS

Answer 10

1. trichogrammatids
2. parasitic wasp
3. parasitic fly

Question 11

TRICHOGRAMMATIDS

Answer 11

1. eggs of ACB

Question 12

PARASITIC WASP

Answer 12

1. larvae of leaffolder and stemborer

Question 13

PARASITIC FLY

Answer 13

1. larvae of skippers

Question 14

MICROBIAL AGENTS

Answer 14

1. fungi: Beauveria bassiana
2. fungi: Metarhizium anisopliae
3. virus: Nucleopolyhedrovirus
4. virus: Granulovirus
5. nematode: Steinernema sp.