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-Fallarmyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda -corn -usually feed on foliage, in heavy infestations bore into cobs.tiny holes that grow large with ragged edges, rusty red frass around it. entry hole easily seen in side of ear. damage similar to corn earworm, but burrow thru husk not silk |
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-Potato leafhopper, Empoasca fabae (hemiptera) -forages, potato -"hop burn" - inject digestive enzymes into leaf tips and suck plant juices. also produces protein sheath that prevents plant transpiration; plant leaves begin bronzing at triangular tip -Hemiptera |
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-Cerealleaf beetle, Oulema melanopus (coleoptera) -cereals: oats, wheat, rye, barley, forage grass -larvae mine in strips along the leaves, not through the leaf but just the first layer; adults can eat entire leaf. 4th instar does 70% of damage |
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-Apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella -apple, sometimes plum, Cotoneaster sp., cherry, peach, pear, hawthorn -oviposition stings on fruit surface, darks over time and makes it dimpled -larvae hatch under skin, make feeding tunnels that break down and discolour pulp |
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-Obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (lepidoptera) -apple -roll up in terminal leaves (to pupate), feed on developing fruitlets: summer feed on fruit surface and cause extensive scabs, late are circular cavations on surface. Also damage buds, leaves, and flowers but not severely |
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-European chafer (coleoptera), Rhizotrogus majalis -lawn damage -consume roots, birds come and eat em too |
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Redlegged grasshopper Melanoplus femurrubrum orthoptera |
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Twospotted stink bug Perillus bioculatus predators of eggs of colorado potato beetle, but first instar larvae suck juices out of potato stems hemiptera |
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Giant bark aphid Longistigma caryae hemiptera |
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Tarnished plant bug Lygus lineolaris hemiptera |
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Forktailed bush katydid scudderia furcata orthoptera |
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Alfalfa weevil Hyperia postica coleoptera |
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Redheaded pine sawfly Neodiprion lecontei hymenoptera |
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Simuliidae black fly Simulium sp. diptera |
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Squash bug Amasa tristis hemiptera |
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European pine sawfly Neodiprion sertifer hymenoptera |
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Spotted asparagus beetle Crioceris duodecimpunctata coleoptera |
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-Northerncorn rootworm, Diabrotica barberi -larvae damage/burrow into corn roots -adults eat corn silk, pollen, and leaves -both are disease vectors -coleoptera |
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green lacewing
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Spined assassin bug Sinea diadema hemiptera |
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eastern subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes wood blattodea |
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-Codling moth, Cydia pomonella -apple -adult: oviposition "stings" on fruit surface-larvae: feeding tunnels into the fruit, exit holes found on bottom or sides of fruit, often plugged with frass |
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-Alfalfablotch leafminer, Agromyza frontella (diptera) -forages -adults lay eggs in the leaves, oviposition and feeding leave small puncture wounds; larvae mine leaves from base to apex making characteristic blotch |
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1 of 2 Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea -do NOT bore into cob -larvae start at the tip of corn w/ silks, and gradually eat their way down the cob |
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2 of 2 Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea -do NOT bore into cob -larvae start at the tip of corn w/ silks, and gradually eat their way down the cob |
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-Plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar-apple, cherries, plums, prunes, apricot, pear -female adult creates crescent-shaped slit, deposit adults under skin flap-infested fruits drop early and small fruits may be eaten. Also cause feeding punctures in the late season -larvae eat the flesh of the fruit inside, cause most fruit to drop as it's attacked early |
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-agrotis ipsilon, black cutworm (lepidoptera) -vegetables: corn, wheat, turfgrass -skin has rounded coarse granules -wet conditions: larvae emerge from soil and cut off plants just above soil surface; dry conditions: stay beneath soil and chew into it, causing wilt and death |
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-True armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (lepidoptera) -cereals: oats, wheat, rye, barley, forage grass, corn -larvae eat the leaves and then gradually move to the stalks. ragged feeding with wet, brown feces pellets |
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-Oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta -apple -larvae: feed on developing shoots and fruit; tunnel into the stem end of fruit, straight to the centre and feed around core; clear gum emerges from fruit -enter twigs of host trees, bore into tip and tunnel until hardwood reached. repeat. |
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-emerald ash borer, agrilus planipennis -forestry: large woodborers - Fraxinus spp. (ash) -eat bark cambium -serpentine S-shaped galleries filled with sawdust and frass; small D-shaped exit holes coleoptera |
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-forest tent caterpillar, malacosoma disstria -defoliators: trembling aspen, oak, ash, maple, white birch -defoliators: feed on leaves, can kill branches and eventually trees -DOES NOT FORM TENTS -lepidoptera |
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-eastern tent caterpillar, malacosoma americanum -cherry and apple trees -defoliator: feed on leaves. make tents in crotches of branches after hatching; tent grows with larvae. larvae leave to feed then return -lepidoptera |
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american serpentine leafminer Liriomyza trifolii |
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-american serpentine leaf miner liriomyza trifolii (diptera) -greenhouse pest -wide range of veg and ornamentals: tomato, cucumber, lettuce, celery, chrysanthemum -feeding and oviposition punctures (adults), mine btw leaf layers - WINDING tunnels -disease vector |
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-cabbage looper, trichoplusia ni -cruciferous vegetables -voracious foliage feeders: leave ragged holes -more damaging than Plutella xylostella and Pieris rapae, which also feed on crucifers |
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-imported cabbageworm, pieris rapae -cruciferous vegetables -voracious foliage feeders: leave ragged holes. green frass may stain leaves |
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-diamondback moth, plutella xylostella -cruciferous vegetables -voracious foliage feeders: leave ragged holes -larvae feed and mine, first instar mines leaf, later instars feed right through the leaves making windows -need many to cause economic damage |
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-eastern spruce budworm, choristoneura fumiferana -larvae cause loss of new foliage and older foliage as infestation worsens, vegetative buds and shoots killed in formative stage, branch+leader mortality after 3-4 years, complete mortality after 5-6 |
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-european corn borer, ostrinia nubilalis -vegetables (corn, pepper, snap beans, taters) -enter fruit under calyx, sawdust frass may be seen around hole, eat kernels! -eat tassels, older larvae bore into stalk to overwinter -can cause wounds for fungi and bacteria |
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-asian longhorn beetle, anoplophora glabripennis -Acer, betula, Populus, Salix hosts -dime-sized holes in trees where beetles crawl out from, shallow pits for eggs, oozing sap, small piles of sawdust -larvae feed under inner bark, eventually boring lg tunnels into sapwood and heartwood |
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-mountain pine beetle, dendroctonus ponderosae -pine trees -they don't even go here -mine phloem, leave hockey stick shaped galleries, frass tubes |
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-smaller european elm bark beetle, scolytus multistriatus -galleries parallel with wood grain (larvae), stings in bark at branch intersections (adult) -vector uf Dutch elm disease |
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american cockroach periplaneta americana blattodea |
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madagascar hissing cockroach gromphadorhina portentosa blattodea |
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western corn rootworm diabrotica virgifera virgifera |
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fungus gnats delia sp. |
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spotted wing drosophila drosophila suzukii |
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dog-day cicada tibicen canicularis hemiptera |
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western conifer seed bug leptoglossus occidentalis -compared to s. diadema, has less tapered waist, dots on abdomen sides hemiptera |
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common eastern bumble bee bombus impatiens |
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european honeybee apis mellifera |
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aphidius colemani/ervi |
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field cricket gryllus sp. |
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body louse pediculus humanus capitis |
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cattle louse bovicola bovis |
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thrips thysanoptera spp |
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western flower thrips frankliniella occidentalis |
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colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata |
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desert locust schistocera gregaria |
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define DNA barcoding |
an approach to id'ing species by a SHORT STANDARDIZED FRAGMENT of their DNA |
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define DNA barcode |
a STANDARDIZED FRAGMENT OF DNA used as a marker for DNA barcoding |
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name the 4 types of DNA base pairs |
1) purines -adenine guanine 2) pyramidines -thymine, cytosine |
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3 steps to get from specimen to DNA barcode |
1) get DNA from specimen 2) amplify with PCR (polymerase chain reaction) 3) sequence the PCR product and get the barcode |
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3 things you should always have on your data label |
1) date specimen collected, or date emerged 2) exact location where specimen was collected 3) name of collector |
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what 5 pieces of information should you include if possible? |
-name of host plant or animal 2) type of habitat if host info not available 3) information on specimen's habits (e.g. collection method) 4) mounting medium or preservative 5) collection accession number |
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-how do you collect specimens for molecular analysis? |
collect direcly into ethanol, diff. concentrations depending on what you're using them for -store them dry or in ethanol vials in freezer -keep out of the light and in the cold if possible |
