Oklahoma Master Gardeners Eric J. Rebek Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology Who Dunnit? Diagnosing Plant Damage Due to Insects
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Signs and Symptoms of Insect Damage
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Signs vs. Symptoms Symptoms –Discoloration or distortion of leaves, blossoms or twigs –Chewing damage –Cracked bark –Dieback of plant parts Signs –Waste products; honeydew, frass (excrement) –Webbing –Cast skin (exuvium) –Insects themselves
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Eggs FrassInsects Webbing Signs, Signs, Everywhere Are Signs…
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Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Look for Signs of Causal Agent
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Symptoms: Discoloration Due to Insect Feeding Small, spotty patches of discolored leaf tissue Can often coalesce into larger blotches
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners What Caused This Leaf Discoloration?
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners What Caused This Leaf Discoloration?
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners What Caused This?
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Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners What Caused This?
Types of Feeding Damage
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Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Distorted Growth Discoloration Wilting
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Who Sucks? Aphids Scales Mealybugs Thrips Plant bugs
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Piercing-Sucking Mouthparts leg 1 leg 2 leg 3 antennae eyes
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Chewing Damage
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Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Who Chews? Caterpillars Beetles –larvae & adults Grasshoppers and crickets –nymphs & adults Sawflies
Caterpillars vs. Sawflies ≤ 5 pr. prolegs crochets present ≥ 6 pr. prolegs crochets absent Oklahoma Master Gardeners
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Chewing Mouthparts
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Other Types of Insect Injury Leaf miner Apple maggot Gall insect Wood borer
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Other Types of Insect Injury Root feeders Leaf cutters Oviposition damage
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners What kind of damage is this?
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners What kind of damage is this?
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners What kind of damage is this?
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Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners What kind of damage is this?
Insect Friend or Foe?
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners The Good & The Bad
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Beneficial Insects PredatorsWeed feeders Parasitoids PollinatorsDecomposers
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Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Lacewing larva Are These Pests? Ladybug larva NO!
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Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Is This a Pest?
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Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners What happened to this insect?
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Is This a Pest?
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Is This a Pest?
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Is This a Pest?
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma Master Gardeners Before making recommendations: –Find out “WHY” your client gardens –Create an atmosphere of enjoyment and learning –Ask lots of questions about the situation (DETAILS) –Try not to treat insect management as a ‘CHORE’ but as a necessary challenge Master Gardener Diplomacy : (Insect Management)