Welcome to the Pest and Disease Control Department
2 Every place on Earth is an ecosystem, including our club site.
In today’s GEN club adventure, we will investigate pest and disease control eco-services…
…on our club site!
Garden Earth -why is it green?
Yummy – Lunch!
Ms. Mantis and her Workers
Aphids and Ladybugs Ladybug larva
Spiders
Wasps
Wasps- cicada killer Dr. Chuck Holliday (
Wheel bug Beak The bugs- sucking predators!
Frogs
Lizards
Let’s learn about Predator and Prey cycles
Ants: Aphid Protectors!!
Biological Control in Nature & Agriculture: Wasps
Biological Control: egg parasitoids Trichoghramma sp. on Noctuid egg Photo: M. Badgley
Biological Control- fungi
Biological Control - tachinid flies UC Statewide IPM Project Earl Oatman
How will we learn about the Pest & Disease Control Department? Pitfall traps and Sweepnets Edible insects Aliens on Your Site!
Threats: Pesticides can be effective, but also have very negative side effects only use when absolutely necessary
Threats: Invasive Species Species that are not native to an area and that are harmful to the ecosystem.
Integrated Pest Management
What can you do to help the Pest & Disease Control Department?
So the next time you find a spider in your garden, what will you do???