1. Insects and other pests

2. Signs and Symptoms
Symptom is the plants response to attack by an insect pest ( flecking, sticky droplets)
Sign is structures produced by the organism ( frass, webs, exoskeletons)

3. Pests common on House plants
Mealy Bug
Aphids
Scale
Thrips
White Fly
Fungus gnats
Mites

4. Mealy Bug

5. Aphids

6. Scale

7. Thrips

8. Whitefly

9. Fungus Gnats

10. Mites

11. Common Pests Outdoors Cabbage worm Cabbage looper Diamond back
Centipedes
Leaf Hopper
Tent caterpillars
Apple worm
Apple maggot
Slugs
Deer
Spittlebug

12. Cabbage worm

13. Cabbage Looper

14. Diamond Back moth

15. Centipedes

16. Leaf Hopper

17. Eastern Forest Tent Caterpillars , Army Worms

18. EFTC

19. Apple worm

20. Apple maggot

21. Spittlebug

22. Slugs

23. Deer

24. Japanese beetles are coming !

25. IPM, Integrated Pest Management
A system that uses many methods of pest control
Biological control – using natural enemies
Cultural control – change growing season
Sanitation ( clean up nesting/overwintering)
Low mammalian toxicity applications ( soap)
Chemical control – last resort
Rotate

27. Insect Pest Management
Biocontrol

28. Predatory mites

29. Encarsia Formosa

30. Ladybugs

31. Lacewings

33. Pathogenic Bacteria

34. Toads and frogs

35. Beneficial Nematodes

36. Protozoa

37. Cryptolaemus