Lab Practical 4

Question 1

bulging eyes, oblong-oval shaped body, black with white wing patches

Answer 1

Hemiptera: heteroptera; Minute Pirate Bug

Question 2

short thick beak, head constricted behind eyes (neck), long thin antennae, lateral margins of abdomen extend beyond wings

Answer 2

Hemiptera: heteroptera; Assassin Bug

Question 3

elongated prothorax, raptorial front legs, triangular head

Answer 3

Mantodea; Praying Mantis

Question 4

egg casing of praying mantis

Answer 4

Ootheca

Question 5

2 pairs of membranous wings with extensive vein patterns, filiform antennae, chewing mouthparts; costal wings NOT forked

Answer 5

Neuroptera: Green Lacewings

Question 6

long and thin thread with an egg attached to the end; hanging off leaves

Answer 6

Green lacewing eggs

Question 7

large white ball on leaves

Answer 7

green lacewing pupa

Question 8

large piercing-sucking mouthparts, thoracic legs and no prolegs; predatory larvae

Answer 8

green lacewing larvae

Question 9

2 pairs of membranous wings with extensive vein patterns, filiform antennae, chewing mouthparts; costal wings IS forked

Answer 9

Neuroptera: Brown Lacewing

Question 10

dome/oval shaped body, usually brightly colored, elytra, chewing mouthparts

Answer 10

Coleoptera: ladybird beetle

Question 11

bright yellow eggs on leaves

Answer 11

lady beetle eggs

Question 12

filiform antennae, elytra with longitudinal rows of grooves, hind trochanters (under the femur on bottom) large and offset

Answer 12

Coleoptera: ground beetle

Question 13

dome/oval shaped body, black color, elytra covered in fine hairs, chewing mouthparts

Answer 13

Coleoptera: spider mite destroyers

Question 14

shortened elytra, often curls the tip of the abdomen, thoracic legs but no prolegs

Answer 14

Coleoptera: rove beetles

Question 15

one pair of wings, yellow abdomen with double black strips, mimic bees

Answer 15

Diptera: Brachycera; Hover fly adults

Question 16

no distinct head, no legs, often found near outbreaks

Answer 16

Diptera: Brachycera; Hover fly larvae

Question 17

2 body regions, 8 legs, front pair of legs longer and thicker, 2 claws, flat bodied

Answer 17

Araneae: crab spiders

Question 18

2 body regions, 8 legs, middle two eyes larger than other eyes

Answer 18

Araneae: jumping spiders

Question 19

2 body regions, 8 legs, longer legs, no spots or shiny body, pear-shaped, wingless

Answer 19

Acari: predatory mites

Question 20

1 pair of wings and halteres, usually large and bristly, ell developed bulging scutellum

Answer 20

Diptera: Brachycera; Tachnid fly

Question 21

eggs being laid on the head of yellownecked caterpillar

Answer 21

Diptera: Brachycera; Tachnid fly

Question 22

2 segmented trochanters, females with long, slender ovipositer, 16+ segmented antennae, yellow and black, horsehead cell visible in front wing

Answer 22

Hymenoptera: Apocrita; Ichneumon wasp

Question 23

2 segmented trochanters, females with long, slender ovipositer, 16+ segmented antennae, NO horsehead cell visible in front wing - segmented in half

Answer 23

Hymenoptera: Apocrita; braconid wasp

Question 24

large, bulging mesopleuron on side of thorax; triangle shaped axillae appear on the scutellum - parasitoids on scale

Answer 24

Hymenoptera: Apocrita; encyrtid wasp

Question 25

black abdomen with 3 complex yellow bands, wings a transparent rust color, 1.5 inches long

Answer 25

Hymenoptera: Apocrita; cicada killer wasp

Question 26

timed counts for large, dispersed pests and beneficials; for plant damage as a guide to pest detection and identification; beating tray or sheet; clipboard with white paper; frass counts

Answer 26

visual inspections

Question 27

for insects active in soil or leaf litter/duff; collecting leaf litter and putting it in a bucket with filter to find the insects that fall into a trap overtime

Answer 27

berlese funnel

Question 28

for weevils and ground crawling insects; put cup in the ground

Answer 28

pitfall traps

Question 29

for adults of certain moths and beetles

Answer 29

pheromone trap

Question 30

for small flying or jumping insects

Answer 30

yellow sticky cards

Question 31

for scale crawler activity

Answer 31

double sided sticky tape