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Insects of Texas FFA Agronomy
Insects and descriptions for Texas FFA Agronomy CDE
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Agriculture
12th Grade
04/19/2015

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Term
Alfalfa Weevil
Definition
/Pest
///Piercing-sucking ///Homometabolous
////light-brown with a darker stripe down the midline
Term
Aphids
Definition
/Pest
//True Bugs ///Piercing-sucking ///Simple
////Many colors. Pear-shaped, translucent
//// <1/8th"
Term
Assassin Bug
Definition
/Beneficial Predator //True Bugs
///Piercing-sucking ///Hemimetabolous
////Beak lies flexed beneath body
Term
Blister Beetle
Definition
/Pest //Beetle
///Chewing ///Hypermetamorphosis
////Long narrow bodies ////segmented antennae
Term
Boll Weevil
Definition
/Pest ///Piercing-sucking ///complete
////mottled-gray body <.25"
////90° bend to antennae
/////Cotton
Term
Bollworm
Definition
/Pest larva //Moth ///Chewing ///Complete
////black spots along sides
////legs arranged at front, post. middle, back.
/////Moth pale gray-brown /////cotton
Term
Cabbage Looper
Definition
/Pest larva //Moth ///chewing ///complete
////green w/ a cream midline on sides
////many small pointed legs at front
/////gray with white diagonals
Term
Chinch Bug
Definition
/Pest //True Bugs
///Piercing-sucking ///Incomplete
////Tiny ~6mm ////black w/white wings
Term
Corn Earworm
Definition
/Pest larva //Moth ///Chewing ///Complete
////Cream-brown with brown dots along segments
/////gray-brown w/white fringes
/////corn ears
Term
Cutworms
Definition
/Pest larva //Moth ///Chewing ///complete
////plump ////prominent transverse stripes
////or black spots along segments
/////Colorful, hi-contrast. White fringe, white eye, white comma diagonal
Term
European Corn-Borer
Definition
/Pest larva //Moth ///chewing ///complete
////prominent transverse stripes
////Black stripes along stripes ////black head /////dull brown, big eyes, coneheads
Term
Flea Beetle
Definition
/Pest //Beetle ///Chewing ///Complete
////Tiny ////Ornamental Shells
////Prominent antennae
Term
Grasshopper
Definition
/Pest //True Bug ///Chewing ///Incomplete
////Large, colorful ////large mandibles
Term
Green Lacewing
Definition
/Beneficial Predator ///Chewing ///Complete
////10-20 mm ////green, large wings, large eyes
Term
Honeybee
Definition
/Beneficial ///Chewing-sucking ///Complete
////Yellow-black banding ////Fuzzy
////Large compact eyes
Term
Lady-bird Beetle
Definition
/Beneficial Predator //Beetle
///Chewing ///Complete
////Red w/ black spots ////Round, small
Term
Leaf Skeletonizer
Definition
/Pest //Moth ///Chewing ///Complete
////Yellow/black spots and black banding
/////Moth all black w/ feathery antennae
Term
Leafhoppers
Definition
/Pest ///Piercing-sucking ///incomplete
////Small wedge-shaped bodies
////Long tail ////Blunt head
Term
Lygus
Definition
/Pest ///Piercing-sucking ///Incomplete
////Very small ////White triangle post. head
Term
Potato Beetle
Definition
/Pest //Beetle ///Chewing ///Complete
////Yellow- or orange- black banding
////larva orange w/ black patches
Term
Stink Bug (Shield Bug)
Definition
/Pest //True Bug
///chewing-sucking ///incomplete
////shield-shaped body ////often colorful
Term
Tobacco Tomato-Hornworm
Definition
/Pest larva //Moth ///Chewing ///Complete
////Plump ////Green w/ white diagonals
////Spots along diagonals ////horn on rear
/////Hi-contrast w/tan banding, yellow patches
Term
Whitefly
Definition
/Pest //Fly ///chewing-sucking ///incomplete
////small white flies
Term
Wireworm
Definition
/Pest larva //beetle ///Chewing ///complete
////Narrow smooth orange-brown
////Prominent segmentation, red head
/////Black beetle w/long ridged shell
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