Green Peach Aphid (Myzus Persicae) Sustainable Ag Activities Guide Insect Id Activity

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Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae)

(photos and illustrations from UC Statewide IPM Project, © Regents, University of California)

Lifecycle of a typical aphid

Adult aphid with nymphs

Aphid colony on leaf

Aphid mummies with exit holes from which

parasitic wasps have emerged 6.8

Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens)

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Lifecycle of a lady beetle

Lady beetle larva

Lady beetle pupa

Adult lady beetle eating aphids.

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Lacewing (Chrysopa spp., Chrysoperla spp.)

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Lifecycle of a Lacewing

Lacewing egg

Lacewing larva attacking aphid

Adult Green Lacewing 6.10

Aphid Parasitic Wasp

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Lifecycle of an aphid parasite

Aphid wasp parasitizing pea aphids

Parasitic wasp laying an egg in aphid

Parasitic wasp with aphid mummies

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Common Insect Name (Scientific Name)

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(Create your own insect information sheet by inserting pictures from http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/crops-agriculture.html)

Lifecycle of the insect

Insect eggs or pupa stage

Insect larva stage

Adult insect stage

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Food Web: Crop Plant ID Cards

Choose plants that you grow on your farm or garden. Pass these cards out to the students.

Ask for volunteers to help you create a food web by posting these cards on a poster board.

Crop Plants: bean, broccoli, strawberry, tomato, collard, and cucumber (Cut these cards out and write their names on the back.)

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Food Web: Pest (Herbivore) ID Cards

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Choose insects that are found in your farm or garden. Pass these cards out to the students.

Ask for volunteers to help you create a food web by posting these cards on a poster board.

Pest Herbivores: armyworm, looper caterpillar, green stinkbug, whiteflies, and aphids (Cut these cards out and write the names on the back.)

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Food Web: Beneficial Predators and Parasites (Carnivores) ID Cards

(photos from UC Statewide IPM Project, © Regents, University of California)

Choose cards that represent insects that are found around your farm or garden.

Pass these cards out to the students. Ask for volunteers to help you create a food web by posting these cards on a poster board.

Beneficial Carnivores: lady beetles, lacewings, assassin bugs, parasitic wasp, spiders, and praying mantids

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Food Web: Sample

(insect photos from UC Statewide IPM Project, © Regents, University of California)

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