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Welcome to the Pest and Disease Control Department

Welcome to the Pest and Disease Control Department. 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!.

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Welcome to the Pest and Disease Control Department

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  1. Welcome to the Pest and Disease Control Department

  2. Every place on Earth is an ecosystem, includingour club site.

  3. In today’s GEN club adventure, we will investigate pest and disease control eco-services…

  4. …on our club site!

  5. Garden Earth -why is it green?

  6. Yummy – Lunch!

  7. Ms. Mantis and her Workers

  8. Aphids and Ladybugs Ladybug larva

  9. Spiders

  10. Wasps

  11. Wasps- cicada killer Dr. Chuck Holliday (http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~hollidac/cicadakillerhome.html)

  12. The bugs- sucking predators! Beak Wheel bug

  13. Frogs

  14. Lizards

  15. Let’s learn about Predator and Prey cycles

  16. Ants: Aphid Protectors!!

  17. Biological Control in Nature & Agriculture:Wasps

  18. Biological Control:egg parasitoids Trichoghramma sp. on Noctuid egg Photo: M. Badgley

  19. Biological Control- fungi http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cee/biocontrol/pathogens/graphics/fungi/fungi17.gif

  20. Biological Control - tachinid flies UC Statewide IPM Project Earl Oatman

  21. How will we learn about the Pest & Disease Control Department? • Pitfall traps and Sweepnets • Edible insects • Aliens on Your Site!

  22. Threats: Pesticides • can be effective, but also have very negative side effects • only use when absolutely necessary

  23. Threats: Invasive Species Species that are not native to an area and that are harmful to the ecosystem.

  24. Integrated Pest Management http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/insects/g1167.htm

  25. What can you do to help the Pest & Disease Control Department?

  26. So the next time you find a spider in your garden, what will you do???

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