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Summary: Master Gardeners will learn how to identify beneficial and pest insects in southeastern landscapes and gardens. Beneficial insects include hunters and parasitoids. Pests associated with chewing, discoloration, distortion, and die back are described.

Staring: A stunning array of talented (and colorful) insects!!! Master gardener volunteers Cindy Allen and Maisie Loo also helped.

Time Stamp Topic
1:18 IPM

2:45 Beneficial Insects: Spiny Orb Weaver, Garden Spider, Predatory Mite, Zelus Assassin Bug, Wheel Bug, Shield or Stink Bug, Aphids, Green Lacewing, Praying Mantis, Tiger Beetle, Ground Beetle, Rove Beetle, Wasps, Syrphid Fly, Hoverfly, Robber Fly, Tachnid Fly, Parasitoid Wasp.

10:10 Pest Insects: Classified by type of damage: chewing, discoloration, distortion, and die back.Signs (cast skins, frass, fecal spots, sooty mold) are also highlighted.

14:16 IPM Principles. Stresses the importance of having an active infestations and identifying the host.