What a fun guy!
The part of the fungi that we see. Used for reproductive purposes
Fruiting Bodies
Grammy winning singer, songwriter, actress, and musician who helps us identify pests
Beyoncé
This is the largest order of insects in the world
Coleoptera (Beetles)
"A plant out of place"
The author of the book Silent Spring
Silent Spring
The visible effect of disease on the plant like wilting, yellowing leaves, dying tissue
Symptom
If we know the plant, we can narrow down this
The pest or pests that attack it
Be you, Be true (bugs)
Hemiptera (True Bugs)
Gone in a flash! These weeds are here and gone in one season or less
Annuals
Well why can't I? This class of pesticides can only be sprayed by properly licensed individuals
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP's)
Scrub-a-dub-dub! This is one of the first control measures we can use to prevent fungal diseases
"Start Clean, Stay Clean"
Pesky little critters with piercing/sucking mouthparts caused little polka-dot like damage called this
Stippling
Float like a butterfly, sting like a "this order"
Hymenoptera (Ants, Sawflies, Wasps)
Don't be a square: This category of weeds has a characteristic triangular "stem"
Sedges
Effects an individual over its lifetime. More mature individuals will have a higher concentration of "X" chemical when compared to juveniles
Bioaccumulation
In nursery/greenhouse production there are two ways we can prevent fungal disease
Proper airflow and plant spacing
The first thing you should do BEFORE you even pick up a pesticide bottle
Identify your pest
Oh my goodness, you've changed! After your 3 step metamorphosis you look nothing like when you were a kid!
Incomplete Metamorphosis
It is not Halloween yet, but the venation type of Dicots may have you believing otherwise!
Netted Venation
Not to be confused with an international governing body of football, this agency regulates pesticides
FIFRA
We can combat diseases by decreasing monocultures and increasing
Biodiversity
Not even a crumb was left, well, maybe just the fibrous tissues of the veins. Occurs from this type of damage
Skeletonizing
Not a therapist, but this modified wing helps keep insects in the order Diptera stable (during flight)
Halteres
A hollow stem of grass and grass like plants
Culm
The concentration of "x" chemical increases as you go up trophic level. Apex predators will have the highest concentration.
Biomagnification