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Entomology 4015:
Ornamentals and Turf Entomology
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Web Quiz 7: Clearwing Borers |
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7 Instructions |
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From your readings on the websites below
and other websites, please answer the following questions.
Answer the questions in an email message and put your name and quiz #
in the email message subject. Answers should be emailed to pests@umn.edu.
All enclosures must be labeled "last name, quiz #.doc or "last name,
quiz #.rtf." Students may not copy each other's answers, although they
are encouraged to discuss the assignment with their classmates. Please
do not copy and paste text from the websites; instead, paraphrase or
summarize your answers. Answers that appear too similar, or appear to
be copied, will be given a grade of 0 that cannot be dropped. |
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Quiz 7 Assignment |
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Develop an IPM program for
lilac/ash borer, banded ash clearwing, and dogwood borer. Using the
chapter by Herms in "IPM of Midwest Landscapes" indicate the degree
day and plant phenological event when each of these three species
are active. Use the entry on clearwing borers in "IPM of Midwest
Landscapes" to learn some more details on the life history and
management of clearwing borers. Use the research article for more
details. Your answer
should be around one page long and include information on the
following for each of the three species of borers:
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Scouting (1 pt)
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Damage symptoms (1 pt)
- Female/male emergence:
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Average degree day (1.5 pts) |
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b. |
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Month (1.5 pts) |
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Plant
phenological event (see Herms; look for plant events that occur
within the same time frame as adult moth emergence (none for
banded ask borer) (1 pt) |
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Benefits to using traps and how
traps work (1 pt)
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Pesticide choice and timing (1 pt)
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Biorational pesticide (1 pt)
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Tactic evaluation (how do you know if your control methods
worked?) (1 pt)
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7 Online Resources |
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