Identification of Forest Insects

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Identification of Forest Insects

• By
• James Doster

Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
Curriculum Office July, 2002
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That is one ugly insect.

• Attacks trees by boring through the bark and
  constructing galleries on the face of the sapwood
• A sign of attack is deep red-brown pitch tubes.
• What is it????
• Black Turpentine Beetle

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I thought the last one was ugly!!

• The most common bark beetle.
• Comes in 3 sizes, small medium and large.
• Have a scooped out rear end
• What is it???
• Ips Beetle

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Arent they cute?

• The most destructive insect of pine trees.
• Kill large areas of trees in a short time.
• What is it?
• Southern Pine Beetle.

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Chew, Chew, Chew

• Larva kill buds and new growth on some pine trees
• Can stunt or deform trees.
• White and longleaf are not affected.
• What is it???
• Pine Tip Moth

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Kind of looks like a little elephant.

• Adults kill by girdling.
• Adults feed on tender bark of seedlings.
• Heavy feeding causes stunting of trees
• What is it??
• Pales Weevil

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OOOOH Soft

• Soft bodied.
• Reproduction is very rapid.
• Suck plant juices.
• What is it??
• Aphids

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Munch, Munch, Munch

• Larva eat foliage.
• Usually there is not death of the tree, only
  growth loss.
• What is it??
• Red-Headed Sawfly

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Got your bags packed?

• Larva eat leaves of trees.
• Large infestations can defoliate the tree.
• What is it??
• Bagworm

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Hey, no hitchhiking!

• Destructive where found.
• Not found much in Georgia, YET.
• What is it???
• Gypsy Moth

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