4-H Short CourseInsect ID Contest

Study Program - 2002

Prepared byDr. Jack Baldwin

Extension Entomologist

This program was designed to assist students in preparing for the Insect ID Contest.

Participants should realize that it is not a substitute for studying the actual insect specimens.

Directions• The objective is to learn to

identify the required insects and assign each insect the correct common name, scientific order and pest/beneficial status.

Directions (cont.)• Each insect is presented in a sequence of

three color slides (pictures).– The first slide shows only a picture of the

insect.– The second slide shows the picture and

provides multiple choice questions for common name, order and pest/beneficial status.

– The third slide shows the picture with the correct common name, scientific order and pest/beneficial status.

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Carpenter bee 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Honey bee 2.Hemiptera 2.Beneficial3.Bumble bee 3.Hymenoptera

Bumble BeeOrder: Hymenoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Carpenter bee 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Bumble bee 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Honey bee 3.Hemiptera

Carpenter BeeOrder: Hymenoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Paper wasp 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Yellow jacket 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Mud dauber 3.Mecoptera

Yellow JacketOrder: Hymenoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Squash bug 1.Mantodea 1.Pest2.Chinch bug 2.Hemiptera 2.Beneficial3.Assassin bug 3.Diptera

Assassin BugOrder: Hemiptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Beet armyworm 1.Lepidoptera 1.Pest2.Corn earworm 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Syrphid fly 3.Homoptera

Beet ArmywormOrder: Lepidoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Vegetable weevil 1.Homoptera 1.Pest2.Rice weevil 2.Hemiptera 2.Beneficial3.Carpet beetle 3.Coleoptera

Rice WeevilOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Green bottle fly 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Horse fly 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Flesh fly 3.Dermaptera

Flesh FlyOrder: Diptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Tiger beetle 1.Blattaria 1.Pest2.Ground beetle 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.May beetle 3.Hemiptera

May BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Carpenter ant 1.Hymenoptera 1.Pest2.Imported fire ant 2.Diptera 2.Beneficial3.Vegetable weevil 3.Coleoptera

Imported Fire AntOrder: Hymenoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Tarnished plant bug 1.Dermaptera 1.Pest2.Chinch bug 2.Hemiptera 2.Beneficial3.Lace bug 3.Homoptera

Lace BugOrder: Hemiptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Hog louse 1.Siphonaptera 1.Pest2.Termite 2.Phthiraptera 2.Beneficial3.Chicken louse 3.Dermaptera

Chicken LouseOrder: Phthiraptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Mole cricket 1.Blattaria 1.Pest2.Field cricket 2.Dermaptera 2.Beneficial3.Grasshopper 3.Orthoptera

Mole CricketOrder: Orthoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Assasin bug 1.Homoptera 1.Pest2.Squash bug 2.Mecoptera 2.Beneficial3.Lace bug 3.Hemiptera

Squash BugOrder: Hemiptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Corn earworm 1.Odonata 1.Pest2.Monarch butterfly 2.Mecoptera 2.Beneficial3.Cabbage worm 3.Lepidoptera

Monarch ButterflyOrder: Lepidoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Scorpionfly 1.Mantodea 1.Pest2.Praying mantid 2.Blattaria 2.Beneficial3.Earwig 3.Orthoptera

Praying MantidOrder: Mantodea

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Spotted cucumber beetle 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.Striped cucumber beetle 2.Dermaptera 2.Beneficial3.Mexican bean beetle 3.Coleoptera

Striped Cucumber BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Corn earworm 1.Mecoptera 1.Pest2.Beet armyworm 2.Lepidoptera 2.Beneficial3.Cabbage looper 3.Odonata

Cabbage LooperOrder: Lepidoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Black blister beetle 1.Dermaptera 1.Pest2.Sweet potato weevil 2.Hemiptera 2.Beneficial3.Striped blister beetle 3.Coleoptera

Striped Blister BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Bean leaf beetle 1.Coleoptera 1.Pest2.Striped cucumber beetle 2.Orthoptera 2.Beneficial3.Spotted cucumber beetle 3.Homoptera

Spotted Cucumber BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Robber fly 1.Hymenoptera 1.Pest2.Horse fly 2.Diptera 2.Beneficial3.Deer fly 3.Trichoptera

Robber FlyOrder: Diptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Deer fly 1.Hymenoptera 1.Pest2.Horse fly 2.Hemiptera 2.Beneficial3.Syrphid fly 3.Diptera

Syrphid FlyOrder: Diptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Earwig 1.Coleoptera 1.Pest2.Rove beetle 2.Dermaptera 2.Beneficial3.Ground beetle 3.Hemiptera

Rove BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Black blister beetle 1. Dermaptera 1.Pest2.Tiger beetle 2.Blattaria 2.Beneficial 3.Ground beetle 3.Coleoptera

Tiger Beetle Order: Coleoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Convergent ladybug 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.Mexican bean beetle 2.Diptera 2.Beneficial 3.Squash bug 3.Coleoptera

Convergent LadybugOrder: Coleoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Hog louse 1. Siphonaptera 1. Pest2. Flea 2. Phthiraptera 2. Beneficial3.Cigarette beetle 3. Coleoptera

FleaOrder: Siphonaptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common Name1.Ground beetle2.Bean leaf beetle3.Colorado potato beetle

Order1.Coleoptera2.Hemiptera3.Dermaptera

Pest or Beneficial?

Colorado Potato Beetle Order: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Spotted cucumber beetle 1.Hemiptera 1. Beneficial2.Lady beetle 2.Coleoptera 2. Pest3.Banded cucumber beetle 3.Blattaria

Banded Cucumber BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Lady beetle 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.Bean leaf beetle 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.Tiger beetle 3.Thysanura

Bean Leaf BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Ground beetle 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.Tiger beetle 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.Black blister beetle 3.Dermaptera

Black Blister BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Horse fly 1.Diptera 1. Pest2.House fly 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Deer fly 3.Neuroptera

Deer FlyOrder: Diptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Lacewing fly 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.Cicada 2.Homoptera 2.Beneficial3.Grasshopper 3.Orthoptera

CicadaOrder: Homoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Antlion 1.Neuroptera 1.Beneficial2.Lacewing fly 2.Odonata 2.Pest3.Dobsonfly 3.Ephemeroptera

AntlionOrder: Neuroptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Dobsonfly 1.Odonata 1.Pest2.Damselfly 2.Neuroptera 2.Beneficial3.Lacewing fly 3.Plecoptera

DobsonflyOrder: Neuroptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Chinch bug 1.Blattaria 1.Pest2.Lace bug 2.Odonata 2.Beneficial3.Damsel bug 3.Hemiptera

Chinch BugOrder: Hemiptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Black carpenter ant 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Imported fire ant 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Termite 3.Isoptera

Black Carpenter AntOrder: Hymenoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Stonefly 1.Plecoptera 1.Pest2.Mayfly 2.Trichoptera 2.Beneficial3.Caddisfly 3.Ephemeroptera

CaddisflyOrder: Trichoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Cigarette beetle 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.Chicken louse 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.Vegetable weevil 3.Siphonoptera

Cigarette BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Mole cricket 1.Mantodea 1.Pest2.Grasshopper 2.Orthoptera 2.Beneficial3.Earwig 3.Dermaptera

GrasshopperOrder: Orthoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Green lacewing 1.Neuroptera 1.Pest2.Dobson fly 2.Plecoptera 2.Beneficial 3.Stonefly 3.Mecoptera

Green Lacewing FlyOrder: Neuroptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common Name Order Pest/Ben.1.Dragonfly 1.Odonata 1.Pest2.Caddisfly 2.Neuroptera 2.Beneficial3.Damselfly 3.Plecoptera

DamselflyOrder: Odonata

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Damselfly 1.Neuroptera 1.Pest2.Dragonfly 2.Odonata 2.Beneficial3.Dobsonfly 3.Homoptera

DragonflyOrder: Odonata

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Tarnished plant bug 1.Homoptera 1.Pest2.Chinch bug 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.Squash bug 3.Hemiptera

Tarnished Plant BugOrder: Hemiptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Green stink bug 1.Homoptera 1.Pest2.Chinch bug 2.Mantodea 2.Beneficial3.Rice stink bug 3.Hemiptera

Green Stink BugOrder: Hemiptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Beet armyworm 1.Hymenoptera 1.Pest2.Fall armyworm 2.Lepidoptera 2.Beneficial3.Corn earworm 3.Diptera

Corn EarwormOrder: Lepidoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Horse fly 1.Hymenoptera 1.Pest2.House fly 2.Diptera 2.Beneficial3.Horn fly 3.Lepidoptera

Horse FlyOrder: Diptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Field cricket 1.Blattaria 1.Pest2.Mole cricket 2.Orthoptera 2.Beneficial3.Preying mantid 3.Mantodea

Field CricketOrder: Orthoptera

Pest

Insect ID Multiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Tiger beetles 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.Ground beetles 2.Dermaptera 2.Beneficial3.Rove beetles 3.Coleoptera

Ground BeetlesOrder: Coleoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Earwig 1.Orthoptera 1.Pest2.Cockroach 2.Dermaptera 2.Beneficial3.Field cricket 3.Mantodea

EarwigOrder: Dermaptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Earwig 1.Dermaptera 1.Pest2.German cockroach 2.Orthoptera 2.Beneficial3.Smokey brown roach 3.Blattaria

German CockroachOrder: Blattaria

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben,1.Chicken louse 1.Mantodea 1.Pest2.Hog louse 2.Dermaptera 2.Beneficial3.Hemiptera 3.Phthiraptera

Hog LouseOrder: Phthiraptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Honey bee 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Carpenter bee 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Bumble bee 3.Neuroptera

Honey BeeOrder: Hymenoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Syrphid Fly 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Mayfly 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Mosquito 3.Mecoptera

MosquitoOrder: Diptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Grape colaspis 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.White-fringed beetle 2.Mantodea 2.Beneficial3.Vegetable weevil 3.Coleoptera

Vegetable WeevilOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Vegetable weevil 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.White-fringed beetle 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.Cigarette beetle 3.Blattaria

White-fringed BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Caddisfly 1.Trichoptera 1.Pest2.Mayfly 2.Ephemeroptera 2.Beneficial3.Termite 3.Isoptera

TermiteOrder: Isoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Caddisfly 1.Trichoptera 1.Pest2.Termite 2.Plecoptera 2.Beneficial3.Stonefly 3.Isoptera

StoneflyOrder: Plecoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Sweet potato weevil 1.Isoptera 1.Pest2.Boll weevil 2.Hemiptera 2.Beneficial3.Rice weevil 3.Coleoptera

Sweet Potato WeevilOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Horse fly 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Deer fly 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.House fly 3.Homoptera

House FlyOrder: Diptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Stable fly 1.Hymenoptera 1.Pest2.Green bottle fly 2.Diptera 2.Beneficial3.Horn fly 3.Plecoptera

Green Bottle FlyOrder: Diptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Yellow jacket 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Mud dauber 2.Mecoptera 2.Beneficial3.Carpenter bee 3.Hymenoptera

Mud DauberOrder: Hymenoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.House fly 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Green bottle fly 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Stable fly 3.Trichoptera

Stable FlyOrder: Diptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Convergent ladybug 1.Hemiptera 1.Pest2.Bean leaf beetle 2.Diptera 2.Beneficial3.Mexican bean beetle 3.Coleoptera

Mexican Bean BeetleOrder: Coleoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Scorpionfly 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Mud dauber 2.Hymenoptera 2.Beneficial3.Mosquito 3.Mecoptera

ScorpionflyOrder: Mecoptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Damselfly 1.Diptera 1.Pest2.Mayfly 2.Ephemeroptera 2.Beneficial3.Stonefly 3.Trichoptera

MayflyOrder: Ephemeroptera

Beneficial

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Imported cabbage worm 1.Lepidoptera 1.Pest2.Corn earworm 2.Odonata 2.Beneficial3.Squash vine borer 3.Neuroptera

Imported Cabbage WormOrder: Lepidoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Silverfish 1.Dermaptera 1.Pest2.Mayfly 2.Thysanura 2.Beneficial3.Termite 3.Isoptera

SilverfishOrder: Thysanura

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Cicada 1.Orthoptera 1.Pest2.Field cricket 2.Homoptera 2.Beneficial3.Leafhopper 3.Mantodea

LeafhopperOrder: Homoptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Smokey brown cockroach 1.Orthoptera 1.Pest2.German cockroach 2.Blattaria 2.Beneficial3.Mole cricket 3.Mantodea

Smokey Brown CockroachOrder: Blattaria

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Green stink bug 1.Homoptera 1.Pest2.Squash bug 2.Isoptera 2.Beneficial3.Rice stink bug 3.Hemiptera

Rice Stink BugOrder: Hemiptera

Pest

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Carpet Beetle 1.Homoptera 1.Pest2.Squash bug 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.Rice stink bug 3.Hemiptera

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Green stink bug 1.Homoptera 1.Pest2.Fall Armyworm 2.Isoptera 2.Beneficial3.Rice stink bug 3.Lepidoptera

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Green stink bug 1.Lepidptera 1.Pest2.Squash bug 2.Isoptera 2.Beneficial3.Squash Vine Borer 3.Hemiptera

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Grape Colaspis 1.Homoptera 1.Pest2.Squash bug 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.Rice stink bug 3.Hemiptera

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Grape Colaspis 1.Homoptera 1.Pest2.Horn Fly 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.Rice stink bug 3.Diptera

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Green stink bug 1.Lepidptera 1.Pest2.Squash bug 2.Isoptera 2.Beneficial3. Paper Wasp 3.Hymenoptera

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Green stink bug 1.Lepidptera 1.Pest2.Striped Flea Beetle 2.Coleoptera 2.Beneficial3.Squash Vine Borer 3.Hemiptera

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Tortoise Beetle 1.Lepidptera 1.Pest2.Squash bug 2.Isoptera 2.Beneficial3.Squash Vine Borer 3.Coleoptera

Insect IDMultiple Choice

Common name Order Pest/Ben.1.Green stink bug 1.Coleoptera 1.Pest2.Yellow margined Beetle 2.Isoptera 2.Beneficial3.Squash Vine Borer 3.Hemiptera