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8 Cards in this Set
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Fireant
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-venom of a fire ant sting causes stinging and swells into a bump, causing pain and irritation; bumps form into pustules that can be infected
- antihistamine or topical corticosteroids (aloe vera too) may help reduce the itching |
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Cotton Boll Weevil
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-a beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters, which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, devastating the industry and the people working in the American south
-pesticides lessen population numbers |
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Hessian Fly
-species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops including wheat, barley and rye |
-larvae feed on the sap and weaken the plants so that they cannot bear grain
-pesticides lessen population numbers |
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Colorado Potato Beetle
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-cause much defoliation in trees
-adults and larvae feed on foliage and may completely eliminate the crop of potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants -pesticides lessen population numbers |
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Gypsy Moth
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-monitoring gypsy moth populations, maintaining the health and vigor of trees, discouraging gypsy moth survival, and treating with insecticides to kill larvae and protect tree foliage
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Parasite Wasp
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-pesticides lessen population numbers
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Crab Grass
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-become problem weeds in lawns and gardens, out-competing the domesticated lawn grasses
-controlled with pre-emergent herbicides that interfere with a key enzyme when a seed germinates at critical growth periods |
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Brown Plant Hopper
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-small plant hopper that feeds on rice plants
-reduce overuse of nitrogenous fertilizers and insecticides that reduce the population of natural predators |
