Week Four Teaching Outline:  Introductions & Entomology

Gardeners of Costa Rica [Community Audience]      Click here for Master of Gardens [Commercial Audience]

Instructor: Adrian Hunsberger

1) What is IPM?

            Where to send samples

 2) Insects

Identification

            Major types & damage they cause

Management – homeowner products

 3) Nematodes

            Major types     

Symptoms

Management – homeowner products

Morning hands-on exercise

            Sampling for insects

Making an insect collection

            Looking at nematode samples – macroscopic and microscopic

Lunch

4) Diseases

Identification

• Fungal

• Bacterial

• Viral

Management – homeowner products

5) Weeds

Major types

•  Grass weeds and sedges

•  Broadleaf

Management – homeowner products  

Afternoon hands-on exercises

            Identification of major diseases

•    Fungal mycelium and fruiting bodies

•     Bacterial streaming

Looking at weeds in the La Flor landscape

 Master of Gardens[Commercial Audience]  Click here for Gardeners of Costa Rica [Community Audience]

 Instructor: Adrian Hunsberger

1) What is IPM?

            Where to send samples

2) Insects

Identification

            Major types & damage they cause

Management – commercial products

3) Nematodes

            Major types     

Symptoms

Management – commercial products

Morning hands-on exercise

            Sampling for insects

Making an insect collection

            Looking at nematode samples – macroscopic and microscopic

 Lunch

4) Diseases

Identification

•  Fungal

•  Bacterial

•  Viral

Management – commercial products

5) Weeds

Major types

•   Grass weeds and sedges

•   Broadleaf

Management – commercial products

Afternoon hands-on exercise

            Identification of major diseases

•    Fungal mycelium and fruiting bodies

•    Bacterial streaming

Looking at weeds in the La Flor landscape

Insects

•             Scales

•             Mealybugs

•             Aphids

•             Thrips

•             Beetles

•             Borers

•             Caterpillars

Mites

Natural enemies

•    Parasitoids – how to tell when insects are parasitized

•    Predators

  •    Ladybugs

  •    Lacewings

  •    Mites

•     B.t.

•     Beneficial fungi

•     Least-toxic pesticides

Traps

•    Baits

•    Pheromone

•    Sticky

 Nematodes

•   Root-knot

•   Others

  Diseases

•     Leaf-spot

•     Lawn diseases

•     Die-back

•     Virus in vegetables

Weeds

•    Grass weeds

•    Sedges

•    Broad-leaf

•    Brush

•    Vines

 Outdoor activities in the garden

            How to scout for insects, how to collect insects

            Identifying weeds in the La Flor landscape

            Scouting for diseases

Equipment and Supplies needed

            Dissecting microscopes with light source (at least one, preferably one for each student)

            Hand magnifiers (10x) – order some from FL IPM ($6 each?). One foe each student

            Books –  FL Ornamental & Turfgrass Pest Management pesticide applicator manual ($25 each). Can also be used for pesticide training.

            Other UF/IFAS for-sale books?

            Insect vials and containers

            Insect collection drawers from EARTH entomology department

            Diseased plant samples (EARTH needs to collect), especially bacterial diseased plants to demonstrate bacterial streaming

            Herbarium and live samples of typical CR weeds

            Live nematodes