Degree: BSc Hons. Agriculture.
Section D.
Submitted to: Dr. Ambreen Bhatti.
INSECTS OF HYDROPONIC
FARMING.
1.STING BUG 9.DRAGON FLY
2.FEMALE SCALE 10.TREE CRICKET
3.ANT 11.CAT FLEAS
4.MOSQUITO 12. SCARAB BEETLE
5.THRIPS 13. STONE FLY
6.SILVER FISH 14.WALKING STICK
7.CABBAGE BUTTERFLY
15.EAR WIGS
8.SUCKING LOUSE
DRAGON FLY.
• Order : Odonata IMPORTANCE:
• Family : Anisoptera
1) Odonates are a vital food source for many
species such as birds, reptiles, amphibians,
mammals, and fish and also for man.
CHARACTERISTICS:
2)They feed on small flying insects such as
1)pair of large multifaceted. mosquitoes
2)compound eyes. 3)They may also catch and eat honeybee so
3) two pairs of strong transparent wings. regarded as pests by the beekeepers.
4) sometimes with colored patches, and
an elongated body.
STICK INSECT
• Order : Phasmida IMPORTANCE:
• Family :Phylliidae
●Cause injury to their host plant.
●May defoliates forest trees and green leafy
CHARACTERISTICS: parts of plants
●Cause economic loss
1-Antenna short, filliform.
2-Mouthparts are chewing.
3-Body long, cylindrical.
4-Green or brown in colour.
5-Resemble sticks.
6-Camouflage themselves.
SCALE INSECT
• ORDER:HEMIPTERA IMPORTANCE:
• SUPERFAMILY:COCCOIDEA
Negative Impacts:
1. Crop Damage:
2. Vector for Plant Diseases:
CHARACTERISTICS: 3. Aesthetic and Ornamental Plant Damage:
4. Honeydew Production:
1. These insects often have a protective waxy Positive Impacts:
covering. 1. Natural Predators:
2. Resembling scales, which helps shield them 2. Dyes and Medicinal Uses:
from predators and environmental factors.
3. Female scales are generally immobile and
may feed on plant sap using their piercing-
sucking mouthparts.
4. They reproduce by laying eggs beneath their
protective covering.
TREE CRICET
• Order: Orthoptera IMPORTANCE:
• Scientific name: Oecanthinae • Crickets are efficient at converting their food
• Sub family : Oecanthinae of the family Gryllida into body mass, making them a candidate for
food production.
• They are used as human food in Southeast
CHARACTERISTICS: Asia, where they are sold deep-fried in
• They have rounded heads, antennae that are long and markets as snacks.
thin, and their wings bend down on the sides of their • They are also used to feed carnivorous pets
body. Unlike katydids, crickets often look flat, or at least and zoo animals
the top of their body is flattened. Most crickets are
brown, but some are black and some tree crickets are
green with whitish wings.
• Tree crickets are whitish to light green, with slender
bodies and long antennae. The snowy tree cricket,
Oecanthus fultoni Walker, has black spots on the first
two antennal segments. Treehoppers and cicadas also
deposit eggs in twigs and branches, causing some injury
when high numbers occur.
THRIPS
• Order: Thysanoptera IMPORTANCE:
• Family: Thripidae
1- These insect's are found everywhere on vegetation,
e.g., flower’s shrubs , vegetables etc.
CHARACTERISTICS: 2. They suck the plant sap . Thrips feeding can stunt
plant growth and cause damaged leaves to become
1.Thrips are tiny, almost microscopic (1/16- papery and distorted, develop tiny pale spots
1/8 inch). (stippling).
2.Thrips are cylindrical or spindle- shaped, 3. Some are vectors of plant disease.
wing or wingless. Advantage : Certain thrips are beneficial predators
3.Antenna are short. that feed on other insects and mites.
4.Wings long, narrow and rod-like, generally
setaceous, covered with fringe of hairs.
5.Mouthparts are piercing-sucking but
asymmetrical.
6.Tarsi ends in the bladder.
7.Abdomen ends in cone or long tubular
structure.
8.Cerci absent.
SILVER FISH
• Order: Thysanura IMPORTANCE:
• Family : Lepismatidae
1. It is often a pest in home and libraries.
2. It feeds and destroys paper , book bindings
CHARACTERISTICS: and starched clothing.
1.Body relatively flat, tapered and 3. It can be collected from amongst old books,
often covered with scales .2.Compound behind calenders , photo frames
eyes are present or absent.
3.Antennae is long, filiform and
multisegmented.
4.Abdomen is 11 segmented.
STONE FLY
• Order: Plecoptera IMPORTANCE:
• Family: Capniidae
1)They are extremely sensitive to water pollution
and are used by ecologists as indicators of water
CHARACTERISTICS: purity.
2)Stoneflies are also an important source of food
1)Transparent wings, of which the for game fish (e.g., trout and bass) in cold
hindwings are broader than the mountain streams.
forewings. 3)Plecoptera are not of great economic importance
2)Two long tail filaments. except as a source of food for fishes.
3)wings held flat when at rest.
4)a life-span of 2 to 3 weeks.
EARWIGS
• Order: Dermaptera
• Family : Forficulidae IMPORTANCE:
1) Earwigs are harmless to humans
2) Some species of earwigs are also of
CHARACTERISTTICS: importance to commercial agriculture
1) Selender antennae 3) They feed on soft-bodied pests such as
2) 2) Biting mouth part aphids and on insect egg
3) 3) Compound eyes
4) 4) A pair of forcep-like pincers on their
abdomen
5) 5) Rarely used forewings
MOSQUITO
• Order : Diptera "Di" Economic importance;
mean 'two' and "Petra" mean 'wings’ • Mosquitoes play an ecological role, serving as
• Family : Culicidae pollinators and as a food source for other wildlife.
• Mosquitoes are considered biological control
agents, meaning they help keep insect
Characteristics:
populations under control.
1 . The slender, elongated and segmented • Mosquito larvae are food for fish, frogs,
body covered with scales dragonfly nymphs, and birds that feed on water
2 . One pair of wings insects.
3 . Arista like antenna • Other than this they play role in annoying
4 . Hindwings are like Halters(knob like) humans.
5 . Sucking-piercing mouthpart with proboscis
protruding from the head
6 . Compound large eyes
7 . Three pairs of long hair like legs
CABBAGE BUTTERFLY
Importance:-
• Order: Lepidoptera 1. They're like flying gardeners, helping plants by
• Scientific name: Pieris rapae pollinating while sipping nectar.- But, watch out for
their caterpillars!
2. They can harm cabbage and related crops.- This
CHARACTERTISTICS: damage might lead to less food from farms and
money losses for farmers.-
1. Antenna: Long and slender.
3. These butterflies are like nature's alarms; their
2. 2. Mouthparts: Curly, adapted for sipping
well-being shows if our environment is healthy or
nectar.
not.
3. 3. Wings: Big, colorful, with special patterns.
4. 4. Coloration: Often white or yellow with cool
black markings.
5. 5. Life Stages: Starts as an egg, then turns into a
caterpillar, followed by pupa, and finally
becomes an adult.
6. 6. Wings' Cover: Has feathery scales.
LICE
• Order : Phthraptera IMPORTANCE:
• Family : Pedicular
1. certain kind of louse can be beneficial
• Common name : Louse in reducing the chances of developing
• Scientific name: Pedicular hamnus immune deficiencies.
corporis 2. human body lice are also important vectors
of diseases.
Characteristics:
1. Lice as a group are small, wingless insects
2. flattened, elongate bodies and somewhat
oval heads.
3. Adult female head lice are usually larger
than males and can lay about six eggs each
day.
CAT FLEA
• Order: Sinophtera IMPORTANCE:
• Family: Pulicidae
1) fleas act as a nuisance since they feed on any warm
blooded animal
CHARACTERISTICS: 2) serve as intermediate host to intestinal parasite in
the dog
1)They are about one to three mm
in size.
2)reddish-brown to black in color.
3) these are wingless,
4)They possess powerful hind legs
which allow for running and
jumping .
5)Adult cat fleas require fresh blood
to produce eggs.
SCARAB BEETLES
• Order : coleoptera IMPORTANCE:
• Family : scarabaeidae
• Certain scarab beetles contribute to ecosystem
Characteristics of scarab beetles: health by decomposition process.
• Scarab beetles are compact, oval-shaped body • They help break down organic matter
• Ranging in size from a few millimeters to several • Some scarab beetles, particularly flower scarabs, play
centimeters. a role in pollination.
• They often have clubbed antennae and well-developed • This is beneficial for the reproduction of certain
hind wings for flight. plants.
• Many scarab beetles exhibit vibrant colors and intricate • Some species of scarab beetles are used as biological
patterns, while others may have a more subdued control agents to manage pest populations.
appearance.
• Some species are revered in ancient cultures,
symbolizing regeneration and transformation
STINK BUG
• Order; Hemiptera IMPORTANCE:
• Family; Pentatomidae
Pest Control: Certain stinkbug species are natural
CHARACTERISTICS: predators of agricultural pests, helping to control
populations of harmful insects
Shape: Stinkbugs are often shield-shaped, with a Crop Damage: However, some stinkbugs are
broad and flattened body considered pests themselves, causing damage to
Odor: When threatened or crushed, stinkbugs emit crops by piercing plant tissues and feeding on plant
a foul-smelling liquid as a defense mechanism, sap.
which acts as a deterrent against predators. Crop Diversity: Stinkbugs may impact a variety of
Piercing Mouthparts: They have specialized crops, including fruits, vegetables, and grains,
mouthparts for piercing and sucking, allowing them affecting agricultural diversity and productivity.
to feed on plant fluids.
Varied Species: There is a wide diversity of stinkbug
species, each with specific characteristics and
behaviors
Metamorphosis: Stinkbugs undergo incomplete
metamorphosis, with egg, nymph, and adult stages
in their life cycle
ANT
• Order: Hymenoptera IMPORTANCE:
• Suborder: Apocrita
• Superfamily: Vespoidea • Ants turn and aerate the soil, allowing
• Family: Formicidae water and oxygen to reach plant roots.
• Ants act as decomposers by feeding on
organic waste, insects or other dead
CHARACTERISTICS: animals. They clen up the environment
• Ants look much like termites, and the two are
often confused.
• Ants can be identified by their elbowed
antennae, and narrow "waist" between the
abdomen and thorax.
• Some ants have wings, which are longer in the
front and shorter by their hind legs.
• Ants range in size from the miniscule up
to one inch long, and usually appear black,
brown, red, or yellow
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