Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Examining insects, for the most part, are hard to see without a microscope.  That is why taking samples and pictures in the field are extremely difficult compared to being in the lab.  Using the technology that is used in the lab out on a farm location is not readily available and can be expensive.  This picture above is a grasshopper (Orthoptera).  It has a hyognathus head orientation, chewing mouth parts and legs that are adapted for jumping.  Other orders that I found in the soybean and milo sample were Coleoptera, Neuroptera and Lepidoptera.  The majority of the insects had chewing mouth parts.  In the order Lepidoptera i found a moth with mouth parts capable of siphoning and in the order Neuroptera the lacewing had sucking mouth parts.

1 comment:

  1. Key structures - well done! you named almost everything that could be seen in this picture. I am impressed!
    Blogging about experience-Also, I liked the way you blogged about your experience in this lab.
    One thing for you to think about- what is the role of the lacewing in the system? What about the parasitoid?

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