{"id":1380,"date":"2021-06-25T06:40:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T14:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agsci-labs.oregonstate.edu\/vegnet\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2021-07-20T13:07:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T21:07:34","slug":"identifying-immature-insects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agsci-labs.oregonstate.edu\/vegnet\/2021\/06\/25\/identifying-immature-insects\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying Immature Insects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’ll notice that we emphasize the importance of ‘scouting’ on this blog a lot, but what is one supposed to do when they find something? Lots of immature bugs can be found in the soil and it can be difficult to distinguish a “baby” beetle from a fly from a caterpillar, etc. This post might help…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Please know – I plan on developing a more detailed resource, but for now – it’s spring, people have questions – I won’t have time to reinvent the “immature ID” wheel until fall – – especially when a great resource already exists (Univ. of Kentucky, see below). Apologies for the quality of the photo, but truly, this is such a need that posting anything is better than nothing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

***<\/strong> Use these steps to follow along a chosen path and end up with at least some idea of what your specimen is. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I developed this key as a companion to the figure below<\/strong><\/span> *** <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. START:<\/strong> Does your insect have 3 pairs of legs on the thorax<\/strong> (segment just behind the head)?