ENTOMOLOGY AND PEST MANAGEMENT
KEY CONCEPTS  I. Arthropods   Insects Other arthropods  II. Insect Pests of Houses, Pets and Humans  Household pests Wood destroyers Fleas Bees and wasps Insects as disease vectors Incidental invaders III. Pest Management  IPM Control options  Pesticide safety  IV. Submitting Insects for Identification  V. Orders of Insects and Their Feeding Parts   Return to Introduction		ORDERS OF INSECTS AND THEIR FEEDING PARTS   The following is a condensed list of insects by order. These orders include insects that are important to home gardeners. This list indicates how each group feeds on plants and the type of metamorphosis.  COLEOPTERA: beetles and weevils  Mouthparts: chewing  Metamorphosis: complete  DERMAPTERA: earwigs  Mouthparts: chewing  Metamorphosis: incomplete  DIPTERA: flies, gnats, midges, mosquitoes  Mouthparts: sponging and piercing/sucking  Metamorphosis: complete  HEMIPTERA: stinkbug, plantbug, squash bug, boxelder bug  Mouthparts: piercing/sucking  Metamorphosis: incomplete  HOMOPTERA: scale, mealybugs, whiteflies, aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers  Mouthparts: piercing/sucking  Metamorphosis: incomplete  HYMENOPTERA: bees, ants, wasps, sawflies, horntails  Mouthparts: chewing  Metamorphosis: complete  ISOPTERA: termites  Mouthparts: chewing  Metamorphosis: incomplete  LEPIDOPTERA: butterflies and moths  Mouthparts: larvae - chewing adults - sucking  Metamorphosis: complete  NEUROPTERA: lacewings, antlions, alderflies, dobsonflies  Mouthparts: chewing  Metamorphosis: complete  ORTHOPTERA: crickets, praying mantids, grasshoppers  Mouthparts: chewing  Metamorphosis: incomplete  SIPHONAPTERA: fleas  Mouthparts: larvae - chewing  adults - sucking  Metamorphosis: complete  THYSANOPTERA: thrips  Mouthparts: rasping/sucking  Metamorphosis: complete and incomplete
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