it’s a bug eat bug world!
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It’s a bug eat bug world!. How to use biological control instead of pesticides in your garden. L. Bateman. Trophic Levels. Primary Producers (plants). Energy. 1. Trophic Levels. Primary Consumers (herbivores) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
It’s a bug eat bug world!
How to use biological control instead of pesticides in your garden.
L. Bateman
Trophic Levels
Primary Producers (plants)
Energy
1
Trophic Levels
Primary Consumers (herbivores)
Primary Producers (plants)
Energy
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Trophic Levels•
Secondary Consumers (primary carnivores)
Primary Consumers (herbivores)
Primary Producers (plants)
Energy
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2
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Trophic Levels•
Tertiary Consumer (secondary carnivores)
Secondary Consumers (primary carnivores)
Primary Consumers (herbivores)
Primary Producers (plants)
Energy
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Trophic Levels•
Stinkbug
Ladybug
Aphid
Tomato Plant
Energy
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Tomato Garden•
Energy
Aphids Attack! •
Energy
Aphids Kill Tomatoes•
Energy
Ladybugs Eat Aphids•
Energy
Ideal Biological Control•
Energy
Ladybug Population Grows•
Energy
Stinkbugs Eat Ladybugs•
Energy
Stinkbugs Eat Ladybugs•
Energy
Aphid Population Grows•
Energy
Stinkbugs Indirectly Kill Tomatoes•
Energy
Ideal Biological Control•
Energy
Maintain this balance by: Eliminating the stinkbug! Pesticides kill the ladybugs too, so let’s use other methods….
No more stink bugs!!!
• Destroy/remove weeds (stink bug habitat)• Remove and destroy eggs and stink bugs
More Ways to Go Green!
• Pesticide use reduction in your garden is one way to “go green” and help the Earth
• Check out this website for more resources on how to decrease your carbon footprint