Insect Quiz August, 2006

August 2006 Quiz

While spending time in your garden, you notice a lot of tannish colored insects on many of your perennials, especially your Helianthus.  There doesn’t appear to be any damage that you can see but it just doesn’t seem like a good idea to have so many of them around.

1.  What are these insects?

2.  What is their life history?

3.  How damaging are they to your plants?

4.  What is the best management for these insects?