Using Sticky Cards to Monitor for Insects

Adult winged aphid
Adult winged aphid.
Photo by Leanne Pundt
  
Peat moss and insects on cards
Peat moss may fall on cards and appear to be an insect. Look closely with a hand lens to distinguish bits of debris from thrips.
Photo by Leanne Pundt
 
Thrips on yellow sticky card
Thrips on yellow sticky card.
Photo by John Sanderson
Fungus gnat compared to shorefly adult
Fungus gnat compared to shorefly adult.
Photo by Leanne Pundt
 
Fungus gnat adult
Fungus gnat adult.
Photo by Leanne Pundt
Shore fly adult
Shorefly adult.
Photo by Leanne Pundt
 
Brownbanded whitefly adult
Banded -winged whitefly adult
Photo by Leanne Pundt
Banded wing whitefly adult compared to greenhouse whitefly
Banded-winged whitefly adult compared to greenhouse whitefly and fungus gnat adult.
Photo by Leanne Pundt
 
Moth flies or drain flies on sticky card

Moth flies or drain flies on sticky card. These flies are just a nuisance in the greenhouse. They breed in areas with poor drainage. Note the fringed wings. Shorefly adults, also a nuisance on cards.
Photo by Leanne Pundt
Double clothespin used to raise the card as the crop grows

Using sticky cards in the greenhouse.
Double clothespins are used to raise the card as the crop grows.
Photo by Leanne Pundt
 
  
Fungus gnats & shore flies on yellow sticky card
Fungus gnats and shoreflies on card. Use a 10-20x handlens to look for distinguishing characteristics.
Photo by Leanne Pundt