Life in the Water Garden:
A Review of the Creatures Found
With Colorado Water Gardens
Dr. Whitney Cranshaw Colorado State University |
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First presented to the Colorado Water Garden Society, March 11, 2007 |
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| Part I - Water Garden Features Determine What You Will Find | Video |
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Introductions, Garden Features, Actors in the Ecosystem (4:00) |
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Herbivores - Aphids and other predators, China Mark Moth, Caterpillars (8:28) |
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| Part II - Potential Water Garden Insects | Video |
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| Beetles and Snails (5:50) | mpg |
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| Scavengers - Mayflies, Sideswimmers, Scuds, Amphipods, Ostracods, Aquatic Earthworms (7:55) | mpg |
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| Midges (6:37) | mpg |
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| Mosquitos (5:55) | mpg |
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| Black Flies and Caddisflies (6:10 | mpg |
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| Part III - Predators Found in Water Gardens | Video |
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| Water Striders and Backswimmers (6:07) | mpg |
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| Dragonflies (9:28) | mpg |
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| Damsel Flies, Wasps and Bees, Closing Credits (8:11) | mpg |
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