Life in the Water Garden:
A Review of the Creatures Found
With Colorado Water Gardens

Dr. Whitney Cranshaw
Colorado State University
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
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Introductions, Garden Features,
Actors in the Ecosystem
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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
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Beetles and Snails (5:50)
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Scavengers - Mayflies, Sideswimmers, Scuds, Amphipods, Ostracods, Aquatic Earthworms (7:55)
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Midges (6:37)
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Mosquitos (5:55)
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Black Flies and Caddisflies (6:10
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Part III - Predators Found in Water Gardens
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Water Striders and Backswimmers (6:07)
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Dragonflies (9:28)
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Damsel Flies, Wasps and Bees, Closing Credits (8:11)
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