Quarks, diquarks and QCD mixing in the N^* resonance spectrum

We identify a "$\Lambda$ selection rule" for $N^*$ resonances in the presence of QCD mixing effects. We quantify these mixing effects from existing data and predict amplitudes for exciting {\bf 20} representations in SU(6), which are forbidden in strict diquark models. By classifying Particle-Data-Group (PDG) states at N=2, we show that $\gamma N\to K\Lambda$, $K^*\Lambda$, $K\Sigma$, $K^*\Sigma$, and $J/\psi \to \bar{p}N^*$ are ideal probes of baryon dynamics and for establishing whether strongly correlated diquarks survive for $L > 0$.