Graduate students insects of study

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Across
  1. 2. pest of grain, particularly maize; native to Europe
  2. 4. previous name was changed due to the first word being a ethnic slur
  3. 5. group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat
  4. 7. primarily attack squash and pumpkins, although they can also attack other plants in the cucurbit family, such as cucumbers
  5. 10. spread West Nile virus; adult females diapause
  6. 11. excavates in tunnels / dead or stressed trees in which it releases its fungal symbiont
  7. 12. social insects that live in colonies; perform buzz pollination
  8. 14. larvae feed exclusively on the leaves of elm trees and leave a distinctive zigzag pattern
  9. 17. significant pest in cucumber, sweet pepper, eggplants, and many ornamental crops; if you see this pest in your plants you typically get rid of all of your plants
  10. 18. can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever
  11. 19. member of more than 40,000 insect species in Coleoptera;can be found in almost any terrestrial habitat
  12. 20. scientific name is Spodoptera frugiperda; regarded as a pest and destroys a wide variety of crops
Down
  1. 1. non-native type of soft scale insect and primary host is crapemyrtle
  2. 3. obligate feeder on the nuts of North American hickories and pecans
  3. 6. insect pest of soybean
  4. 8. poster child for pollinators; eusocial insect
  5. 9. excellent pollinators of butternut squash, pumpkins, and zucchini;specialists
  6. 13. serious pest of cultivated crops;Bemisia tabaci
  7. 15. Immatures usually infest small mammals and birds that dwell on the ground; cotton rats may be particularly favored hosts; member of the family Chelicerata
  8. 16. turfgrass insect pest which feeds mainly on annual bluegrass (Poa annua)
  9. 21. mostly nocturnal insects, serve as pollinators and member of Lepidoptera