Insects-pest or guest?
Across
- 2. the powdery yellow stuff that comes from the stamen of a flower
- 5. the part of the flower that becomes the fruit
- 6. the female part of the flower where pollen gets in
- 8. the body segment where legs and wings are attached
- 10. the part of the insect that the mouthparts and antennae are attached
- 11. insects that help us
- 13. a small beetle that is very beneficial, red with black dots
- 15. the first stage of an insects life cycle
- 16. a caterpillar that grows very large, very fast and is a pest to tomatoes
- 17. a lady beetles favorite meal
- 19. pests on your pets
- 20. the worm-like stage on an insects life cycle
- 23. the insect does not eat or move around in this stage of the life cycle
- 25. is like the 'tongue' of an insect
- 26. small flying insects that carry diseases like malaria
Down
- 1. what bees gather to make honey
- 3. eats mosquitoes both in the air and in the water
- 4. generally thought of as an unwanted house guest, food particle attract them
- 7. responsible for pollination of most of our crops
- 9. the body segment that might have a stinger
- 12. prays before it eats its prey
- 14. a very small wasp that does not sting but is a guest in our garden
- 18. a term that means 'to change'
- 21. the most common picnic pests
- 22. not insects, includes spiders and mites
- 24. the stage of the insect's life cycle when they reproduce