Types Of Insects
Across
- 3. Shaped like a shield
- 5. Pest of vegetables, attacks seedlings and young plants
- 7. Pest of cabbage, kale, and other crops
- 9. Destroys grass and other plants
- 12. Feeds on grass, can cause lawn damage
- 13. Bioluminescent beetle
- 14. Pest of fruits and nuts
- 15. Flat bodied, brown insect
- 16. Chinese wingless dragon resembling a snake
- 17. Releases a pungent odor when disturbed
- 19. Feeds on tree leaves, can cause defoliation
- 20. Feeds on rose petals and other flowers
- 24. Small, short lived fly
- 25. Eats a variety of plants
- 27. Pantry pest that feeds on dry goods
- 29. Small, sap sucking insect
- 30. Pierces skin to suck blood
- 31. Jumps with strong hind legs
- 33. Parasitic, blood sucking insect
- 34. Parasitic, blood sucking arachnid
- 35. Larval form of a butterfly/moth
- 37. Resembles a wasp, but does not sting
- 38. Major pest of bananas
- 41. Feeds on plant sap, can damage fruit and ornamental trees
- 42. Larval stage of a moth
- 43. Tiny, web spinning pest
- 44. Feeds on sap and produces a foul odor
- 46. Has large colorful wings and flies during the day
- 48. Common house pest
- 50. Feeds on plant sap, can cause damage to crops
- 53. Small, beetle like insect
- 55. Pest of wheat and other cereal crops
- 57. Social insect that lives in colonies
- 59. Feeds on citrus trees, can cause damage to fruit
- 61. Has pincer like cerci at the end of its body
- 63. Large, ground dwelling predator
- 64. Widespread pest species
- 66. Stinging insect with narrow waist
- 67. Small, feeds on legumes and other crops
- 71. Has venomous spines
- 73. Produces loud mating calls
- 74. Biological control agent for invasive plant species
- 78. Pest of stored food products
- 80. Eats plant sap with its strong mouthparts
- 81. Blood sucking fly
- 82. Resembles giant mosquito, but does not bite
- 84. Predatory, feeds on other insects
- 88. Can cause skin irritation if handled
- 89. Large, biting fly
- 90. Rolls up into a ball for protection
- 91. Large, fuzzy bee
- 92. Pest of vegetable and flower crops
Down
- 1. Common pest in vegetable gardens
- 2. Furry, wingless wasp
- 4. Camouflages itself to look like a stick
- 6. Pierces plant tissue and feeds on sap
- 8. Feeds on a variety of plants
- 10. Feeds on lettuce and other crops
- 11. Larval stage of a moth, feeds on fruit trees
- 18. Pest of beehives, feeds on wax
- 21. Small, but can defoliate plants
- 22. Pest of cabbage and other cruciferous crops
- 23. Hides and ambushes prey
- 26. Coats itself in a mass of waxy filaments
- 28. Large moth, feeds on nectar
- 30. Larval stage of a fly
- 32. Large, stinging wasp
- 34. Minute pests that can damage plants
- 36. Pest of stored food products
- 39. Large, brightly colored insect with long wings
- 40. Feeds on seeds of maple and ash trees
- 45. Damages roots of plants
- 47. Small, oval shaped beetle
- 49. Common in stored grain products
- 51. Excretes foam to protect itself
- 52. Feeds on plant sap, leaves puckered and discolored
- 54. Destroys ash trees
- 56. Eight legged arachnid
- 58. Pest of beans, feeds on leaves and pods
- 59. Damages lawns by tunneling
- 60. Resembles a bee, but harmless
- 62. Eats wood and lives in colonies
- 65. Makes chirping noises by rubbing body parts together
- 68. Delicate looking, long winged insect
- 69. Small, jumping insect that feeds on plants
- 70. Feeds on flower petals and nectar
- 72. Hard shelled insect
- 75. Attacks cucurbit crops, feeds on flowers and fruit.
- 76. Small, resembles a spider, feeds on dry goods
- 77. Small, wingless insect with long antennae
- 79. Small, wingless, jumps with a forked tail
- 83. Parasitic insect that lives on humans and animals
- 85. Parasitic larva of a mite
- 86. Nocturnal, winged insect
- 87. Two wings and a head, thorax and abdomen
- 88. Collects nectar to make honey