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