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