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What color are most aphids found in the garden?
Green
Caterpillars turn into butterflies or moths.
True
What do you call the small, hard-shelled insects that often eat holes in leaves?
Beetles
What is the easiest way to remove aphids from a plant without chemicals?
Spray them with a hose
Do caterpillars have legs?
Yes
What is the sticky substance left behind by aphids called?
Honeydew
Which common garden pest is actually a type of beetle that eats other aphids?
Ladybug/Lady Beetle
What do caterpillars use to chew leaves?
Mandibles
Where do you usually find aphids hiding on a plant?
Underneath the leaves
What is the common name for the larvae that destroy grass roots in lawns?
Grubs
What type of mouthparts do aphids have to suck plant sap?
Piercing-sucking
Which beetle is known to "skeletonize" bean leaves?
Mexican Bean Beetle
What do caterpillars shed as they grow?
Their skin/exoskeleton
What disease do cucumber beetles frequently spread to plants?
Bacterial wilt
What do aphids use to reproduce rapidly without mating?
Parthenogenesis
What are the two small, tube-like structures called on the rear of an aphid?
Cornicles
Which beetle pest is known for being a destructive, metallic-green pest introduced to the U.S.?
Japanese Beetle
What is the name of the caterpillar that "cuts" seedlings at the soil line?
Cutworm
What is the term for the "white fungus" that grows on top of aphid honeydew?
Sooty mold
How many stages (instars) do most caterpillars go through before pupating?
Usually 5, sometimes 4-6
What type of metamorphosis do beetles and caterpillars go through?
Complete metamorphosis
What is the specific term for the defensive, odor-releasing tentacle on a Swallowtail caterpillar?
Osmeterium
Which group of beetles is known to carry wood-boring fungi?
Bark beetles/Scolytinae
When a caterpillar breathes, it does not use a mouth or nose. What are the pores on its sides called?
Spiracles
What is the name of the chemical, released by plants when eaten by beetles, that attracts parasitic wasps?
Volatile Organic Compounds/VOCs