The Bug That's Eating America

​very eager or enthusiastic

​avid

​Entomology is a branch of zoology that deals with insects.

​entomology

​To eradicate something is to remove, eliminate, or destroy it completely.

​eradicate

​To excrete is to get rid of waste materials from the cells or from the body.

​excrete

​An invasive species is an animal, plant, or other organism that is not native to an environment.

​invasive species

​As it is used in the article, native means “living or growing naturally in a particular place."

​native

​A theory is a belief or an explanation that has not been proved. To theorize is to form a theory.

​theorize