Florida Horticulture

What insect pest is this?

• Aphid

• Japanese Beetle

• Mealybus

• Spidermite

What insect pest is this?

• Aphid

• Japanese Beetle

• Mealybugs

• Spidermites

What insect pest is this?

• Aphids

• Japanese Beetle

• Mealybugs

• Spidermites

What insect pest is this?

• Whiteflies

• Thrips

• Spidermites

• Mealybugs

What insect pest is this?

• Whiteflies

• Thrips

• Spidermites

• Mealybugs

What insect pest is this?

• Whiteflies

• Thrips

• Spidermites

• Mealybugs

Insects with toothed jaws that bite and tear their food have what type of mouth parts?

• Chewing

• Grinding

• Compound

• Piercing

Melanie finds aphids on her plant. She is most concerned the aphids will damage her plants by:

• chewing

• piercing and sucking

• rasping and sucking

• sponging

Joey knows butterflies cause little or no damage to his plants. The basis for his opinion is most likely because butterflies have what type of mouthparts?

• Chewing

• Piercing and sucking

• Rasping and sucking

• Siphoning

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Insects with this type of mouthpart are most likely to damage plants by carrying and spreading diseases.

• Chewing

• Sponging

• Piercing and sucking

• Siphoning