WorksheetsPests
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
_____________ are an arachnid pest that live on the skin of animals and suck out their blood. They can carry Lyme Disease.
Zebra Mussels
Aphids
Ticks
Foxtails
The _____________ is a flowering plant pest that invades wetland areas. These flowering plant pests are decreasing our native cattail plant population in out wetlands.
Foxtails
Algae
Loosestrife
Eurasian Water Milfoil
_______________ is a fungus pest that grows in damp, moist places. It is a health hazard to humans and could cause damage to properties.
Mold
Tick
Starling
System
_______________ are insect pests that live on crops. These pests suck out the sap juices from plants causing them to wilt and die. They are often referred to as "Plant Lice".
Ticks
Aphids
Mice
Zebra Mussel
_______________ are a grass weed pest with flowering spikes that invades our fields. It is often referred to as " Spear Grass".
Starlings
Mussels
Loostrifes
Foxtails
_____________ are mammal pests that compete with humans for resource like food and space.
Beavers
Squirrels
Mice
Chipmunks
The _________________________ is an invasive plant pests that grows and forms thick, dense mats in our lakes. These plant pests interfere with areas humans use for recreation (fun).
Eurasian Water Milfoil
Foxtail
Algae
Zebra Mussel
_________________ are non-native birds that migrated and stayed here from Europe that compete with our native birds for resources like food and shelter. They can spread disease among livestock populations and their droppings cause severe structural damage to buildings.
Crows
Starlings
Ticks
Hawks
__________________ are freshwater mollusk pests now found in our Great Lakes. They eat underwater algae plants that our native fish rely on food food. They clog intake pipes for many water suppliers.
Snails
Clams
Zebra Mussels
Oysters
Anything that competes with and/or harms are native plants and animals are referred to as ______________________.
populations
systems
pests
decomposers
Identify this pest.
spider
tick
aphid
zebra mussel
Identify this pest.
cardinal
crow
heron
starling
Identify this plant pest.
algae
eurasian water milfoil
loosestrife
seaweed
Identify this pest.
fern
cattail
loosestrife
foxtail
Identify this insect pest.
aphid
grasshopper
larva
nymph
Identify this wetland pest.
alage
loosestrife
water milfoil
cattail
Identify this mollusk pest.
slug
snail
zebra mussel
oyster
Identify this fungal pest.
horsetail
fern
moss
mold
Identify this pest.
chipmunk
rat
mouse
gerbil
true or false. Pesticide spray has no negative effects.
true
false
