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Forestry Pests & Diseases

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify this invasive species

a)

mayfly

b)

spotted lanternfly

c)

emerald ash borer

2.

Originated in

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Mexico

3.

What was the fungus from Asia that attacked trees between 1930 and 1940?

a)

Hemlock woolly adelgid

b)

Chestnut Blight

c)

Southern Pine Beatle

d)

Dutch Elms Disease

4.
While walking through the woods, you notice cottony white masses on a conifer. These masses are caused by the:
a)
hemlock wooly adelgid
b)
gypsy moth
c)
asian long haired beetle
d)
elongated hemlock scale
5.
a)
Gypsy moth
b)
Honeybee
c)
Tobacco Hornworm
d)
Emerald Ash Borer
6.
Which invasive tree is easily mistaken for a sumac, ash, or black walnut?
a)
tree-of-heaven
b)
autumn olive
c)
common buckhorn
d)
princess tree
7.
____________​ is a stem disease that attacks most oak species and causes the tree’s leaves to die from the edges inward.
a)
Fusiform Rust  
b)
Red heart  
c)
Oak Wilt
d)
Heart Rot 
8.

What method does NOT help control the spotted lanternfly?

a)

Scape egg masses of, place in a double bag, and dispose (throw away).

b)

Kill the eggs in October through May months

c)

Treat the trees with insecticides from June to August

d)

Cut the trees down where we see the spotted lanternfly.

e)

Protect trees by wrapping their trunks in sticky tape.

9.

Which kind of tree does the spotted lanternfly like?

a)

Tree of Heaven

b)

Hemlock

c)

Purple Loosestrife

d)

Mile-a-minute

10.

A common and easy way to help control the spread of invasive insects is to...

a)

Not transport or move firewood from one location to another.

b)

Cut all of the trees down.

c)

Stop planting trees.

11.

What are these D-shaped holes caused from?

a)

The spotted lanternfly laying eggs in these holes.

b)

The exit holes from the emerald ash borer.

c)

A woodpecker looking for the emerald ash borer beetles.

d)

A snake looking for a home.

12.

This ash tree's S- shaped damage is caused by which of the following insects?

a)

HWA Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

b)

Spotted lanternfly

c)

Emerald ash borer

d)

Sweat bee

13.

Identify

a)

gypsy moth larva

b)

emerald ash larva

c)

Asian longhorned larva

d)

birch leafminer larva

14.

Identify

a)

EAB

b)

ALB

c)

birch leaf miner

d)

hemlock woolly adelgid

15.

Identify the gypsy moth egg

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
16.

Identify the sign of chestnut blight

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
17.

Abnormal tissue growth on trees that is caused by insects or mites is called a

a)

Conk

b)

Fungus

c)

Gall

d)

Pitch

18.

Defoliators are insects that attack the ___________ of the tree.

a)

Bark

b)

Buds

c)

Roots

d)

Leaves

19.

A canker is a plant infection that:

a)

Causes red or brown discoloration

b)

Affects only conifer trees

c)

Kills patches of tissue on the trunk or branches

d)

Prevents insects from boring into trees