Sucking Insects-1

What insect pest is this?

• Aphid

• Chinch

• Mealybus

• White Peach Scale

What insect is this?

• Aphids

• Leaf miner

• Mealybugs

• Lygus

Chinch bugs affect__________ (choose all that apply)

• Rice

• Corn

• Apples

• Walnuts

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

Lygus can be recognized by the___________on the back above the wings.

• fillaments

• white powder

• lace

• triangle

Mealybugs produce a__________

• larva

• mold

• sugary sap

• persimmon

The picture shows_________

• chinch bugs

• aphids

• white peach scales

• lygus

What is true about mealybugs?

• lay white elongated eggs into or on host plants

• bear live youngs

• belong to order Diptera

• maggots hatch from eggs in 2 days and develop through 3 stages

This insect is an example of______

• leaf miner

• leafhopper

• grasshopper

• chinch bug

A typical effect on plants from leafhoppers would be________

• curling of the leaves

• black fungus

• punctured fruits

• damaged roots