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What's in the Garden?
​           Game 9

Quest: Find the hidden guest and answer the question correctly.

Glossary
To help find the hidden guest, click on the picture to enlarge.
Answers can be found at the bottom of this page.
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​142.  Harlequin Bug nymph:
               a) major pest of cabbage and related crucifer                             vegetable plants
               b) is a stink bug
               c) a native to Mexico
               d) a and c only
               e) a, b and c         

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​143.  Flower Chaser Beetle:
                a) is a pest insect
                b) loves prickly pear cactus flowers
                c) is a pollinator
                d) a and b only
                e) b and c only

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​144.  Euphoria sepuleralis or Spangled Flower Beetle:
                a) feeds on thistle flowers and sap flow
                b) is a large beetle
                c) is not considered a flying insect
                d) larvae live in trees
                e) all of the above

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​145.  Indomitable Melipotis Moth:
                 a) is common in Texas
                 b) host plant is mesquite
                 c) is a medium sized moth, wingspan 4-5 centimeters (1.6 – 1.9 in)
                 d) all of the above
                 e) a and c only

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Planthopper
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Pink Planthopper
​146.  Planthoppers:
                a) come in multiple body colors
                b) feed on juice or sap of plants
                c) are very small pest insects
                d) all of the above
                e) a and c only

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​147.  Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid:
               a) have siphoning mouthparts
               b) are thick and short bodied
               c) also known as “coneheads”
               d) only the female sings
               e) are not pest insects

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​148.  Nectar-sucking Blister Beetle:
               a) larvae feed on pollen, honey and bees’ eggs
               b) adults are dark brown in coloration
               c) adults have a wider neck than head and body
               d) b and c only
               e) a and c only

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​149.  Grape Leafroller Caterpillar:
               a) adults are butterflies
               b) larvae curl leaf edges to form a shelter
               c) are considered beneficial insects
               d) are rare caterpillars
               e) have stinging hairs on their body

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​150.  Spined Soldier Bug Nymphs:
               a) are predators of beetle and moth larva
               b) are not stink bugs
               c) are considered pest insects
               d) a and b only
               e) a and c only

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​151.  Texas Brown Tarantulas:
                a) are large and hairy
                b) their bite can cause an allergic reaction
                c) are beneficial arachnids
                d) all of the above
                e) a and c only

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​152.  Twelve-spotted Cucumber Beetle:
                a) adults feed on plant foliage
                b) larvae feed on plant roots, seeds and                                      underground stems
                c) larvae are the Southern Corn Rootworm
                d) all of the above
                e) b and c only

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​153.  Earwig:
               a) defends themselves with a stinky odor
               b) can enter a person’s ear
               c) search for food at night (nocturnal)
               d) a and c only
               e) a and b only

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154.  Silverfish:
                a) are really fish
                b) eat dried paste in bookbindings
                c) have scale coated bodies
                d) a and c only
                e) b and c only

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​155.  Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar:
                 a) looks like bird droppings
                 b) has a saddle on its back
                 c) is nicknamed “orange dog”
                 d) a, b and c
                 e) a and b only

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​156.  Tawny Emperor Butterfly Caterpillar:
                a) adult is lime green
                b) lives only in Oak trees
                c) is lime green with enlarged thorny head
                d) is found only in Canada
                e) a and b only

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Reakirt's Blue Butterflies
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Reakirt's Blue Butterfly on frog fruit flower
157.  Reakirt’s Blue Butterfly:
                 a) has several black spots on underside of wings
                 b) also known as “Solitary Blue”
                 c) male is a deeper blue in color
                 d) all of the above
                 e) a and c only

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​158.  Brown Twin-spot Skipper:
                 a) larvae food source is bluestem grasses
                 b) has six white spots on hind wings
                 c) is found only in Texas
                 d) lives only in desert areas
                 e) is extremely tiny

Answers:
142  e,  143  e,  144  a,  145  d,  146  d,  147  c,  148  a,  149  b,  150  a,
151  d,  152  d,  153  d,  154  e,  155  d,  156  c,  157  d,  158  a

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