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What's in the Garden?
​          Game 11

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Glossary
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Answers can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Four Lined Plant Bug with plant damage
​176.  Four-lined Plant Bug:
              a) are beneficial insects
              b) suck plant juices from leaves causing wilt and drop
              c) feed on plant flower pollen
              d) a and c only
              e) a and b only

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Butterflies, Harlequin Flower Beetle
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Gymnetis thula (caseyi), Harlequin Flower Beetle
​177.  Harlequin Flower Beetle:
              a) occurs throughout the United States
              b) lives a solitary lifestyle
              c) feeds at sap flows on fake Willow and Live Oak trees
              d) none of the above
              e) a and c only

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Mason Bee
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Leafcutter bee, collecting pollen, solitary bee
 178:  Solitary Bees:
              a) tend not to defend their nest sites    
              b) tend to be smaller than social bees
              c) are less frequently observed than honeybees and bumble bees
              d) are beneficial pollinators
              e) all of the above

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True Corsair Assassin Bug
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True Corsair Assassin Bug, Rasahus biguttatus
179.  Corsair Assassin Bugs:
              a) are attracted to bright lights at night to feed on other insects
              b) bite is painless
              c) are found only in Canada
              d) a and c only
              e) b only

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Horse Fly
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Black Horse Fly
180.  Horse Fly:
              a) female adults bite horses, mules and donkeys
              b) is among the largest fly species
              c) male feeds on nectar
              d) a, b and c only
              e) b and c only

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181.  Mexican Honey Wasps:
              a) are nectar gatherers and pollinators
              b) feed on pest insects like Asian citrus psyllids
              c) are social insects that can sting
              d) produce and store honey
              e) all of the above

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Longhorn Oak Beetle
182.  Longhorn Beetles:
              a) can infest oak and nut trees
              b) are considered beneficial insects
              c) antennae are short and bent
              d) a and b only
              e) b and c only

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​183.  Camouflaged Looper Caterpillar:
               a) adult stage is a Luna moth
               b) attaches plant pieces to its body like a Mardi                         Gras costume
               c) adult stage is the Wavy-lined Emerald
               d) b and c only
               e) a and b only

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184.  Queen Butterfly Chrysalis:
              a) mimics the Monarch butterfly pupa stage of                            development
              b) is a stationary or non-moving stage of                                    development
              c) is the stage just before the winged adult emerges
              d) a and b only
              e) a, b and c only

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Green Sweat Bee with pollen, underside
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Green Sweat Bee with pollen, top view
185.  Green Sweat Bee:
               a) produce sweat or perspiration when flying
               b) adults feed on pollen and nectar
               c) will not sting
               d) a and b only
               e) a and c only

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Crane Fly, wings folded
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Crane Fly, wings open
186.  Crane Flies:
               a) have four wings or two pair
               b) are long-legged weak flying insects
               c) are fierce biters
               d) a and b only
               e) b and c only

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​187.  Trirhabda species Leaf Beetle:
               a) is a slender flower scarab
               b) is a beneficial insect with lapping mouthpart
               c) is a colorful, yellow and brownish-black, vegetarian
               d) all of the above
               e) b and c only

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White Grub, larvae
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White Grub, pupa
188.  C-shaped Grubs:
                a) are butterfly and moth larvae
                b) are fly larvae
                c) are beetle larvae
                d) are grasshopper nymphs
                e) a and b only

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189.  Trypoxylon species Wasp:
                 a) prey on spiders to feed its larvae
                 b) has a long slender body
                 c) nests are mud or wood tunnels
                 d) a, b and c only
                 e) b and c only

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​190.  Cottonwood Leaf Beetles:
                a) are defoliators
                b) feed on leaves of cottonwood, aspen, some                          poplar and willow species
                c) larvae can give off a pungent odor
                d) are controlled by anchor stink bugs and Lady                        beetles
                e) all of the above         

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191.  Mayflies:
               a) emerge as adults and live only in May
               b) aquatic nymph, unlike adults, have biting                               mouthparts
               c) always have three filament-like tails
               d) are strong fliers
               e) none of the above

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Red Dragonfly
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Neon Skimmer, Red Dragonfly, side view
192.  Neon Skimmer – Red Dragonfly:
             a) is commonly seen in Texas
             b) frequents ponds and meadows
             c) is recognized by its flashy color
             d) a and c only
             e) a, b and c only

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Gray Hairstreak, wings closed
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Gray Hairstreak, side view
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Blue upperside of Gray Hairstreak
​193.  Gray Hairstreak Butterfly:
              a) is the most wide-spread hairstreak in North America
              b) is easy to spot perching on a flower
              c) tends to fly slowly due to its small size
              d) none of the above
              e) a and b only

Answers:
​176  b,  177  c,  178  e, 179  a,  180  d,  181  e, 182  a,  183  d,  184  e,
185  b,  186  b,  187  c, 188  c,  189  d,  190  e, 191  b,  192  e,  193  a.

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