ACROSS

1.	The giant African variety of this slow and

slimy pest eats over 500 types of plants.

2.	The spotted lanternfly’s country of origin.

Also, the home of the giant panda.

3.	Burn this stuff where you buy or gather

it to keep invasive bugs from spreading.

4.	This type of tree is a beloved source of

syrup for humans, but Asian longhorned

beetles use it for breeding and feeding.

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5.	Another name for the color of an

emerald ash borer.

6.	Mexican fruit flies lay

eggs inside fruits,

including apples,

mangos and this fruit

featured in guacamole.

7.	A restricted area that prohibits the

movement of certain materials.

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Answer the clues to complete the 

crossword puzzle and learn about 

Hungry Pests.

Hungry Pests move from place to place on outdoor items.

Can you find all 9 invasive pests in their hiding places?

Can you match the Hungry Pest to its shadow?

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HIDE AND CREEP

Mexican Fruit Fly

Citrus Psyllid

Spotted Lanternfly

Emerald Ash Borer

Imported Fire Ant

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Gypsy Moth

Giant African Snail

SHADY OPERATORS

answers

Gypsy Moth 

Caterpillar

Gypsy Moth

Spotted 

Lanternfly

BAD BUG ROUNDUP

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BUG JUMBLE

SHADY OPERATORS

Citrus Psyllid

Gypsy Moth

Emerald Ash Borer

Mexican Fruit Fly

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Imported Fire Ant

Giant African Snail

Spotted Lanternfly

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BAD BUGS

Emerald Ash Borer

and trees ash Attacks

them. kills eventually

Coconut Rhinoceros 

Beetle

palms, coconut Attacks

like crops on feeds

pineapples. and bananas

Gypsy Moth

eat caterpillars Hungry

trees off leaves the all

vulnerable they’re until

weak. and

Spotted Lanternfly

and trees from sap Sucks

crops endangering vines,

forests. and

Asian Longhorned Beetle

feed and grow Larvae

kills which trees, inside

them.

GOOD BUGS

Bumble Bee

helps that Pollinator

and flowers native

crops.

Centipede

crickets like bugs Eats

controlling spiders, and

plants so populations

grow. c

Wasp

caterpillars Eats

limiting beetles, and

and populatio

plants. protect

Lady Bug

destructive on Feeds

and aphids like bugs

mealybugs.

Spider

capture to webs Spins

and roaches like pests

mosquitos.

Giant African Snail

Emerald Ash Borer

Mexican Fruit Fly

Imported Fire Ant

Asian

 Longhorned 

Beetle

European

Cherry Fruit Fly

Larva
EXPLORE

OFTHE WORLD

Meet the pests that pose a threat in the U.S. 

and learn to protect the plants you love. 

Track down all the 

buggy words hiding 

in this puzzle.

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dot-to-dot of 

destruction 

Connect the dots to discover a Hungry 

Pest that eats 500 types of plants.

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HUNGRY

PESTS

INSECTS

INVASIVE

TRAVEL

HITCHHIKER

QUARANTINE

PROTECT

FRUIT

TREES

CITRUS

Bug 

Jumble 

bad bug

roundup

Trees, shrubs and other plants are at risk because of invasive species. 

Circle the pests that hurt environments where they don’t belong. 

Gypsy Moth

Spider

Spotted Lanternfly

Asian Longhorned

Beetle

Bumble Bee

Wasp

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle

Lady Bug

Emerald Ash Borer

Centipede

Circle the bad bugs.