Nabi Bux Koree
Prepare for a shock! Exotic predators are replacing the cute little bugs that children delight to hold in their palms. How much do you know about the invasive and vicious Harmonia axyridis?
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Question of
Once ladybugs (or ladybird beetles) were the delightful, safe and friendly insects of childhood. Even the source of the name given to these lovely creatures testified to their perceived beneficence. To which lady did the name “ladybug” originally refer?
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Lady Jane Grey
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Our Blessed Lady (the Virgin Mary)
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The Lady of the Lake
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Lady Macbeth
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Ladybug, ladybug Fly away home Your house is on fire Your children do roam Does this ancient English verse indicate that ladybugs were an invasive pest even in Merry Old England?
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No
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No
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Question of
An unwholesome cousin of native ladybugs with the ironic name “Harmonia axyridis” is now replacing the wholesome ladybug of the Middle Ages in England, Canada and the United States. On what continent did this distasteful pest originate?
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South America
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Asia
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Africa
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Australia
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Question of
In a misguided attempt to control aphids, from 1979 to the 1990s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the problematic Harmonia axyridis ladybird species on multiple occasions in which American state(s)?
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Georgia
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California
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All of these
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Pennsylvania
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Question of
According to “uknature.co.uk”, the hideous harlequin ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis did not reach British soil until 2004. Is there reason to believe this invasive, exotic ladybug made its way to Britain on its own?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
The exotic species of ladybug imported into the US to control agricultural pests has proven to be a voracious predator – but not just of aphids. For the larvae of which other species is Harmonia axyridis a pitiless predator in both North America and England?
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Butterflies
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Moths
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Other ladybug species
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All of these
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Question of
Why should well-meaning American, Canadian and British parents no longer place a ladybug in the palm of a delighted, expectant toddler?
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Both
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An exuberant child might crush an exotic species of ladybug producing a nasty odor.
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The innocent child could be cruelly bitten.
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Neither
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Question of
Which native North American species is a natural predator of the exotic and predatory ladybug, Harmonia axyridis?
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Other ladybugs
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Blue jays
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Fishermen
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None of these
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8 out of 8. Amazing job Nabi! Keep up the good work with these quizzes!
TheOfficialAndrew thanks for playing
Very interesting to learn these facts.
This was a fun quiz, got 7 correct.