INSECT INVASIVE SPECIES  NATURAL HISTORY PAGE

1. Description of Organism
   1. binomial nomenclature
   2. common name
   3. physical characteristics (size, shape, color, sections, number of appendages)
   4. Does the male look different than the  female

2. Habitat
   1. Where did the organism come from?
   2. How was the insect introduced and what is the area affected?
   3. What kind of plants or animals does the insect attack?
   4. What damage does the insect do in the ecosystem?
   5. What is the plan to control the spread of the insect (State, Federal)?

3.  Reproduction/Life Cycle

6. how does the organism reproduce
7. any mating rituals
8. Life cycle (complete or incomplete metamorphosis)
9. How long does the insect live.

Requirements

1.      One Natural History Paper on an Invasive Insect species in Ohio

2.      1 ½ to 2 pages (typed, single spaced, 12 pt font)

3.      Include a graphic that teaches the reader something about the organism

4.      NO PLAGERISM

5.      Due April 23, 2010

SUGGESTED INSECTS

Coddling Moth on Fruit Trees. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2203.html

Emerald Ash Borer Info. http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

European Corn Borer. Fact Sheet. http://ohioline.osu.edu/ent-fact/0015.html

Asian longhorned beetle

Sirex woodwasp

Asian gypsy moth