Insect Journal
September, 2002

spidey Insect Quiz


You have a beautiful birch tree in your front yard. However, you have noticed recently that there is a large number of small, reddish-brown 'bugs' on it. You are not sure but they appear to be eating the leaves on your tree, and there seems to be a bad odor associated with these insects. You are also finding few of them in your home.

QUESTIONS
  1. What are these insects?
  2. Are they harmful to birch?
  3. Are these insects pests in homes?
  4. What should you do about these insects?

Answer

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