Garden Pest Quiz Including Questions about Moles, Pigeons and Rabbits

Gardening Quiz - Friends and Foes - Pests 1 (Questions)

This quiz about garden pests gives a few insights into the animal and bird problems that sometimes beset gardeners along with pictures of some of the insect nasties!

Don't go thinking that you will encounter all of these. If you live in open countryside then you might never have to contend with cats and if you live in the town then you might not see a mole in your entire life. It is just that forewarned is forearmed!

What is unusual about the hand of a mole?

[ ]	It has 2 fingers
[ ]	It has 6 fingers
[ ]	It has 8 fingers
[ ]	It has 2 thumbs

By what name is the Wood Pigeon sometimes known in the southeast of England?

[ ]	Culver
[ ]	Dulver
[ ]	Gulver
[ ]	Hulver

Rabbits live in what?

[ ]	A den
[ ]	An earth
[ ]	A form
[ ]	A warren

What is the Latin name for the domestic cat?

[ ]	Felis catus
[ ]	Felis fe
[ ]	Felis felis
[ ]	Felis Felisitous

One of the most effective ways to control glasshouse whitefly is to buy parasitic wasps by mail order. What is the name of these wasps?

[ ]	Aphidius colemani
[ ]	Encarsia formosa
[ ]	Ichneumonid wasps
[ ]	Phytoseiulus persimilis

What is the name of this pest?

[ ]	Black vine weevil
[ ]	Spotted vine weevil
[ ]	Black vine beetle
[ ]	Spotted vine beetle

Which type of insect 'farms' aphids for the honeydew they excrete?

[ ]	Ants
[ ]	Crickets
[ ]	Ladybirds
[ ]	Wasps

What is the name of these creatures that are feeding on a cauliflower stem?

[ ]	Brassica root fly
[ ]	Brussel root fly
[ ]	Cabbage root fly
[ ]	Cauliflower root fly

Which of the following vegetables is well-known for encouraging huge populations of blackfly?

[ ]	Asparagus
[ ]	Broad beans
[ ]	Carrots
[ ]	Peas

10.

How many eggs does a Cabbage White butterfly lay?

[ ]	Up to 20
[ ]	20 to 100
[ ]	100 to 1,000
[ ]	Over 1,000

Gardening Quiz - Friends and Foes - Pests 1 (Answers)