1.   Experience with exotic plants and insects has been even more unhappy than with animal importations.

2.   Insects are the great masters of disguise.

3.   Most insects are plant eaters.

4.   The insects are so small that they are difficult to see without using a microscope.

5.   There are insects that look exactly like green leaves.

6.   This elegant insect is a formidable greenfly guzzler and its larvae are particularly good at exterminating these ubiquitous pests.

7.   When the insect is ready to mature, juvenile hormone secretion must stop and allatostatin provides the signal.

8.   These insects are capable of inflicting a painful sting.

9.   The insect is the size of a pinhead.

10.   Some insects are harmful but others are beneficial.