Palo Verde Root Borer

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By: Christina Cunningham

 PALO VERDE ROOT BORER 

Introduction (Video)
Hi Boys and Girls! Today we are going to learn about the Palo Verde Root Borer! The Palo Verde Root Borer comes out during Monsoon Season and is the largest beetle that lives in the Sonoran Desert.  This Beetle is dark brown or black in color and they have SUPER long antennas!  The Palo Verde Root Borer looks a lot like a cockroach!  As you learn more about the Palo Verde Root Borer, please take the quiz and then you can do a fun activity!
 
 Who am I?
 
I am the Palo Verde Root Borer! I am the longest beetle that lives in the Sonoran Desert. I can grow to be up to five inches long and I have wings that help me fly! I come out during monsoon season in the month of July, and I am most active in the early evening hours! Due to the fact that I like to eat tree roots, I tend to damage trees!
 
Where do I live?
 
I live in the American Southwest Region and have also been located in northern Mexico! We live in native trees, but we have also have adapted to live in non native trees! The types of trees we can be found in are the Mexican Palo Verde Trees, as well as rose and olive trees!
 
What do I eat?
I like to eat the woody tissue of tree roots, and I sometimes even enjoy snacking on fruit!
 
What do I look like? 
 
I have been told that I look a lot like a cockroach! I range from being dark brown to black in color, I have SUPER long antennae and wings that sit on my back!
 
How do I reproduce?
 
I reproduce by laying eggs in the soil by the tree roots!
 
A FUN FACT about me:
 
The fact that I am nocturnal, I enjoy staying up all night long!

 
FUN ACTIVITY!
 
-Kindergarten: Lets make a FUN Beetle Collage!
 
-1st & 2nd Grade: Lets make a FUN Beetle Collage!
-3rd Grade: Lets make a FUN Beetle Collage!
  • Find 5 pictures of ME on the internet.
  • Cut and past the pictures of ME around and under the tree!
  • http://www.colormegood.com/colormegoodPDFthumbnails/natureoutdoors/trees/tree04.pdf - CLICK ON THIS LINK TO OPEN THE PICTURE OF THE TREE!
  • Color the picture of the tree!
  • Lets play Word Scramble!  Unscramble these words and write your answers around the TREE!
  • I live in the: 
    N A N O S O R    T S E R D E
  • What do I like to eat? 
    T R U I F  and   E E T R      O O R T S
  • I have ______ that help me ______. 
    I W N G S   Y L F 


Below is a fun quiz that will test what you have learned about the Palo Verde Root Borer!



PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ME!

Desert Museum!
 WWW.DESERTMUSEUM.ORG

Desert Museum is a FUN website where you can learn much more about me, as well as other creatures, plants, and wildlife in the Sonoran Desert!
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