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We believe in quality, access, diversity, and accountability. We are dedicated to engagement, entrepreneurship, and local presence. We welcome you to explore our website or stop by our office and see Read More Go to Site ! Leaf Beetle ! Tropical Rainforest, Far North Queensland Australia Votes:0 Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges Tropical North Queensland, Australia. [ Site Map ] [ Rainforest Search Engine ] Leaf Beetle Photo: C & D Frith Australian Tropical Rainforest Life Leaf Beetle: Stethomela species This is a pair of mating leaf beetles belonging to the beetle family Chrysomelidae, and are just one example of the numerous species of beetles of various families found in the rainforest. Beetles are found, as both adults and larvae, among understorey and canopy vegetation; in flowers, mosses and ferns; beneath bark; and within rotting vegetation, living trees, leaf litter and soil. One group of beetles is confined to large bracket fungi that occur on vertical tree trunks or fallen tree logs. Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges Lake Eacham, Atherton Tableland Tropical North Que Read More Go to Site Carpet Beetle Votes:0 Carpet Beetle Carpet Beetle DESCRIPTION: The adult carpet beetle is small (about 1/8 inch long), and has a varied color pattern. The larvae are about ? inch long, light brown and with long brown hairs extending from the sides and tail end. Irregular holes in carpets, blankets, and clothing is caused by the larval feeding. BIOLOGY: ( Attagenus spp. ) The larvae of carpet beetles feed on products of animal origin, including wool, leather, and fur. The larvae of some species feed on stored food. Adults usually live outdoors and feed on the nectar and pollen of plants. The larvae may require 2-3 months to complete development and during this time may shed their skin several times. They may move around the house seeking new feeding sites. SOLUTION: Clothing and carpeting that can be damaged by Read More Go to Site Hydrex Pest Control - The Elm Leaf Beetle Votes:0 The Elm Leaf Beetle The elm leaf beetle is named for its fondness of elm trees. Both the larvae and adults feed on the leaves, and can cause damage to the tree. Adult elm leaf beetles are around ?" long, and larvae can get to twice that size. They are a nuisance pest, since it isn't common for them to actually kill a tree. But in large numbers they can cause severe defoliation. In addition, their droppings can cause staining of painted surfaces and car finishes. Because they look for a protected area to overwinter, elm leaf beetles can end up in your house. To control them on trees, there are a couple of options. Spraying the tree's foliage is possible if conditions permit. Or if a tree has a history of getting infested, spraying around the base of the tree before the problem gets bad will Read More Go to Site Lady Beetles Votes:0 Questions and Answers About Lady Beetles Is there a difference between lady beetles and lady bugs? No. The term "bug" is most properly used for the group of insects that belong to the "true bugs", the order Hemiptera (or Heteroptera). Common examples of the order include squash bugs, plant bugs, and boxelder bugs. Because lady beetles are a type of beetle (Order: Coleoptera), the term lady beetle is most correct and recognized as the official common name by the Entomological Society of America. Ladybird beetles or ladybirds are another name commonly applied to this group of beetles. This originally referred to the Ladybird, the seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata), which is common in Europe. The term ladybird versus ladybug was first widely used in England where numerous n Read More Go to Site Type_Document_Title_Here Votes:0 The Tiger Beetles of Nebraska has moved to: http://drshigley.com/lgh/netigers/ Read More Go to Site !ladybug Votes:0 Table of Contents Home Butterflies Caterpillars Ladybugs Praying Mantis Walking Sticks Bibliography Word Search LADYBUGS Did you know ladybugs can have up to twenty-four spots ? They are colorful beetles . Well if you didn't, this web page will teach you ! Ladybugs live in many places like your backyard, gardens,meadows, deserts, and mountans. Ladybugs are usually red red-orange, or orange andwith cream or black dots .Most of the ladybugs have twenty-four spots or less and have their own patterns. Most ladybugs eat other small bugs .Most of the time, when ladybugs are up and active, they are looking for food. The male ladybug uses his antennae to find female ladybugs.When he finds a female, he knows because of her very special smell.When the female and the male mate, the male gets behind h Read More Go to Site ADW: Onthophagus australis: Information Votes:0 Overview News Technology Conditions of Use Privacy Policy Partners & Contributors Awards & Recognition ADW Staff Contact Us Spinning Skulls About Mammals Frog Calls Resources for College Instructors Resources for K-12 Instructors Contribute to ADW What's in a Scientific Name? 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Read More Go to Site alert-pest.net Votes:0 alert-pest.net Click here to go to alert-pest.net . Read More Go to Site Asian Lady Beetle Votes:0 The Asian lady beetle, sometimes known as the Halloween lady beetle or the Japanese lady beetle, is a yellow-orange ladybug that is often seen in large congregations near the end of October. As many as several thousand adult beetles have been found congregating outside on windows, doors, porch decks, etc., often getting indoors as well and creating a nuisance. The beetle is native to Japan. The Asian lady beetle does not bite, sting, carry human diseases or feed on wood, clothing or food; they also do not reproduce indoors. In spite of annoying populations, these insects are considered beneficial to agriculture and garden landscapes because they feed on harmful aphids and some scale insects associated with trees, shrubs, bushes, low growing ornamentals, roses, wheat, cotton, tobacco, pecan Read More Go to Site Asian Longhorned Beetle Votes:0 Male Female Adult Female Asian Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis Habitat : This beetle is native to China, Japan, Korea, and the Isle of Hainan and an accidental immigrant in North America. Adults are drawn to recently felled, stressed, or apparently healthy hardwood trees. Hosts include healthy maple, horse chestnut, birch, Rose of Sharon, poplar, willow, elm, locust, mulberry, chinaberry, apple, cherry, pear, and citrus trees. It may also attack other species of hardwood trees. In addition, nursery stock, logs, green lumber, firewood, stumps, roots, branches, and debris of a half an inch or more in diameter are subject to infestation. This beetle is only established in areas surrounding New York City and Chicago but has been intercepted in wooden crates and packing material ori Read More Go to Site Asian Longhorned Beetle Votes:0 Male Female Adult Female Asian Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis Habitat : This beetle is native to China, Japan, Korea, and the Isle of Hainan and an accidental immigrant in North America. Adults are drawn to recently felled, stressed, or apparently healthy hardwood trees. Hosts include healthy maple, horse chestnut, birch, Rose of Sharon, poplar, willow, elm, locust, mulberry, chinaberry, apple, cherry, pear, and citrus trees. It may also attack other species of hardwood trees. In addition, nursery stock, logs, green lumber, firewood, stumps, roots, branches, and debris of a half an inch or more in diameter are subject to infestation. This beetle is only established in areas surrounding New York City and Chicago but has been intercepted in wooden crates and packing material ori Read More Go to Site Asian Longhorned Beetle - UVM Entomology Research Laboratory Votes:0 Asian Longhorned Beetle Identification Questions? Biology Infestations Contacts News Host Trees Awareness Management Research Links Home Don't Delay! Report ALB Today! New Maps Available! Also watch our informational movies below. Below is our revised ALB landscape guide, hot off the press. Email us for copies. What is it? The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) is an exotic pest threatening a wide variety of hardwood trees in North America . Adults are large (0.75 - 1.50 inches long) with very long black and white banded antennae. The body is glossy black with irregular white spots. The beetle was introduced into New York City, Chicago and New Jersey, and is a serious pest of hardwood trees. Adults can be seen from late spring to fall depending on the climate. Learn more about it's biology , ho Read More Go to Site Australian Insects - Jewel Shield Beetle Votes:0 Photographer: Unknown These beautiful beetles have a shape somewhat like a shield and really do glisten like jewels. Apparently they are particularly fond of eating eucalyptus blossoms. Read More Go to Site Avocado Elementary-Insects Votes:0 The stag beetle is native to Great Britain. Some males have oddly enlarged jaws. These jaws look somewhat like the " horns" on a male deer. These horns are almost as long as the beetle itself. A common kind of stag beetle in the U.S.A. is the Giant Stag Beetle from the Southern states. By: Eddie C. Back to Insects Menu Read More Go to Site Bark beetles Votes:0 PEST PROFILES: BEETLES Adult Bark Beetle Bark Damage Click on image to view larger. Bark beetles Description: Asian ambrosia beetles are about 1/16 inch long, stout bodied and reddish brown. They emerge from the tree via the parental entrance hole. The shothole borer , and peach tree bark beetle , has similar emergence patterns that leave the bark appearing as if it had been shot with a shot gun. These beetles attack a wide variety of weakened and dying fruit and ornamental trees. The galleries produced by these beetles are constructed just underneath the bark. Damage: This beetle attacks 126 plant species including pecan, peach, plum, cherry, persimmon, golden rain tree, sweet gum, Shumard oak, Chinese elm, sweet potato and magnolia. Life cycle: Females excavate galleries deep into the wo Read More Go to Site Beetle Votes:0 Beetle stag beetle ( miyama kuwagata ) NEW long-horned beetle ( kamikiri mushi ) Back to the first page Read More Go to Site beetle — FactMonster.com Votes:0 Home World & News U.S. People Word Wise Science Math & Money Sports Cool Stuff Games & Quizzes Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites American Indian Heritage Month Thanksgiving Say Thank You Advent Hanukkah Pearl Harbor Day Campaign 2008 Presidential Factfile International Space Station Most Polluted Places in the World Harry Potter Page Ranger's Apprentice NFL Team Profiles Fact Monster Blog! Science Projects Daylight Saving Time 2007 Calendar 2008 Calendar Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia FunBrain Encyclopedia beetle beetle, common name for insects of the order Coleoptera, which, with more than 300,000 described species, is the largest of the insect orders. Beetles have chewing mouthparts and well-developed antennae. They are characterized by a front pair of hard, o Read More Go to Site beetle. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 Votes:0 Select Search ----- All Bartleby.com ----- All Reference ----- Columbia Encyclopedia World History Encyclopedia Cultural Literacy World Factbook Columbia Gazetteer American Heritage Coll. Dictionary Roget's Thesauri Roget's II: Thesaurus Roget's Int'l Thesaurus Quotations Bartlett's Quotations Columbia Quotations Simpson's Quotations Respectfully Quoted English Usage Modern Usage American English Fowler's King's English Strunk's Style Mencken's Language Cambridge History The King James Bible Oxford Shakespeare Gray's Anatomy Farmer's Cookbook Post's Etiquette Brewer's Phrase & Fable Bulfinch's Mythology Frazer's Golden Bough ----- All Verse ----- Anthologies Dickinson, E. Eliot, T.S. Frost, R. Hopkins, G.M. Keats, J. Lawrence, D.H. Masters, E.L. Sandburg, C. Sassoon, S. Whitman, W. Wordswo Read More Go to Site Beetles Votes:0 Previews: Off On Entomology Department Image Gallery Insect Zoo Iowa Insect Notes Entomology Index Integrated Crop Management Horticulture and Home Pest News Site Index Entomology Image Gallery > Beetles Beetles Bean Leaf Beetle Bean leaf beetle (red phase and yellow phase) Several color phases of the bean leaf beetle Bean leaf beetle (red phase) Bean leaf beetles on early-emerging soybean Bean leaf beetle Bean Leaf Beetle Bean Leaf Beetle Feeding Bean Leaf Beetle (red phase) Bean leaf beetle without spots Bean leaf beetle (yellow phase) Bean leaf beetle (yellow phase) Counting Bean Leaf Beetle Sampling bean leaf beetles Blister Beetle Black blister beetle Margined blister beetle Click Beetle Wireworms: pests of corn seed Click Beetle Wireworm damage to corn seed Wireworm (hard-bodied s Read More Go to Site Beetles Votes:0 [ Ants ] [ Bees & Wasps ] [ Beetles ] [ Booklice ] [ Centipedes ] [ Crickets ] [ Earwig ] [ Fleas ] [ Mice and Rats ] [ Millipede ] [ Moths ] [ Pillbugs/Sowbugs ] [ Roaches ] [ Scorpions ] [ Silverfish ] [ Spiders ] [ Termites ] [ Ticks ] Anobiid Powderpost Beetle Bostrichid Powderpost Beetle Carpet Beetle Flour Beetle Old House Borer Powder Post Beetle Anobiid Powderpost Beetle (Family Anobiidae) Appearance: Dark brown to blackish-brown, about 1/8 to 1/4 inch; range in shape from slender and elongated to oval. Habits: Larvae live in and create tunnels in hardwoods and softwoods, usually more than ten years old; create small, round holes of 1/16 to 1/8 inch diameter, which appear especially in structural timbers. Diet: Larvae feed on both hardwoods and softwoods. Reproduction: Life cycle a Read More Go to Site Beetles Votes:0 BEETLES There are 300 000 known species of beetles. A beetles hard outer casing, is like armour. The smallest insect is the winged beetle. It is so small, it can sit on a pinhead. The largest beetle is the Hercules beetle and it can grow up to 17cm long. Ladybirds are beetles. Not all beetles can fly. Fireflies are not really flies , they are beetles. The females put on a light show as they flash bodies to attract a mate. They are able to do this with chemicals in their body. Dung beetles go to a lot of trouble to make a safe home. The dung balls are rolled in the underground home. The eggs are laid in the dung. When the eggs hatch the babies eat the dung. A close-up shot of a beetle called a weevil reveals its long, curved snout called a rostrum. This has tiny jaws at the end for biting u Read More Go to Site Beetles Votes:0 BEETLES ( Order-Coleoptera ) The largest order in the animal kingdom is Coleoptera and contains a third of all known insects--- 300,000 species worldwide and around 30,000 species in North America. Beetles range in size from 5 1/8 inches long (tropical insects), to small species which measure less than 1/16 in length and can be found on land and in water. Certain types are capable of flight and all types can be recognized by rough, armor-like forewings which cover and protect the membranous hind wings which are actually used for flight. Many beetles are predators , others are scavengers , and a few are parasites. Beetles are known to eat leaves, bark, dung, wool and other fabrics and their larvae, called grubs, can be either predacious or vegetarian and though these grubs display various f Read More Go to Site Beetles Votes:0 Beetles image is enlarged Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle (3/4" long) Desmocerus californicus dimorphus Federal Status: Threatened On the left there are three different specimens of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. They were collected by Dennis Haines of the California Agricultural Department, Tulare County. Dennis says the skinny one in the middle is the one that was found in Three Rivers and is the one that is suspected to be living at Kaweah Oaks Preserve. Beginning in late October 2001, we will be diligently searching for Valley Elderberry Longhorned Beetle (VELB) exit holes in the elderberries on the northeast side of our preserve. If we can document the presence of this threatened species on KOP, Cal Trans may find the funds to acquire the old plum orchard for the sole purpos Read More Go to Site Beetles: Index of the Order Coleoptera Votes:0 This page displays the sixteen Coleoptera records currently available within the Entophiles database. Select one of the thumbnail photographs of beetles below to access the descriptive record for this insect. Beetles are characterized by a pair of hardened forewings. Known as elytra, they form a protective casing for the membranous hind wings and usually meet in a straight line along the back of the abdomen. Most beetles have well developed chewing mouthparts. Beetles exploit almost every ecological niche and exhibit a tremendous range in size. View the Index of Orders View Complete Photo List Ants, Bees & Wasps Butterflies & Moths Flies Beetles Lacewings & Antlions Leafhoppers & Cicadas True Bugs Cockroaches Praying Mantids Grasshoppers, Crickets Walking Sticks Dragonflies & Damselflies M Read More Go to Site Big 12 African Insects - Giant Dung Beetle Votes:0 LINKS Transvaal Museum index South Africa Entomology Links Identification Fees Insects Index page Links: Coleoptera at the Transvaal Museum GIANT DUNG BEETLE Dung Beetles are amongst the most interesting insects. However, there is far more to these insects than is generally known. For example, few people are aware that not all dung beetles roll dung balls. Some of their relatives feed on compost. Dung beetles can play an important role in breaking up dung so that it may be recycled. Many African dung beetles have been exported to Australia where they were needed to break up dung pads in which flies were breeding. GIANT DUNG BEETLE, Heliocopris andersoni , Order Coleoptera Heliocopris andersoni is distributed from the warmer drier parts of southern Africa north-eastwards to East Africa. It Read More Go to Site Biggest insect | Goliath Beetle | insect picture Votes:0 Biggest Insect GOLIATH BEETLE Goliathus regius Klug Location: Found in rainforests around the globe, in places like Costa Rica or the Amazon Jungle. Facts: Although there are other giant insects that are longer, or wider than the Goliath Beetle, this guy holds the record for biggest insect because of its mass (or weight). They can grow up to 4.5 inches (11.43 cm) long and weigh up to 3.5 ounces. The Scientists Who Study this Cool Stuff? Entomologists, Biologists. Meet one here on Extreme Science; Dr. Bret Ratcliffe... Links: Wonderful World of Insects Goliath Beetle Page GOLIATHUS Beetles are Masters of the Planet The first species of insect that could be called a beetle appeared on earth over 300 million years ago. And they've been here ever since, increasing their numbers, evolving into Read More Go to Site Black Carpet Beetle - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet Votes:0 BLACK CARPET BEETLE Attagenus unicolor (F) Click here for Acrobat Reader Version INTRODUCTION The black carpet beetle is a common carpet beetle in Pennsylvania. The larvae eat almost any type of animal product such as leather, wool, silk, feathers, hair, dried meat, dead insects, and even dried plant material. The black carpet beetle is a pest in kitchen cupboards, as well as in woolen carpets or clothes storage areas. DESCRIPTION Figure 1. Drawing of adult black carpet beetle Female black carpet beetle --- Image by Steve Jacobs Male black carpet beetle --- Image by Steve Jacobs The adult is 2.8 to 5 mm long, black to reddish brown and covered with short, sparse pubescence (Fig. 1). The first segment of the tarsi of the hind legs is much shorter than the second segment. The last antennal s Read More Go to Site Blue Stag Beetle Votes:0 The Blue Stag Beetle in Britain The Blue Stag Beetle, Platycerus caraboides Family: Lucanidae Length: 19-32mm This impressive species is dependent on dead wood for its larval stages. It was found in ancient woods, but probably became extinct in Britain in the nineteenth century. It is still found in continental Europe. Development from egg to adult may take several years. It is a relative of the Stag Beetle ( Lucanus cervus ) and the Lesser Stag Beetle ( Dorcus parallelipipedus ). All members of the Stag Beetle family have distinctive antennae. The first segment is long and thin and the whole antenna is bent or elbowed. Adults are metallic blue or green. The large jaws are more pronounced in the male. This site has been selected as one of the best educational resources on the Web by StudyS Read More Go to Site Brisbane Beetles Votes:0 Home Insects Facts Insects Evolution Dragonflies Damselflies Cockroaches PrayingMantids Grasshoppers Stick Insects Bugs Cicadas Aphids Lacewings Beetles Flies Moths Butterflies Wasps Bees Ants Spiders Others Discussions Wallpaper Links & Ref Guest book This page has been moved one moment please... click here if your browser does not take you there within the next few seconds See us in our Home page. Download large pictures in our Wallpaper web page. Give us comments in our Guest Book , or send email to us. A great way to support us is to buy the CD from us. Last updated: August 20, 2002. Read More Go to Site Bug Bites: Cucumber Beetles & Japanese Beetles Votes:0 Ron Wolford Extension Educator, Urban Horticulture & Environment Subscription Information Bug Bites: Cucumber Beetles & Japanese Beetles Cucumber beetles are a major vegetable pest. Growing cucumbers or melons in your garden? The cucumber beetle is an annual insect pest to be concerned about. This small insect can cause considerable damage. There are two reasons cucumber beetles spell trouble for certain vegetable plants. The first way is by direct consumption of leaves – a visible condition that is especially a problem when plants are small. Even more damaging, however, is the fact cucumber beetles can carry bacterial wilt disease, a serious problem of cucumber, muskmelon and watermelon. Infected plants suddenly wilt and die after the beetles have been feeding. There are two types of Read More Go to Site Carpenter Bees Management Guidelines--UC IPM Votes:0 UC IPM Home Search How to Manage Pests Home & garden Agriculture Exotic & invasive Weather data & products Degree-days Interactive tools & models Educational Resources Publications & more Workshops and events PCA exam helper Pesticide Information Research and IPM Grants programs Funded-project results What's new In the news Announcements Site index Help Acknowledgments UC ANR: more topics UC IPM Home > Homes, Gardens, Landscapes, and Turf > Carpenter Bees Printer-friendly version How to Manage Pests Pests of Homes, Structures, People, and Pets | More pests | About Pest Notes | Carpenter Bees Published 2/04 In this Guideline: Identification Life cycle Damage Management Publication Glossary Carpenter bees build nests in wood, creating galleries that can weaken structures; however, they Read More Go to Site Carpet Beetle Votes:0 Carpet Beetle Size: Carpet beetles are tiny, round beetles. The larvae grow up to 1/4-inch in length, and the adults grow to 1/16-inch. Color: While generally tan in color, they are covered by tiny black, brown, and white scales, and have numerous tufts of stiff hairs on the body. Clothes Moth Back to APT Pest Home APT Pest and Termite Control PO Box 531540 Grande Praire, TX 75053-1540 Dallas Phone : (972) 263-3331 Ft. Worth: (817) 267-2326 Email: Aptpest@Aptpest.com Metro Fax: (972) 264-1528 Read More Go to Site Carpet Beetle Votes:0 Carpet Beetle DESCRIPTION: The adult carpet beetle is small (about 1/8 inch long), and has a varied color pattern. The larvae are about ? inch long, light brown and with long brown hairs extending from the sides and tail end. Irregular holes in carpets, blankets, and clothing is caused by the larval feeding. SOLUTION: Clothing and carpeting that can be damaged by carpet beetles should be cleaned regularly, and wool and leather clothing stored in sealed containers when not in use. Regular cleaning of closets and storage areas will help to reduce infestations. Cedar chests and closets may not be effective in eliminating these beetles. McWhorter Pest Control Serving the Greater Bakersfield Area Read More Go to Site Carpet Beetle Management Guidelines--UC IPM Votes:0 UC IPM Home Search How to Manage Pests Home & garden Agriculture Exotic & invasive Weather data & products Degree-days Interactive tools & models Educational Resources Publications & more Workshops and events PCA exam helper Pesticide Information Research and IPM Grants programs Funded-project results What's new In the news Announcements Site index Help Acknowledgments UC ANR: more topics UC IPM Home > Homes, Gardens, Landscapes, and Turf > Carpet Beetle Printer-friendly version How to Manage Pests Pests of Homes, Structures, People, and Pets | More pests | About Pest Notes | Carpet Beetles Published 4/01 In this Guideline: Identification and life cycle Damage Management Publication Glossary Carpet beetles belong to the family of beetles known as dermestids. These insects are pests i Read More Go to Site Carpet Beetles Votes:0 Whole Document Navigator (Click Here) ---------------------------------- Top of Document Life Cycle -Black Carpet Beetle -Common Carpet Beetle -Furniture Carpet Beetle -Varied Carpet Beetle Control -Prevention -Inspection -Nonchemical Control -Chemical Control Footnotes Disclaimer Copyright Infomation Carpet Beetles Carpet Beetles 1 P. G. Koehler and F. M. Oi 2 Carpet beetles can damage fabrics, furnishings and clothing that contain natural animal fibers such as wool, silk, hair, bristles, fur or feathers. Synthetic items are resistant to attack, but mixtures of synthetic and natural fibers can be damaged. The natural habitats of carpet beetles are nests of birds, rodents, insects, and spiders. They then can spread into homes to damage carpets, rugs, and clothing. They also may feed on pol Read More Go to Site Carpet Beetles Votes:0 The Bug-guy / Bugaboo ? Pest control Cart status Click here to see all Do it Yourself Products Just $6.50 Flat rate shipping Free! if over $100.00 Place orders by either Toll Free voice line 1877-207-9640 or fax your order to 1 866 344-7279 or [ Home ] Carpet Beetle Common Name Scientific Name Black Carpet Beetle Attagenus unicolor (Brahm) Carpet beetles feed on animal and plant substances such as wool, fur, feathers, hair, hides, horns, silk, velvet, felts and bone as well as seeds, grain, cereals, cake mixes, red pepper, rye meal and flour. Other substances include powdered milk, dog and cat food, leather, book bindings, dead insects, bird and rodent nests, and even cotton, linen, rayon, and jute, especially when stained with spilled food and animal excreta. The larvae cause the damage, Read More Go to Site Carpet Beetles | Iowa Insect Information Notes Votes:0 INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ISU Entomology search Iowa Insect Information Notes ISU Entomology > Iowa Insect Information Notes > Topic > Beetles News Termites in Mulch? 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Yes No I don't know None Needed Results | More Polls Beetle of the day: Grant´s Rhinoceros Beetle Do you like word search puzzles? Check out our word search puzzles . Central Beetles Page This is the central page for beetle items. This page consists of two sections. The first is a listing of every beetle currently online here. The second is a l Read More Go to Site Cereal Leaf Beetle, Biology and Management Votes:0 Cereal Leaf Beetle Biology and Management Authors: D. Ames Herbert, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and John W. VanDuyn, North Carolina State University Publication No. 444-350, Posted April 1999 Cereal leaf beetle, a native to Europe and Asia, was first detected in Michigan in 1962. Since that time it has spread throughout most of the mid-western and eastern United States and has become a significant pest of Virginia and North Carolina small grains. This insect can become very numerous in small grain fields and the larvae are capable of reducing grain yield by eating the green leaf tissue. Description Adult beetles are about 3/16 inch long and have metallic looking, bluish-black heads and wing covers. The legs and front segment of the thorax are rust-red. Eggs are Read More Go to Site Checklist of Beetles for Hilton Pond Center Votes:0 HOME: www.hiltonpond.org GENERAL INFO CONTENTS RESEARCH EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS MISCELLANY - ANIMAL INVENTORY - COLEOPTERA: BEETLES All text & photos © Hilton Pond Center Eyed Click Beetle, Alaus oculatus This following 16 species of Beetles (Coleoptera) have been positively identified at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History . We are just beginning our formal survey of beetles, so please check back later for the results of our work. (Photos and/or other information are available by clicking on underlined common names below.) NOTE: If you have expertise in Beetle identification and would like to help survey the species at Hilton Pond Center , please contact us at RESEARCH . GYRINIDAE (Whirligig Beetle Family) Large Whirligig Beetle Dineutus carolinus Small Whirligig Beetle Gyrinus Read More Go to Site Classy Coleoptera Votes:0 (Ladybug) ) Physical Characteristics: **hard fore wings **chewing mouth parts Metamorphosis: Complete Facts: Lady bugs eat huge numbers of aphids, scale insects, and other harmful pests that eat garden plants and crops. Ladybugs are cold blooded animals which means their body temperature changes with the temperature of the air. Ladybugs are also called ladybirds or sun beetles. In many countries of the world, these brightly colored beetles are thought to bring good luck. Ladybugs spend the winter hibernating in spots where they are sheltered from wind and cold. When the temperature rises to about 15 degrees Celsius, 59 degrees Fahrenheit, ladybugs become active. Even if an adult ladybug is not killed by a predator, it usually lives only three or four weeks. Ladybugs are beetles, members of Read More Go to Site Click Beetle Votes:0 Forest Preserve District of Cook County (Illinois) Nature Bulletin No. 446-A February 26, 1972 Forest Preserve District of Cook County George W. Dunne, President Roland F. Eisenbeis, Supt. of Conservation ****:CLICK BEETLE Hardly a country boy or girl has not been entertained by the acrobatic performances of a long, straight-sided, short-legged beetle that they called a Click Beetle, Skipjack, Snapping Bug or Break-back. When one falls or is turned over on its back, it folds its legs, plays dead, and could easily be mistaken for a bit of wood. Then, slowly, it arches its hinged body like an air gun cocked by a boy, until, with a sharp click, it suddenly straightens and bounces several inches into the air. The click is made by a heavy spine, on the underside of the head end, which is withdr Read More Go to Site Coleoptera Votes:0 Under Construction Containing Groups Endopterygota Neoptera Pterygota Insecta Hexapoda Arthropoda Bilateria Animals Eukaryotes Life on Earth Other Endopterygota Megaloptera Raphidioptera Neuroptera Coleoptera Strepsiptera Diptera Mecoptera Siphonaptera Trichoptera Lepidoptera Hymenoptera Miomoptera Subgroups Rhombocoleidae Permocupedidae Protocoleoptera Schizophoridae Ademosynidae Polyphaga Triadocupedidae Catiniidae Myxophaga Adephaga Archostemata Coleoptera Beetles David R. Maddison Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window ]Archostemata" title="Archostemata"> ]Permocupedidae" title="Permocupedidae"> ]Ademosynidae" title="Ademosynidae"> ]Triadocupedidae" title="Triadocupedidae"> ]Myxophaga" title="Myxophaga"> ]Protocoleoptera" title="Protocoleoptera"> ]Rhombocoleida Read More Go to Site Coleoptera (beetles) Votes:0 biodiversity explorer Order: Coleoptera (beetles) ( Life ; Metazoa (animals) ; Phylum: Arthropoda ; Class: Hexapoda ) Pachnoda sinuata , eats the flowers and fruit in your garden Fool's gold beetle Aspidomorpha tecta ; larvae feed on Morning glory plants. The dermestid beetle Anthrenus verbasci on a daisy; larvae feed on dry organic matter such as untended museum specimens and unprotected woollen carpets. Beetles are characterized by the fact that their front pair of wings are hardened into elytra that at rest cover the thorax and abdomen, protecting the body and hind wings from injury. When a beetle flies, the elytra are held out from the body and remain still while the hind wings do all the flapping. The classification below excludes large numbers of beetle families that are unlikely to Read More Go to Site Coleoptera : Home Page Votes:0 Coleoptera Home Page For Entomologists who work on Coleoptera / Beetles, and others who are interested in Insects, Beetle collecting, Wildlife and Nature... For Researchers and Museum Workers, Ecologists, Environmentalists 1-800-Flowers Coupon Code visitors since 25.January 1999 Please, send me all your comments, advice and suggestions to me@coleoptera.org For some reason the search and mail command above do not function. 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It has developed a remarkable way of drinking water in the dry desert. In the morning, when the fog passes over the desert, the darkling beetle climbs on a sand dune. It stands with its head down near the ground, and its body up in the air. The moisture from the fog condenses into water droplets on the beetle's body. Then, the droplets slide slowly down its body and into its mouth. [ A darkling beetle ] Ground Beetle Ground beetles are also called domino beetles because of the white spots on its black back. This patte Read More Go to Site Diving Beetle Votes:0 Elanora Heights Home Page Our Research Projects Macquarie Marshes Project Insects DIVING BEETLE Hydaticus Parallelus This picture comes from Encarta. Diving beetles are predators of aquatic life. They swim by simultaneous strokes of the hind legs which are fringed with hairs which flatten out like a paddle. (The Hardened Elytra or wing covers, which are usually grooved in the female and smooth in the male.) They breathe from an air bubble under the wing covers taken when they come to the surface. The adults hibernate in the underwater soil during a large part of the year, but are usually active in spring, when they feed on insects. Research By Annabelle 4/5S Go to top of page Elanora Heights Primary School Computer Co-ordinator : Judith Bennett This page was last modified on 25th March, 19 Read More Go to Site DNR Votes:0 Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor DNR Links IDNR Home Agency Offices Disabled Outdoors Get Involved Grant Info Kids & Education Mandatory Safety Programs Lodges / Leasing More Links Outdoor Recreation Parks & Recreation Publications Research/Surveys State Museums Endangered Species Search DNR Illinois [IL Search Tips] LADYBUG (LADYBIRD BEETLE) Coleomegilla maculata Ladybug (Ladybird beetle) Where does it live? Ladybugs live in fields and yards, especially in gardens and on plants. What does it eat? Ladybugs eat mostly aphids (plant lice) and other garden pests. As fall approaches, it may eat some pollen which supplies fat for winter hibernation. What adaptations does the ladybug have that help it survive? Ladybugs have hard shells that protect their wings and deter predators from eating them. L Read More Go to Site Dung beetle Votes:0 Insect of the Week Plant Disease and Insect Clinic North Carolina State University Posted: 28 January 1997 Dung Beetle CAUTION: This information applies to North Carolina conditions and may not be applicable elsewhere. Common name: Dung Beetle Scientific name: Scarabaeidae Deltochilum gibbosum (F.) Date collected: 07 January 1997 Date received in clinic: 13 January 1997 Location collected: on surface of plowed field in Davie Co., NC The dung beetles include several subfamilies of the large family Scarabaeidae, the scarab beetles. There are thousands of species of dung beetles, occurring worldwide wherever dung is found. Adults range from 2 to over 50 mm in length. Most species are dark colored, but a few have bright patterns or even metallic colors. Many species have distinctive horns or o Read More Go to Site education - Murray Darling Basin Commission - http://www.mdbc.gov.au Votes:0 INFO FINDER mdb initiative | natural resource management | rmw | tlm | projects | basin kids | communications | basin contacts | jobs & tenders | info finder | basin tour | news | links You are here: education Teachers and Students Education Links Choose a topic... Agriculture Electricity Generation Fisheries Forestry Groundwater Heritage Resources Irrigation Land and its Changing Use Land Degradation Manufacturing Industry Mining National Parks Population and Settlement Surface Water Tourism and Recreation Water and Land Salinity Water Quality Water Regulation and Storage Water Use Wetlands Wildlife A summary of key statistics and facts eResource Book "new" The latest Statistical information about the Basin Basin Encyclopedia This material is under review as the statistics are from 1990 O Read More Go to Site Elm Leaf Beetle Votes:0 Skip Maine state header navigation State Search: Agencies | Online Services | Help Page Tools Page Tools Email page Watch page Add link to MyMaine Map addresses En espaÑol En franÇais English ELM LEAF BEETLE Pyrrhalta luteola (Muller) Symptoms and Damage Adults of the elm leaf beetle, a European insect, chew small circular holes in the new elm leaves ( image ). Much more severe injury is caused in June by the larvae (grubs) in skeletonizing the underside of leaves which may brown entirely and fall early. Hosts All species of elm, Ulmus . Life History Beetles overwinter in dry, sheltered places. The adult beetles are 1/4" long, yellowish-green with a blackish stripe around the top edge, and have yellow legs and antennae. In the spring they fly to elms and feed. In late May and early Ju Read More Go to Site Elton Publications : Dung Beetles Votes:0 BACK TO 'Minibeasts. Net' Index Page Ask your parents. Ask them if there were more flies around when they were young. They will tell you that there were. Why aren't there as many flies now? The answer is dung beetles . Dung beetles are amazing little animals. They are good fliers and they collect on fresh cow droppings. They collect the dung and roll it into balls. Then they lay their eggs in the dung and bury the balls under the ground. Many dung beetles can go to work on one animal dropping. The fresh dung of a cow or other animal can be completely buried in a couple of days. This means that flies don't have a chance to lay their eggs on dung, so there are less flies. Most of the dung beetles come from other countries. They have been brought into Australia especially to stop flies breedi Read More Go to Site eNature: FieldGuides: Search Results Votes:0 About eNature | Get eNature Content | Contact | eCards | Wildlife list Login | Help plants & animals articles eCards help photographers Species Search: Wildlife Guides Field Guides All Species Endangered Species Poisonous Species Advanced Search by Description Birding All Birds Birds Audio Regional Guides Migration Hawkwatch Sky Guide Mammal Tracks Articles Archive Local Nature ZipGuide Local Endangered Species Gardening For Wildlife All Plants Native Plant Guide Invasive Plant Guide Personal Wildlife List Ask an Expert Ask a Question Birding Answers Archive Backyard Nature Archive Wildlife Answers Archive ParkGuides Fun and Games Ecards Screen Savers Contests & Quizzes Flash Cards Link to us Related Links Advanced Search Select an option Learn what wildlife lives in my area Identify an an Read More Go to Site Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Beetles Votes:0 Beetles Numbers of species. Beetles (Order Coleoptera) are known to include some 350,000 species, and are therefore the largest group of animals on earth. In the United States, there are nearly 30,000 kinds of beetles known. These figures are rising constantly due to the naming of new species by taxonomists. Size. Beetles vary from species that are barely visible (especially the Feather-winged beetles), to large tropical species that are the size of a human hand. Titanus giganteus, a long-horned beetle from South America, is usually considered to be the largest known beetle. Food. Beetles are such a large, diverse group that they have representatives that eat nearly every kind of food. They feed on all parts of living or dead land plants. Some are excellent hunters and predators. Some are Read More Go to Site entomology notes#6 Votes:0 (An electronic reprint of Entomology Notes #6, copyright MichiganEntomological Society) Lady Beetles Entomology Note No. 6 Did you ever see a little red and blackbeetle crawling along your window sill? It was probably a ladybeetle or lady bird beetle or just lady bug as some people callthem. Most species of lady beetles are among our most beneficialinsects as they consume huge numbers of plant feeding insects--mostlyaphids. This fact and their attractive appearance have contributedto the generally good opinion of them held by most people. Forinstance, the French call them les betes du bon Dieu orcreatures of the good God and les vaches de la Vierge orcows of the Virgin. The Germans call them Marienkafer orMary's beetles. Lady beetles belong to the beetle family Coccinellidae whi Read More Go to Site Essex Wildlife Trust wildlife information: lesser stag beetle Votes:0 Charity no. 210065 | to email click here | tel 01621 862960 Text only Font +/- Print page Search Places to go What's on? Action for wildlife Learning zone About the Trust Essex Wildlife Trust, Abbotts Hall Farm, Gt Wigborough, Colchester, Essex CO5 7RZ Tel. 01621 862960 | Email admin@essexwt.org.uk | Website www.esexwt.org.uk Registered charity no. 210065 | Registered company no. 638666 lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipedus) Key facts A large black beetle, similar to the female stag beetle Habitat: in or on rotting timber or stumps Widespread across central and southern England Recognition Grey-black beetle, its wingcases without the violet colouring of the stag beetle; sexes alike length c. 3 cm Seen from April to September, active mainly at night and rarely flying Woodpeckers are ver Read More Go to Site Fiddler Beetles Votes:0 Fact sheets Back to Explore Back to Fact Sheets Fiddler Beetles Eupoecila australasiae These beetles emerged from cocoons found in a pot of daffodils in Randwick. Other locations around Sydney where Fiddler Beetles have been recently found include Ingleburn, St Mary's, Kellyville and Faulconbridge. They are common in heath and woodlands in south-eastern Australia. Adult beetles emerge from soil in early summer and feed on the nectar of flowers. The beetles lay eggs in rotting logs or in the damp soil under logs. The grubs feed on rotting timber and build cocoons of soil and debris in which they pupate. These attractive beetles are harmless to humans. Copyright © Australian Museum, 2003 This page: http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/fiddler_beetles.htm Read More Go to Site Flour Beetles(Tribolium spp) Votes:0 © Stuart M Bennett 2003 Tribolium confusum (Confused Flour Beetle) Tribolium castaneum (Rust Red Flour Beetle) Both the two above species are included on the same page because of the similarity of habitat and identification, the latter being the main problem. Hence both beetles are here for comparison. Both the confused and red flour beetles, known as "bran bugs," primarily attack milled grain products, such as flour and cereals. Both adults and larvae feed on grain dust and broken kernels, but not the undamaged whole grain kernels. These beetles often hitchhike into the home in infested flour and can multiply into large populations. Some survive on food accumulations in cabinet cracks, crevices, and furniture. Confused flour beetles are the most abundant and injurious insect pest of flour Read More Go to Site Fossil Beetles in Quaternary & Environmental Studies Votes:0 Fossil Beetles in Quaternary & Environmental Studies BEETLES (COLEOPTERA) in QUATERNARY STUDIES at the Department of Geology, Colby College The study of subfossil beetles (Class Insecta, Order Coleoptera) is becoming an important tool in understanding past environmental change. Virtually any non-marine sediment that has identifiable organic remains will include remains of insects, and many of these will be beetles. Remains that are frequently found and are readily identifiable include disarticulated [unattached] heads, pronota, and elytra. The first illustration at the right, of the ground beetle Schizogenius sulcifrons (family Carabidae) , shows these body parts. The sculptural elements that are the basis for much modern taxonomy are preserved and make the fragments frequently identifiabl Read More Go to Site G7356 Elm Leaf Beetle, MU Extension Votes:0 County and regional extension centers | University of Missouri-Columbia Search MU Extension About | Career opportunities | Contact us | Pride points | Printing instructions Go to Mizzou without going to Mizzou Instant access Degrees, courses and conferences Center for Distance and Independent Study Mizzou online MU Direct: Continuing and Distance Education MU in the Evening Nontraditional-student scholarships UM-Kansas City UM-Rolla UM-St. Louis More... 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Females lay eggs throughout the summer in groups of two or three, usually on the undersides of dogbane leaves. The eggs are covered in a small cone of excrement to form a capsule. After the larvae hatches from the egg it eats through the capsule and drops to the ground. 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Rev. 12-1999 List of Passalid Beetles from the Papuan Region. Rev. 12-1999 Literature **********Literature on Passalidae after 1960. Rev. 12-1999 Scarabaeoidea of Asia **Photos of Asian Scarabs Jamides Home Page **for link to home pages of Japan Home Page of 'The Japanese Society of Scarabaeoideans' **Link to Koganemushi Kenkyukai (Japanese only) Information on Scarabaeoidea *****Cocoon of Comacupes cylindraceus (Passalidae, Aulacocyclinae)(10-VI-1997) *****Pupas of Passalidae (10-VI-1997) *****Male genitalia of Ophrygonius inaequalis: ventral view (17-VII-1998) *****Male genitalia of Ophrygonius inaequalis: dorsal view (17-VII-1998) Art World of Southeast Asia Champa temples in Vietnam (15-IV-1998) Li Read More Go to Site Lady Beetle, HYG-2002-98 Votes:0 Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet Horticulture and Crop Science 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43210-1086 Lady Beetle HYG-2002-98 William F. Lyon The Convergent Lady Beetle Common Name Scientific Name Convergent Lady beetle Hippodamia convergens Guerin Fifteenspotted Lady beetle Anatis labiculata (Say) Ninespotted Lady beetle Hippodamia sinuata Muls. Spotted Lady beetle Coleomegilla maculata DeG. Twicestabbed Lady beetle Chilocorus stigma Say Twospotted Lady beetle Adalia bipunctata (L.) Red Lady beetle Cycloneda munda (Say) Sevenspotted Lady beetle Coccinella septempunctata (L.) Lady beetles, often called Ladybugs or coccinellids, are the most commonly known of all beneficial insects. In Europe these beetles are called "ladybirds." Both adults and larvae feed on many different s Read More Go to Site Lady Beetles Votes:0 Lady Beetles! Lady beetles, also known as ladybird beetles or ladybugs, are beneficial insects which help control many pests. Click a link below for a picture of one of these species: Cycloneda munda Coleomegilla maculata Coccinella septempunctata Hippodamia convergens Hippodamia tredecimpunctata Department of Entomology , Iowa State University , Ames, Iowa. Images on this page subject to a usage policy . To Insect Image Gallery Last updated September 17, 1996 . Read More Go to Site Lady Beetles Votes:0 Left: Adult Hippodamia parenthesis feeding on a cabbage aphid. J.Ogrodnick Center: Fully grown larva of Harmonia axyridis . A.T.Eaton Right: Lady beetle eggs. J.K.Clark, University of California Statewide IPM Project Lady Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Lady beetles, ladybugs, or ladybird beetles are among the most visible and best known beneficial predatory insects. Over 450 species are found in North America. Some are native and some have been introduced from other countries. Most lady beetles in North America are beneficial as both adults and larvae, feeding primarily on aphids. They also feed on mites, small insects, and insect eggs. The two exceptions are the introduced Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis, and the squash beetle, Epilachna borealis. The adults and larvae of b Read More Go to Site Ladybugs Votes:0 Garden Bits / Main Index / previous / next Ladybugs by Valerie (July 5, 2000) revised November 11, 2003 There are lots of helpful insects when it comes to battling the pests that tend to destroy our desired plants. For this reason, I almost never use any kind of insecticide, and just let the insects battle it out; and their life and death struggles make our gardens much more interesting. Ladybugs, also called lady or ladybird beetles, come in a large number of different species, colors, and sizes. Members of the large family Coccinellidae, they are all shiny, rather small, sort of round, and have short legs. Both the larvae and adults eat aphids and other insect pests. Some have more spots than others, some have no spots at all, and the colors range from yellow to deep red to black. Just l Read More Go to Site Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) Votes:0 back to HYPP Zoology home page . Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) Chrysomela decemlineata Insecta , Coleoptera , Chrysomelidae . Colorado beetle Description , Biology , Life Cycle , Damage , Common Names , Images [R] D escriptio n - Adult: Oval body, very convex, 10 to 11 mm long. The prothorax of a brown red coloration, as is the head, bears several black spots. The yellow elytra are decorated with 10 characteristic black longitudinal bands (*) . - Eggs: orangy yellow, ovoid, 1.5 mm in length, they are fixed in clusters of 10 to 30 on the underside of the leaves (*) . - Larva : after hatching, it is orangy red and measures 1.5 to 2.0 mm in length. Once development is complete it measures 11 to 12 mm in length, it is soft and plump, of a more or less dark red colour. The head and legs are b Read More Go to Site Lethbridge Research Centre > Lethbridge Research Centre > Science Votes:0 Producers Agri-Industries International Business Science Land Managers Home > Science > Lethbridge Research Centre Search by Keyword Browse all Subjects A-Z Economic and Market Information Programs and Services Publications For Science Lethbridge Research Centre Areas of Research Facts, Figures and Facilities Scientific Staff and Expertise Feedback Printable Version Lethbridge Research Centre Lethbridge, Alberta The Lethbridge Research Centre (LRC) is one of the largest within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's national network of 19 research centres. Located in southern Alberta, the Centre's research is focused in the areas of environmental health, bioproducts and bioprocesses, food safety and nutrition, and sustainable production systems. The Centre carries on significant research Read More Go to Site Lily Leaf Beetle - Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry - UMass Extension Votes:0 Defoliators > Lily Leaf Beetle Pest: Lily Leaf Beetle ( Lilioceris lilii (Scop.)) Order : Coleoptera Family: Chrysomelidae Host Plants: This pest will only lay its eggs on true lilies and Fritillaria species. Although, researchers in Rhode Island have found it feeding on such other host plants as: Soloman’s seal ( Polygonatum sp.), Bittersweet ( Solanum sp.), Potato ( Solanum tuberosum ), Hollyhock ( Alcea ), and various Hosta species. This pest does not attack daylilies. The lily leaf beetle is an imported pest that attacks all true lilies. It was first discovered in the United States in 1992 in Cambridge Massachusetts. Most likely, it arrived in a shipment of lily bulbs from Europe. Since this time, it has spread throughout eastern Massachusetts and is now in the central part of Read More Go to Site mccownpest.com Votes:0 This page requires frames Read More Go to Site MSN Encarta : Online Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas, and Homework Votes:0 MSN home Mail My MSN Sign in encarta greeting cards more Hotmail Messenger My MSN MSN Directory Air Tickets/Travel Autos Careers & Jobs City Guides Dating & Personals Extra Games Green Health & Fitness Horoscopes Lifestyle Maps & Directions Money Movies Music News Real Estate/Rentals Shopping Spaces Sports Tech & Gadgets TV Weather White Pages Yellow Pages encarta ® Home Encyclopedia Dictionary Atlas K-12 Success College & Grad School Adult Learning Quizzes More Additional Reference Materials Thesaurus Translations Multimedia Other Resources Education Resources Math Help Foreign Language Help Project Planner Scholarships & Financial Aid Jobs & Internships Online Degrees Coffee Break Ask Bill Nye the Science Guy Top 10 Lists Columns On This Day Encarta Products Help Today's Highlights Novem Read More Go to Site Natural History Home Page Votes:0 Search: CURRENT ISSUE | ONLINE EXTRAS | EXPLORATIONS | ARCHIVES | SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES | ADVERTISERS Feature Samplings Bookshelf nature.net --> The Sky in November Table of Contents Pick from the Past Web Links Partner Highlight New Science Gifts Author Interviews --> Online Museum Exhibition Guide Featured Stories Picks from the Past nature.net Subscribe Customer Care Reader Service Media Kit Photo courtesy AMNH Expeditions CURRENT ISSUE / NOVEMBER 2007 Cover: A young boy drinks from a water tap in southern India. Photo by Tim Gainey / ifimages Go to Table of Contents FEATURED STORY Sold Down the River By Eleanor J. Sterling and Merry D. Camhi Dried up, dammed, polluted, overfished—freshwater habitats around the world are becoming less and less hospitable to wildlife. Go to story He Read More Go to Site Nature Notebook: Invertebrates: Twig Girdler Beetle Votes:0 In fall, you may find twigs littering the ground under hardwood trees that are neatly trimmed almost completely through the twig, with just a tiny central portion twisted off. They're the handiwork of a female twig girdler beetle. In late summer, she lays a few eggs in the branch tips of hardwoods such as hickory and persimmon. Then she crawls along the twig a foot or two toward the trunk and cuts a groove almost completely through the wood, girdling the twig. This apparently creates conditions in the twig favorable to the development of her larvae, which spend the winter in the fallen twig and emerge the following summer. back to Nature Notebook Home What's New? Visitor Info Calendar Exhibits Links Education Research Museum Store Join Us! Search Fun Stuff Site Map Staff Directory NCDENR © Read More Go to Site Navigation - Beetles by A. Bochdansky & M. Kriftner Votes:0 Beetles by A. Bochdansky & M. Kriftner NAVIGATION you always get back to this page by clicking on the beetle above Welcome to Andrea's and Michael's Beetles-Homepage! Take a look at our photos and enjoy our 'Multimedia-Beetles'! About Andrea and Michael PHOTO-ARCHIVE bigger previews smaller previews for less time to load systematical overview to find what your looking for Wienerwald - New Photos, no text at the moment! African Beetles / only a few shots MULTIMEDIA-BEETLES NEW! PONDLIFE! Be a tadpole and meet some waterinsects... 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Most beetles have a hard body covering, the front wings (elytra) are thick and hard also, and meet at the middle when folded over the body. The hind wings (flight win Read More Go to Site Pest Control Portal - SPI Pests Votes:0 PCP - Stored Product Pests Get Listed Mail Pests Services Industry Who's Who LOCATION: HOME > PESTS > INSECTS > SPI PESTS Species Included STORED PRODUCTS INSECTS Taxonomy Stored Product Insects are a commercially significant pest group which includes: Biscuit / Drugstore Beetle Flour Beetles Australian Spider Beetle Sawtooth Grain Beetle Tobacco / Cigarette Beetle All of these are responsible for extensive economic loss. Image Copyright - Aventis Environmental Science 1964. Reproduced with kind permission of Aventis Environmental Science. Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera * Family: Various * By far, the vast majority of crawling Stored Product Insect pests are from the order Coleoptera. Biology Control Most crawling pests of stored commodities are of order Coleoptera. Most are cap Read More Go to Site Photo Gallery Votes:0 Freaky Facts and Features of Creepy Crawly Creatures of the Rainforest Rhino Beetle Brief Description The Rhino Beetle is very large and has 2 horns. The horns are used to display and to lift up rivals and move them out of the way. The males are about 31/2 in. long. Males have horns females do not. They are considered the strongest creatures they can carry up to 850 times their weight. Interesting facts Because they are so big they can store fat so that they can fly long distances without eating. It is also called a scarab. The largest beetle in the world is the Hercules beetle. They are both scarabs. In some parts of Thailand they hold fights with these beetles. Food They eat dead wood, grasses, leaves, fungus, and fruits. 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Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland A close look at pests PEST CONTROL CANADA Pest Information & Control Solutions Directory of Pest Professionals www.PestControlCanada.com Privacy policy Home Page What is this pest? Click to enlarge Visit the pest p hoto identification pages. New Career Opportunities Classified Employment Ads. For pest management businesses and job seekers Q & A Recent pest questions How to Choo se a professional A associations. Canada: CPMA B.C.: SPMA-BC Alberta: PMAA Ontario APMPO SPMAO Quebec AQGP International : NPMA Bird Control Controlling pests Employment ads: Pest Control Insects I ntegrated P est M anagement . Mould Other Pests Pesticides Types of pesticides Pest contro Read More Go to Site Powder Post Beetles and Old House Borers Votes:0 Powder Post Beetles and Old House Borers There are num ber of insect species belonging to three separate families which all share the common name "powder post beetles." Adults of these families lay eggs in or on seasoned wood, including untreated wood surfaces in the home (furniture, wood floors and structural timbers), firewood and lumber stock piles. The larvae tunnel through and feed on the wood, converting it to a fine powder. When mature, the adults emerge to mate, leaving the wood surface perforated with small, round "shotholes." Powder post beetles may degrade the quality of lumber, destroy furniture and wooden tools and, in rare cases, they may completely destroy the structural integrity of buildings. Adult powder post beetle Powder post beetle larvae Powder pos Read More Go to Site Powderpost Beetle Votes:0 KidsPORT Students in the Greater Portland area working to restore the Portland Observatory Powderpost Beetles Several kinds of beetles damage wood timbers in buildings. The beetle that is infesting the Portland Observatory is called the powderpost beetle. How the powder-post beetle causes damage Like many insects the powderpost beetle has four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The damage to buildings is caused by the larvae, or grubs. These tiny larvae eat wood, burrowing tunnels as they go. The larvae are only a quarter inch long, but there may be many thousands of them in an infested building, and the damage mounts up. Biology and habits The powderpost beetle has a life cycle that lasts from three months to a year. They are usually found in seasoned hardwood, such as oak or maple Read More Go to Site Powderpost Beetles and Their Control Votes:0 Powderpost Beetles Their Control and Biology Powder Post Beetle Biology and Life Cycle Powderpost Beetle Control In Log Homes Powderpost Beetle Control In Floors Powder Post Beetle Control In Attics and Crawl Spaces Powderpost Beetle Control In Furniture Biology: Powderpost beetles are so called because in high numbers they are able to turn the inside of a piece of wood into nothing more than a mass of fine powder. These wood destroying beetles can do significant damage to log homes, furniture, wood floors and structural timbers in your home. Powder post beetles are small (1/8 inch) and the adult beetles are seldom seen. Most of the life cycle is spent in the grub or larvae stage eating wood. Damage is done by the larvae as they create narrow, meandering tunnels in wood as they feed . This Read More Go to Site Powderpost Beetles | University of Kentucky Entomology Votes:0 College Home Site Index Search People Help UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ENTOMOLOGY Skip Navigation Menu 1 Entomology Home Welcome Research Extension IPM Programs Academic Programs Graduate | Undergraduate Course List Available Assistantships People Faculty | Staff | Post-Docs Students Available Faculty Positions Insect Info & Advice ENTfacts: Insect Advice Kentucky Pest News Features Department News UK Hymenoptera Institute Office of St. Entomologist For Kids & Teachers | 4-H Department Spotlight CAPS Pest Surveys Department Seminars Meetings | Events Search Entomology: DEPARTMENT CALENDAR » Site Map | Contact ENTFACT-616 Download Printable Version (PDF) POWDERPOST BEETLES by Michael F. Potter, Extension Entomologist University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Powderpost beetles (ppb) can caus Read More Go to Site Predacious Diving Beetle - February Creature of the Month -- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Votes:0 Skip navigation Home | Site Index | Glossary | What's New | Ask MPCA | Visitor Center Creature of the Month Related Pages: Kids Fish Frogs for Kids Coloring Pages This Web site contains PDF documents that require Adobe Acrobat for viewing. MPCA Home > Kids > Creature of the Month > February - Predacious Diving Beetle — February Scientific name: Insecta Coleoptera Common name(s): Predacious Diving Beetle February's creature of the month is the predacious diving beetle! We've nicknamed the bug you see above, "zippity." The predacious diving beetle is a seldomly seen but very common aquatic insect. In fact, there are over 500 in North America and over 5,000 worldwide. The reason they are so infrequently seen is that they spend nearly all of their lives in the water. The creatur Read More Go to Site Predacious Ground Beetles Votes:0 Predacious Ground Beetles Predacious ground beetles, also referred to as carabids, belong to a large family of beneficial beetles called the Carabidae. There are several thousand species of these beetles in North America alone. The adult beetles range from 1/8-inch to 1? inches long. Variable in shape, they are usually elongate, heavy bodied, and slightly or distinctly tapered at the head end. While generally dark in color (dark brown to black), some beetles are an attractive purple or metallic green, or are multi-colored, as in the case of some tropical species. Ground beetles are fast-moving insects, which generally have prominent, long legs and fairly threadlike antennae. Most species native to this area are found in the wetter regions (or around waterways) of the state. There they hide Read More Go to Site Queensland Museum Corporate Votes:0 about us | contact | search museums | calendar | features | education | research | news Queensland Museum The Queensland Museum is valued as an innovative, exciting and accessible museum of science, environment and human experience of international standing. News Due to infrastructure upgrades all Queensland Museum websites will be unavailable 5.30pm - 8.30pm Friday 17 August 2007. We apologise for any inconvenience. More information... --> PERFECT GIFT IDEA FOR RAIL FANS Looking for a novel Christmas gift? Why not give your loved one an annual pass to... ................................. more THE WORKSHOPS RAIL MUSEUM HONOURED AT QLD TOURISM AWARDS The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich was recognised for excellence in the tourism... ................................. more Hot Topics Learn a Read More Go to Site Redirect page Votes:0 Just a moment, please. / Ogenblikje, alsjeblieft. 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The Sidewalk Carabid is one of many ground beetles that can b Read More Go to Site Safaricamlive.com Votes:0 Safaricamlive.com find something interesting African Lion Safari Wildlife Cams Lion Photos African Safari Vacation Family Safaris Lion Videos Luxury African Safaris Safari Camps Most Popular Tags Wild Safaris Kruger National Park Endangered Species Wildlife Holidays Luxury Safari Online Travel Top Five Links: Wild Safaris Luxury Safari Kruger National Park Online Travel Wildlife Holidays Best Links: Top Searches: Endangered Species African Safari Tours Bird Watching National Park Recent Topics: Recommended Links: Wildlife Footage Safari Discount Wildlife Photos Safari Videos Search Here African Lion Safari Wildlife Cams Lion Photos African Safari Vacation Family Safaris Bookmark this page | Make this your Homepage .divStyle{visibility : hidden; display:none;} harsha@derfurher.net Read More Go to Site scarab beetles Votes:0 Scarab Beetles - Family: Scarabidae Dung, rhinoceros, Hercules , sacred scarab: These are the names of some of the most well known beetles in the scarab beetle family. This large family of more than 30,000 species has some of the most awesome beetles in the insect world. There is a club at the end of each short and elbowed antenna that helps to identify scarab beetles. Some species are brilliantly colored in metallic hues of black, purple, blue, green, bronze or gold. Most adult scarabs are oval in shape, but some are circular. Dung Beetles: Nature's Clean-up Crew One group of scarabs are scavengers that live on animal excrement, or dung. This may sound pretty nasty, but they really help us out by cleaning up the environment. They collect and bury dung in many ways. Some species of scarabs Read More Go to Site SDNHM: Figeater Beetle Votes:0 Cotinis mutabilis Green Fruit Beetle, Figeater Beetle SCARABAEIDAE Description The adult green fruit beetle measures almost 1-1/4-inch (20-34 mm). Its body is a drab green color bordered in yellow or brown from above and bright iridescent green from below. Often confused with the much smaller and destructive Japanese beetle, the figeater causes little economic damage and is not controlled in California. Range and Habitat From early summer through fall, the erratic and clumsy flight of this large green beetle can be seen throughout San Diego County. Not common 30 years ago, the beetles have since become very abundant, primarily due to the increased popularity of organic gardening. The beetles deposit their eggs during the fall in decaying plant material, especially in manure and backyard co Read More Go to Site Small Hive Beetle Votes:0 The Small Hive Beetle A New Pest of Honey Bee Colonies The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Order Coleoptera; Family Nitidulidae), was first discovered in Florida in June of 1998 and has now been found in 6 other states, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Minnesota. To date the beetle has not been found in Virginia , but the movement of migratory beekeepers from Florida may have transported the beetle to other states. Recent findings also indicate transport of the beetles in packages. If you discover or suspect that any of your hives has an infestation of small hive beetles, contact a Virginia apiary inspector. The small hive beetle can be a destructive pest of honey bee colonies, causing damage to comb, stored honey and pollen. If a beetle infestation is suf Read More Go to Site Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre > Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre > Science Votes:0 Producers Agri-Industries International Business Science Land Managers Home > Science > Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre Search by Keyword Browse all Subjects A-Z Economic and Market Information Programs and Services Publications For Science Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre Areas of Research Facts, Figures and Facilities Scientific Staff and Expertise Feedback Printable Version Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre London, Ontario The Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's national network of 19 research centres. The Centre is located in London, Ontario, in the heart of one of the most intensive, diverse and productive agri-food regions in Canada. The Centre conducts research on air, Read More Go to Site Strata/Rhinoceros Beetle - Science Museum of Minnesota Votes:0 Rhinoceros Beetle T he large size of these beetles (nearly the length of your thumb) helps them in combat, but also allows them to store fat and reserve enough energy to fly long distances without eating. Find other forest dwellers More information about the Tropical Rainforest film. Science Learning Network / ©1997 Science Museum of Minnesota Read More Go to Site terrashare.com Votes:0 terrashare.com Click here to go to terrashare.com . Read More Go to Site the beetles Votes:0 the beetles Read More Go to Site The Bug Review-Carpet Beetles Votes:0 Search by insect name Search by insect location Carpet Beetle Adult carpet beetles are small, oval, hard-shelled insects with dark brown or black bodies, sometimes mottled with yellow or white. The larvae are hairy and 1/4 to 1/2 inch long. The tufts of hair are black or reddish brown. Carpet beetle and larva Habit The adults are often found crawling slowly along baseboards, closet corners, heating vents, and are also attracted to sunlight and can be found around windows. Adults and larvae may be carried into homes on clothing or furnishings, especially secondhand items. Damage Carpet beetles feed on wool, felt, fur, feathers, bristles, down, horsehair, mohair, or any fabric made from animal fibers. They also feed on grain and cereal products, spices, pollen and nectar. Control Non chemica Read More Go to Site The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Votes:0 CAES Search: CAES Main Laboratories 123 Huntington Street New Haven, CT 06504-1106 (203) 974-8500 Statewide Toll Free: (877) 855-2237 Valley Laboratory 153 Cook Hill Road Windsor, CT 06095-0248 (860) 683-4977 Lockwood Farm 890 Evergreen Ave. Hamden, CT 06518-2361 (203) 974-8618 Directions Receive CAES news updates by e-mail. Subscribe now or update your e-Alerts The mission of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is to develop, advance, and disseminate scientific knowledge, improve agricultural productivity and environmental quality, protect plants, and enhance human health and well-being through research for the benefit of Connecticut residents and the nation. Seeking solutions across a variety of disciplines for the benefit of urban, suburban, and rural communities, Station sc Read More Go to Site The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Votes:0 CAES Search: CAES Main Laboratories 123 Huntington Street New Haven, CT 06504-1106 (203) 974-8500 Statewide Toll Free: (877) 855-2237 Valley Laboratory 153 Cook Hill Road Windsor, CT 06095-0248 (860) 683-4977 Lockwood Farm 890 Evergreen Ave. Hamden, CT 06518-2361 (203) 974-8618 Directions Receive CAES news updates by e-mail. Subscribe now or update your e-Alerts The mission of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is to develop, advance, and disseminate scientific knowledge, improve agricultural productivity and environmental quality, protect plants, and enhance human health and well-being through research for the benefit of Connecticut residents and the nation. Seeking solutions across a variety of disciplines for the benefit of urban, suburban, and rural communities, Station sc Read More Go to Site The helpful bugs with the strangest of tastes Votes:0 Nature's own pooper-scoopers keep Earth livable for all of us If it were not for dung beetles, members of the scarab family, every terrestrial organism would be up to its eyeballs in you know what "Before the sun becomes too hot, they are there in their hundreds, large and small, of every sort, shape and size, hastening to carve themselves a slice of the common cake," is how the 19th-century French entomologist and writer J. Henri Fabre described the feeding frenzy of dung beetles. These industrious insects, reports first-time Smithsonian writer David C. Holzman, bury nearly half a ton of dung per acre per year as food for themselves and their offspring. They belong to a family with a better-known and far less repulsive name: scarabs, some 7,000 species of which are dung beetles. Read More Go to Site ThinkQuest : Site Unavailable Votes:0 Think.com ThinkQuest Library Library Competition Website Currently Unavailable We're sorry, but the ThinkQuest Library site you are trying to access is currently unavailable. It has been taken offline for maintenance. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The ThinkQuest Library includes over 5000 educational websites on hundreds of different topics. Please visit the ThinkQuest Library to see if one of the other sites includes the information you need. If you are the creator of this site and you have additional questions, please contact us and be sure to provide your teamID or the url of your site. Unfortunately, we will not be able to help if you do not include the name of the site, url, or teamID to help us identify the site. Thank you for your pa Read More Go to Site Tiger Beetle Biology Votes:0 Biology of Tiger Beetles by Gary A. Dunn INTRODUCTION The tiger beetles (family Cicindelidae) are members of the suborder Adephaga within the Order Coleoptera. Adult tiger beetle head (photo courtesy BIODIDAC) Adult tiger beetles are characterized by large, prominent compound eyes and eleven-segmented, filiform antennae. The antennae are inserted on the frons above the clypeus and below the eyes. The head, at the eyes, is wider than the pronotum (in most common genera of cicindelids). The tarsi are five-segmented. Adult tiger beetle (genus Cicindela ) Adult beetles of the families Cicindelidae (tiger beetles) and Carabidae (ground beetles) are quite similar morphologically, and indeed some authors place the tiger beetles in the subfamily Cicindelinae within the family Carabidae. The ground Read More Go to Site TreeHelp.com: Tree Care Made Easy Votes:0 Prices now in US$ Shop in Can$ Your Account | Help | Contact ABOUT TREEHELP | CONTACT TREEHELP | LINKS | ARBORIST DIRECTORY Site Content and Products Products Only Tree Care Info Select a tree Ash Aspen Baldcypress Beech Birch Buckeye Catalpa Chestnut Citrus(all) Cottonwood Crabapple Dogwood Douglas-fir Elm Ginkgo Hickory Holly Lemon Lime Linden Locust Planetree Magnolia Maple Oak Orange Palm Pear Pecan Pine Poplar Redbud Sago Spruce Willow How-To Articles Go to... Fertilizing Planting Pruning Removal more... Products Go to... 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Both the adult beetle and the immature larva are aggressive feeders and will feed on almost any organic material, and the will travel great distances in search of food. SOLUTION: You can take a few precautionary measures against having an infestation. Exam Read More Go to Site U.S. Inspect - Professional Home Inspections: Wood Destroying Powder Post Beetles - House Facts Votes:0 Home Buyers Sellers Corporate Relocation Realtors Inspectors Order an Inspection Inspection Services Technical Library Glossary FAQ's House Facts Videos Advisory Reports About Us Corporate Profile Executive Officers Press Releases Local Service Areas Resource Center Join Our Team Contact Us Client Login Search Terms & Conditions This site has been optimized for viewing with Internet Explorer version 4.0 and higher Powder Post Beetles (return to Index ) This term is used in the broad sense but it encompasses three closely-related families: the Lyctid or true powder post beetle, the Bostricid or false powder post beetle and the Anobiid or Deathwatch beetle. The beetle cycle begins when an adult lays an egg. The eggs hatch into larva. The larva eat the wood and digest it. The larva turns into Read More Go to Site UMCE Flour Beetle Fact Sheet Votes:0 Pest Management Office 491 College Avenue Orono, ME 04473-1295 (207) 581-3880 1-800-287-0279 (in Maine) Fax (207) 581-3881 Flour Beetles Flour Beetle Larva and Adult Description & Biology Common flour beetles found in Maine include the confused flour beetle and the red flour beetle. They are similar in habits and appearance. Both beetles primarily infest flour and, to a small extent, foods made of processed grains. Confused flour beetles and red flour beetles are often found together. Even though they cannot attack whole grains, there are usually enough broken kernels and grain dust, caused by the rubbing of grain during handling, for these beetles to survive. Any home can be invaded by these beetles through the transportation and storage of grains or grain products such as cereals, macaro Read More Go to Site UNL Entomology - Beneficial Beetles Images Votes:0 Beneficial Beetles (Order Coleoptera) Updated July 13, 1999 All images, unless otherwise noted, were created by staff from the University of Nebraska Department of Entomology. They are freely available for use in publications and other media as long as the "Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln" and the photographer's name, if given, is credited. Firefly (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) False Bombardier Beetle, Galerita bicolor (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) Green Ground Beetle, Poecilus chalcites (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) Ground Beetles, Amara sp. (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) Sevenspotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) Spotted Lady Beetle, Coleomegilla fuscilabris (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) Lady Beetle Egg Cluster (Jim Read More Go to Site Unofficial Homepage of the Asian Ladybird Beetle Votes:0 Homepage to the Asian Ladybird Beetle Also known as Harmonia axyridis Welcome Please be sure to hit your RELOAD button each time you visit to ensure that your are utilizing the most current version of this page. Also be sure to bookmark this page and visit it often as possible as this page will be changing on a regular basis as I find more information to add. If you have any problems or any question with this page, please let me know. Now...On To The.Ladybird Beetle Pictures. This is a close-up of the first specimen of the Asian Ladybird beetle to be found in Pennsylvania, October 12, 1993. A photo of me and the beetle appeared in the Lancaster New Era on October 28, 1994. This photograph came from the same article. This is a passage from the article pertaining to my discovery of the insec Read More Go to Site Untitled Votes:0 All documents have been moved to one of 2 new domains. Please replace "ipmwww" with simply "ipm" in the web address. If that doesn't work, replace "ipmwww.ncsu.edu/" with cipm.ncsu.edu/ent/". If all else fails, please email cipm@ncsu.edu for the correct URL. Sorry for any inconvenience. Some of the needed new links are listed below: NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management Biological Control Virtual Information Center Cotton Insects SERA-IEG-23 EPA Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides: How to Comply, What Employers Need to Know North Carolina Entomological Society North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association North Carolina Pest Management Information System NCSU Pesticide Safety Education program SERA-IEG 3 Integrated Pest Management Soybean Disease Atlas South Read More Go to Site USFWS - American Burying Beetle Fact Sheet Votes:0 Home Species Information Listed Species Species Ranges: By State and By County Candidate Species Species of Concern Featured Species Bald Eagle Canada Lynx Freshwater Mussels Gray Wolf Indiana Bat Karner Blue Butterfly Kirtland's Warbler Piping Plover Whooping Crane Endangered Species Act FAQs Glossary Grants HCPs Listing Permits Recovery Status Assessments S7 Consultation Contacts ES Field Offices Endangered Species American Burying Beetle Fact Sheet prepared by the New England Field Office "It is a warm, midsummer night. Two creatures find a small, dead animal and begin to bury it underground by gradually excavating soil out from under it. Once in the underground chamber, the creatures strip the fur or feathers from the carcass, roll it into a ball, and coat it with secretions, pres Read More Go to Site Virtual Amazon Tour-Rhinoceros Beetle Votes:0 Similar to a rhinoceros, the rhinoceros beetle is characterized by a large horn, and thus its name was derived. Like a rhinoceros seen commonly in zoos, the beetle uses its horn for protection and defense. The horn is strong, enabling the rhinoceros beetle to forage through the heavily littered jungle floor or dig a burrow ccccccccccccccc to hide from predators. On rare occasion, the horn is used to battle with another beetle for territory. Once winning territory, a male can attract a mate. Resembling a large land mammal is not this bug's claim to fame however. Ounce for ounce the rhinoceros beetle is the strongest creature on earth! Weighing in at 20 grams and 150 mm in length (56 mm of which is horn!), this beetle can carry 100 times its own weight (FYI: Humans can only carry 3 times the Read More Go to Site Water Beetle World Votes:0 Water Beetle World - the newsletter for aquatic Coleoptera workers. Sharon Knight Jasper, Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin School of Biological Sciences 1 University Station A6500 Austin, TX 78712-0182 f You can see the effect a box of beetles has on me! Haliplus solitarius Sharp 1882. Water Beetle World (WBW) is a newsletter for world-wide water beetle workers (WWWBW). Say that fast 3 times! This is not intended to be a scientific journal but more of a news room where our activities can be shared, where we can look for help with sticky problems, where we can announce our publications, and much more. It will be up to you, the WWWBW, to decide. My name is Sharon Jasper and I work on Haliplidae. As the editor of this newsletter, I hope you will support its continuation with your contr Read More Go to Site WDI - ENT/rsc-26 Votes:0 Fact Sheet on Powderpost Beetles and Wood-Inhabiting Fungi Insect Note - ENT/rsc-26 Powderpost Beetles The term "powderpost beetles" refers to several groups of small woodboring beetles. In North Carolina, our primary concern is with anobiid ("an-oh-be-id") powderpost beetles, which attack the softwood species (conifers), such as spruce, pine and fir that are commonly used to make floor joists, wall studs and other structural lumber. Lyctid ("lick-tid") powderpost beetles attack only hardwoods, such as oak, ash, hickory, and maple. They tend to be a problem with antique furniture, cabinets, wooden floors and some interior moldings/trim in houses. Infested wood may look fine on the outsid with no real evidence of an underlying problem. 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Underneath each ladybird there is a space for you to write in the number of spots. A ladybird is known as a PREDATOR (an animal which hunts and eats another animal). Ladybirds are the gardener's friends as they eat many plant pests. Their favourite PREY (the animals they catch and eat) is the APHID - a plant bug. Aphids suck the SAP (plant juice) from Read More Go to Site

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