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If any suspicious beetles are found on trees that appear to be suffering from an infestation, start with reporting it to your conservation commission. We want to keep Mike Lowell and other baseball players happy swinging those bats of ash. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Beetle Smuggling (8:52am) Sep 17, 2008
According to charging documents, inspectors asked the recipient to examine the contents and found several exotic beetles - including a Hercules beetle that can grow up to six inches long. The addressee, Wenxiao Jiang of North Quinn Street, was charged with illegally bringing the beetles into the US from Japan. Police say he told them he had ordered about 25 beetles since January and planned to breed them ... Insect experts at the Smithsonian Inst 00001F5F itution told investigators the beetles... (WTVR.com, VA)
Guest commentary: One creative solution to get rid of rats - use dogs Sep 16, 2008
If by any chance one dies, beyond the foul odor, the dead rat could attract massive amounts of beetles that will feed on the dead rat. Currently, the burden lies on private citizens like me. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Liberals pledge $250M to battle beetles Sep 16, 2008
The Liberals could have stopped the beetles, he said, by cutting down "a few blocks" of trees in central B.C.'s Tweedsmuir Provincial Park where the latest infestation may have begun in 1998 ... Almost simultaneously, several stands of forest across the north central and southern part of the province became infested with beetles ... "We have to keep the pressure up on the beetles," said Dave Kmet, the forestry director for AFPA.. (Calgary Herald)
Garnet thins dead timber Sep 15, 2008
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is removing trees that have fallen victim to bark beetles, as the increase in dead trees has greatly increased the danger of large wildfires. Dick Fichtler, a recreation planner for the BLM, said forest entomologists warned that the beetles were at an epidemic level ... That was before the beetles showed up. (Missoulian, MT)
Worcester's beetle invasion Sep 14, 2008
As city, state, and federal officials coordinate their plan of attack on the beetles, the sole open question is where to find the $17 million to $24 million needed for the first year of the program ... The members of Congress argue, with reason, that Worcester, nearby towns, and the state share no blame for the beetles, which probably arrived in pallets or shipping crates from China ... Worcester is the northernmost East Coast city hit by the beetles and is not far from national forests in... (Boston Globe)
Defeated by beetles Sep 14, 2008
I think the battle with the beetles has been lost, Teegarden said. Now the question is how to manage what the beetles have left us ... What do we do in areas where there are no beetles now. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
JEFF EDELSTEIN COLUMN: Jeff's palate hasn't quite acquired taste for cricket Sep 14, 2008
Again, Science News: "Central Americans eat butterfly larvae. South Americans eat beetles. Africans eat ants, caterpillars, and grubs. Asians eat fried crickets. Aborigines eat honey ants.". While you might say eating bugs are gross, they do belong to the same family as shrimp, crabs, and lobster, and we pay big bucks per pound of those things. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Bacteria Stop Sheep Dip From Poisoning Fish And Bees Sep 12, 2008
Synthetic pyrethroids are also extremely toxic to aquatic invertebrates such as leeches, water snails and beetles and are particularly toxic to bees which can lead to problems with pollination. Once the poison is absorbed by these animals it can move up the food chain, accumulating as it goes. (Science Daily)
Female Spiders Eat Small Males When They Mate Sep 12, 2008
11, 2008) Female spiders are voracious predators and consume a wide range of prey, which sometimes includes their mates. A number of hypotheses have been proposed for why females eat males before or after mating. (Science Daily)
How to seal odd holes in walls Sep 11, 2008
That little pile of gypsum may indicate an insect, such as ants, powder post beetles, or house borers. Another thought: Moisture is condensing on the back of that plasterboard wall, and the gypsum inside the plasterboard's paper skin is deteriorating. (Boston Globe)
Czech scientists jailed in India Sep 11, 2008
The pair were arrested in possession of dozens of species of beetles, butterflies and other rare insects. They denied planning to sell them. (BBC News -- Europe)
Easy color signals sunny NY Fashion Week theme Sep 9, 2008
The collection named "Swarm" had dresses in the spirit of dragonflies, beetles, even cockroaches. Mizrahi had his tongue in cheek working on these outfits, but he also offered some serious fashion, including a draped gown covered in orange pailettes - the glitterpillar - and the white-on-while jacquard leopard-moth sheath dress. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Alberta to make newsprint from beetle-damaged wood Sep 9, 2008
Alberta is introducing a $28 million research project aimed at converting trees killed by mountain pine beetles into newsprint ... Alberta is introducing a $28 million research project aimed at converting trees killed by mountain pine beetles into newsprint. (CBC.ca)
Defense Strategies Of The Black Swa... Sep 7, 2008
Placed on the lower surfaces of leaves of the parsley family (Umbelliferae), the eggs are often overlooked by searching wasps, beetles, and bugs. Caterpillar Defenses. (Suite101.com)
Fireflies endangered Sep 7, 2008
Fireflies -- actually beetles, not flies -- consist of some 2,000 different species on every continent except Antarctica, including 200 species native to North America. U.S. scientists say that some of those species have been dwindling for years. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Wildfire of bugs plagues forests Sep 7, 2008
The worst infestation of mountain pine beetles in more than a century is devastating huge swaths of the Black Hills National Forest, expanding by 50,000 acres a year and changing once-green slopes into red-gray mosaics of dying trees ... Female pine beetles tunnel into pine trees, lay their eggs and begin a life cycle that is usually deadly to the trees ... The Forest Service is able to work with the timber industry to direct logging operations under contract with the agency to help fight the... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Creepy Crawly Zoo coming to Tucson public library Sep 6, 2008
The exhibit includes harmless insects such as the hissing cockroach, giant African millipedes, desert beetles, walking sticks and Praying Mantis, all of which audience members are welcome to hold. Also on hand will be not-so-harmless creatures such as African assassin bugs dubbed the world s deadliest insect, several tarantulas, scorpions, black widows, wolf spiders and giant centipedes. (FOX 11, AZ)
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Introduces a regiment of 25 beetles on parade. Their blue bug queen "likes things tidy," and when the bugs march two by two, she notices that one bug brings up the rear. (Suite101.com)
Tedrow: Insecticide needed for pine trees Sep 5, 2008 Missouri battling bug that kills ash trees Sep 3, 2008 Organic Gardening Shortcuts Sep 2, 2008 40 ash trees in Chenoa park likely will fall victim to ash borer Sep 2, 2008 She loves them: UM exhibit features the ‘Greatest Animal On Earth' Sep 2, 2008 Insect Spotlight: Milkweed attracts bright, showy insects that can be toxic (16) Sep 1, 2008 GV?Gardeners: September in the garden Aug 31, 2008 Mum's the word Aug 31, 2008 Wildlife: Late summer brings seasonal changes (Today) Aug 31, 2008 Grubs can be deadly yard pests Aug 29, 2008 River, stream fishing still good Aug 28, 2008 BUCHANAN: It's the bees' needs! Aug 28, 2008 Beetles threaten trees in Worcester Aug 27, 2008 On a Wing and Low Air: The Surprising Way Wind Turbines Kill Bats Aug 27, 2008 N.H. on lookout for tree-killing beetle Aug 27, 2008 Dude, it's war out there Aug 27, 2008 Pine beetles spreading Aug 25, 2008 Cool weather stings beekeepers Aug 25, 2008 New species of snail finds home after 100 Aug 23, 2008 Fire, water woes lead growers to 'stump' trees Aug 23, 2008 Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl' Aug 23, 2008 When PETA Attacks...Mrs. Trump! Aug 23, 2008 Across the Pond and Beyond: Not all flies are pests Aug 23, 2008 How Showy Male Traits Evolved Aug 22, 2008 Farm bill not fodder for political cheap shots’ Aug 21, 2008 At Olympcs, one's pest is another's delicacy Aug 21, 2008 Shoshone Forest to implement new philosophy for ‘managing' wildfires Aug 21, 2008 Warming Climate Threatens Alaska's Vast Forests Aug 20, 2008 Cooperative Extension: Read all about raspberries Aug 20, 2008 Nice weather brings soybean aphids to area Aug 19, 2008 Novel fungus helps beetles to digest hard wood Aug 19, 2008 Surveys seek to define status of night birds Aug 16, 2008 Dahl's time fly fishing becoming more limited Aug 16, 2008 Denial is no defence against West Nile Aug 16, 2008 Green thumbs up: Getting to know your backyard bugs Aug 15, 2008 Fishing report Aug 14, 2008 Saskatchewan on high alert for pine beetle Aug 14, 2008 Aphids Are Sentinels Of Climate Change Aug 13, 2008 Red Flour Beetle's 'Selfish' Gene Sequenced Aug 13, 2008 Atkins and Owens Quite a Pair for Georgia Aug 13, 2008 Invasive beetle could take 1 in 4 city trees Aug 11, 2008 Outdoor educators push for 'No Child Left Inside' funds Aug 10, 2008 Glad You Asked: What are those purple-colored, cone-shaped boxes I see hanging in trees? Aug 9, 2008 Phillipsons in Namibia Aug 9, 2008 GARDENING: It's that buggy time of the year Aug 9, 2008 Entomologists Use 'Love Potion' To Detect Hidden Cerambycid Beetles Aug 8, 2008 Fishing Report (Today) Aug 8, 2008 Wisconsin Woodsmoke Aug 8, 2008 Emerald Ash Borer Found in Washington County; Quarantine Now in Effect Aug 8, 2008 Hospitals 'infested with vermin' Aug 6, 2008 This brightly-colored caterpillar, the larva of the White-lined Sphinx moth, was one of thousands that invaded the yard of Green Valley residents David and Huguette Lusby over the weekend. Aug 6, 2008 Prehistoric Antarctic Bugs and Plants Discovered Aug 6, 2008 Ancient life in Antarctica found Aug 6, 2008 Entomologists play matchmakers for cerambycid beetles Aug 6, 2008 Ancient moss, insects found in Antarctica Aug 5, 2008 Take away the tomalley! Aug 4, 2008 Popular summer pets in Japan Aug 4, 2008 Spruce beetles, worms lay siege to forest Aug 4, 2008 Tally-ho! It's open season on urban foxes Aug 2, 2008 Consider the birds in post-fire management Aug 1, 2008 Dainty daisies cultivate love-hate rift Jul 31, 2008 Fertility: Newly Discovered Proteins In Seminal Fluid Transferred During Mating May Affect Odds Of Producing Offspring Jul 31, 2008 Letters to the editor Jul 31, 2008 Spraying in full swing Jul 30, 2008 New Species Of Predatory Bagworm From Panama's Tropical Forest Jul 30, 2008
Examine your two dead trees for evidence of pine bark beetles ... If the dead pines did have pine bark beetles, the insects have probably moved on by now ... Typically, by the time the tree dies, the beetles are long gone in search of another source of food and shelter. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Nature museum unveils 'cocoon' Sep 3, 2008
" Safe from attack The top floor will become a public gallery, featuring interactive exhibits The second phase of the Darwin Centre is the most significant development to the Natural History Museum since it moved to South Kensington in 1881. The 78m building, designed by C F Moller Architects, and built by HBG Construction, links the historic Waterhouse building with the existing Darwin Centre Phase One and the museum's gardens. Phase One, which opened in September 2002, houses the museum's... (BBC News)
"The beetles hit the tree from the top down and it's very difficult to see the damage the first couple of years," he said ... LeDoux said parasites that could kill the beetles are also being bred, but it isn't clear when they'll be available. (Anchorage Daily News)
Japanese beetles begin as destructive grubs in the soil. Kill them with commercially available milky spore disease or parasitic nematodes. (Suite101.com)
The larvae of the beetles feed on the inner bark of ash trees, ultimately strangling the trees. Bloomington officials announced earlier this week the ash borer infestation will cost the city $2 million to $3 million. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Jen Marangelo would like to see her beetles get the same attention as the Beatles ... There are about 350,000 recorded kinds of beetles on Earth, compared to 58,000 named mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles (combined) ... She uses a pair of long glass vases and proportionately fills one with colored beads representing beetles and the other with different-colored beads representing all other creatures. (Missoulian, MT)
Black-speckled and bright red, with long black antennae, these three-quarter inch long beetles should catch your eye as they munch on the veins of milkweed. The milkweed beetles have four compound eyes, and like bespectacled children, it is a trait they are no doubt chastised for by other bugs ... Close relatives within the long-horned beetles have C-shaped eyes wrapped around their antennae, but in the red milkweed beetle, the eyes are entirely interrupted, and thus appear as four. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Monsoon season leftovers still to be dealt with are huge colorful (and hungry) grasshoppers, flying beetles in their metallic suits, large black cactus beetles slowly devouring cactus and prickly pear edges, spider webs sewing up all the pathways, and multiple sizes of busy ants carrying away the litter. The tempo picks up as the shadows of autumn grow. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
And after surviving the double onslaught of marauding Japanese beetles and grazing bunnies, the roses appear poised for one last gasp of glorious color. Mums are finally blooming. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The purple color, combined with chemical attractants, attracts the beetles, and adhesive surfaces on the inside trap the pests. "The purple panel traps will not bring emerald ash borers into a noninfested site," says Greg Hoover, ornamental extension entomologist in Penn State's Department of Entomology. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
White grub is a broad term for the larval stage of a number of adult beetles. They include green June beetles, chafers, May and June beetles, and Japanese beetles ... Some of them, such as Japanese beetles, are serious pests of ornamentals and certain fruits. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Madison River: Small attractor dry fly patterns, ants and beetles are consistent producers. Nymphs are also taking trout. (Montana Standard, MT)
While wild pollinators such as bumblebees, beetles, bats and wasps can provide some pollination to these plants, without the support of the honeybee, farmers may as well not bother. California's almond trees, for example, would produce 40 pounds of almonds per acre without honeybees; with the bees, they can generate 2,400 pounds. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
The USDA assessed maple trees yesterday at Worcester s Kendrick Field as they searched for infestation by Asian longhorned beetles (above) ... As she scanned the park's other trees, Diane Leonard, a plant protection officer sent by the US Department of Agriculture, said the sap might indicate the maple has been infested by Asian longhorned beetles, which were recently discovered here and present a dire threat to the region's trees ... Over the next three weeks, six two-person teams will comb the... (Boston Globe)
Such migrating bats travel from Canada as far as Mexico, eating thousands of insects en route, including such as moths and beetles. "They are one of the only things that fly around at night and eat bugs," Baerwald notes. (Scientific American)
Lombard says the beetles are shiny black with irregular white spots on their backs and long antennae with black and white bands. If you see any, or the dime-sized holes they bore in trees, you should call the state at 603-464-3016. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
The potato beetles, cabbage worms, aphids on the Brussels sprouts all specialize, taking their toll of casualties while feeding voracious appetites. Its always something. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Pine beetles have since spread to the central portion of the Black Hills, consuming a large portion of the Black Elk Wilderness, the area near Harney Peak and surrounding territory ... The beetles tend to go after denser stands of trees, Allen says ... The Forest Service has already conducted a number of large projects to combat pine beetles by thinning and harvesting trees. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Mosquitoes, bark beetles, saw flies and birch leaf miners are flying less, he said ... For example, spruce bark beetles need it to be 59 to 60 for a few days before they will fly, he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cliveden, like many National Trust estates, contains a rich array of wildlife, including common blue and brown argus butterflies as well as scarce species of mining bee and wasp, jewel beetles and tumbling flower beetles. The estate was built in 1851 and contains an Italianate mansion and formal gardens stretching down to the Thames. (Times Online)
Experts from the University of California at Riverside and the University of Illinois are using the potions, known as pheromones, to confuse longhorned beetles. The pheromones disrupt the beetles' mating cycles before the insects can bore into fruit trees, ornamental plants and timber. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Some have iridescent wings for camouflage and signalling, such as the wing covers of metallic-like beetles. Weve found for the first time ever that we can not only make the iridescent structures found in nature with conventional engineering, but we can also culture cells to make them for us, said Professor Andrew Parker, zoologist at the Natural History Museum, and lead researcher. (Yahoo News -- Pollution)
Well then Christian Louboutan 5" stilletos it is. If you would like me to rescue an animal for you I will. We can stop on the way to the furrier and the shoe store. Why do I just know that you are even beautiful in flip flops on the beach? Only one way to find out. 2:12 AM Natasha Says: O.K . I'm going to sleep. Sweet dreams everybody! 2:04 AM Natasha Says: I'm from Moscow. 1:55 AM Natasha Says: Chip Silverman, If man whant to give me a "fury thing" ,he can rescue an animal at the shelter. As... (Yahoo News -- Animal Rights & Welfare)
Other pests they often choose to lay their eggs on include grasshoppers, caterpillars, adult and larval beetles, other insects and sometimes sawfly larvae. There are over 1,300 species of these flies. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
The same process, Carroll and Williams argue, is at play in animals from humans and elephant seals to fish and beetles. There is a world of exaggerated traits in animals and evolutionary biologists today, like Darwin 150 years ago, are engaged by the question of what advantages they confer. (Science Daily)
idol observor wrote on Aug 20, 2008 11:09 AM:" Isn't this exciting, the news media tells us that Obama is going to be the next President because he comes to Mt. and yet we don't have enough clout to protect our state from wolves, pine beetles, the taking of our water to downstream states and all the other unimportant things. Is this who we want to lead our country, someone who thinks Mt. has political clout. Doesn't this leave a question in your mind as to his rational in all of his other... (Montana Standard, MT)
Then there are the rows of cooked cicadas, beetles, grasshoppers and other items we might not think of eating in the United States. I bought a sea horse on a stick, which I thought looked sort of cute, and offered it to a vendor named Yi Ming Xie. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
And one of the ways, the argument goes, is to do nothing but monitor a forest fire as it burns through timber that has lived too long and now serves merely as an attractive nuisance, drawing beetles and diseases, but no longer sustaining animals or serving as a viable timber base ... Beetles favor mature timber that has lost is ability to repel insects. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
" 'BEETLES TAKE NO PRISONERS' In a state that is one-third forest, the change will take the form of droughts, forest fires, and infestations of tree-killing insects like spruce beetles and spruce budworm moths. Further north near the Arctic Circle, receding sea ice has major implications for polar bears, seals and dozens of species, as well as native humans who depend on the land to sustain them. But here on the scenic Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage, rising temperatures are partly to blame... (Planet Ark, United States)
Leaf hoppers and Japanese beetles are the main insect pests, while botrytis rot of the fruit could be the most problematic fungus pest. Pruning is easy with fall berries because they are cut to the ground with a mower in March. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Also, look for ants or lady beetles on the soybean plant--they are good indicators of the presence of aphids. Lady beetles feed on aphids while ants tend the aphids and milk them for honeydew. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
-- A little known fungus tucked away in the gut of Asian longhorned beetles helps the insect munch through the hardest of woods according to a team of entomologists and biochemists ... "We suspect that the fungus produces enzymes that help the beetles degrade lignin." ... To measure the degree of change in the lignin, they first fed pin oak wood to Asian longhorned beetles. (EurekAlert!)
The birds' buzzy peeent call could be heard at twilight as they swooped after moths and beetles attracted to city lights. Biologists suspect that changes in roofing materials from gravel to rubber compounds contributed to the disappearance of urban Nighthawks. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The storm had washed in some beetles. Maybe that s what they were eating. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Insects adapt to weather patterns, Mr. Curry says, citing the mountain pine beetles that have munched their way through vast tracts of B.C. forests, partly because the cold has been less prolonged in most winters over the past decade. Such patterns may be involved in West Nile, as mosquitoes move into new areas or breed more successfully. (Globe and Mail)
Beetles, like the iridescent multi-colored Japanese beetle or Chinese lacquer-red lily-leaf begin as tiny white grubs that damage our turf or lilies and continue their destructive ways as adults, but others like the family of lady beetles are significant predators in both the larval and adult phases feeding on mites, mealybugs, and aphids ... Predators such as birds, wasps, spiders, lady beetles, dragonflies, lacewings, and mantids keep insect populations in check while scavengers aid in the... (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Madison River: It s terrestrial time on the upper river that means ants, beetles, hoppers and attractor dry flies. Still getting some on golden stones and caddis and a smattering of PMDs. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
It also identified areas that are most susceptible to an attack by the beetles ... In July of 2006, strong winds pushed millions of the beetles over the Rocky Mountains into northwestern Alberta ... Like his counterparts in the rest of Western Canada, Mr. Peterson is hoping a series of cold winters will slow down or even halt the beetles' eastward march. (Globe and Mail -- National)
(May 19, 2005) When aphids are attacked by predators such as ladybird beetles, they release an alarm pheromone that has long been known to cause other aphids to walk around or drop from the plant. In a paper soon. (Science Daily)
Operators could use the information to determine whether beetles are local or from a distant location--and even to develop a plan to control infestations ... The selfish gene is important because red flour beetles that don't inherit it from their mother don't survive ... These genes are widespread in natural populations of red flour beetles, but are otherwise unknown in the invertebrate world. (Science Daily)
Theres spiders, beetles crawling all over the boat. Im freaking out because the boats like the size of a tub. (DawgPost.com)
Should the beetles get a foothold here, Bonadurer figures it would take his department almost two years of constant work to take down all the damaged trees. I m kind of hopeful that scientists will come up with some kind of insecticide, Bonadurer said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
"Not one person I've ever talked to doesn't think this is a good idea," said Shareen Knowlton, director of education at the Roger Williams Zoo and Park in Providence Knowlton runs week-long teacher training courses on American burying beetles and wants to start a new program studying the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly "but the funding isn't there," she said. At the Sibley Nature Center, a 49-acre nature preserve in west Texas, executive director Burr Williams has two nature teachers but wants... (USA Today)
The beetles seem to like purple. The traps also are coated with Manuka oil, which is derived from a New Zealand tree and mimics the chemicals emitted by distressed ash trees, which the beetles normally seek. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
He shot a whole separate reel of wildlife, but even this excerpt teemed with the exotic - huge "nests" of weaver birds, big beetles, upside-down trees and a desert plant without leaves which nevertheless produces water-laden flowers which animals consume for the moisture they contain. As for the dune, "I didn't get to the top," though Eve did and slid down. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Earwigs, ground beetles, several spiders, parasitic wasps and birds are common predators that feed on lawn caterpillars. There are other products that are effective on chinch bugs and sod webworms but they must be applied by a pest control company. (Florida Times-Union)
7, 2008) Cerambycid beetles, also known as long-horned beetles, can cause severe damage to standing trees, logs and lumber ... Two entomologists have devised a solution based on how male and female cerambycid beetles communicate with, and attract, each other ... First, UC Riverside entomologist Jocelyn Millar and University of Illinois entomologist Larry Hanks identified and then replicated in the lab the very pheromones chemicals insects emit to attract mates that these beetles produce... (Science Daily)
Green Weenies, Pheasant Tails, Hare's Ears, scuds, cress bugs and other nymphs was recommended, along with ants and beetles. For more, visit. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
The martins also catch flying ants, beetles, grasshoppers and butterflies. What about mosquitoes. (Forest Republican, WI)
Three adult beetles were found on Aug. 1 stuck to a purple EAB trap located in Fireman s Park in the village of Newburg ... confirmed that the beetles were emerald ash borer and notified state authorities on Wednesday afternoon ... It s not surprising that one of the purple, sticky traps caught these beetles in Newburg, said Jennifer Statz, EAB program manager with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. (Agri-View, WI)
A children's Ainfested with flies, and main wards were also home to mice, silverfish, biting insects and beetles. Other common problems included bedbugs, fleas and cockroaches. (BBC News)
Many insect larvae require moisture to hatch from their pupae, which explains why it seems caterpillars, beetles and other insects come out in droves after a heavy rain. I ve never seen this many caterpillars before, said Huguette Lusby, of the thousands of White-lined Sphinx larva that took over the backyard of her South Abrego Drive home Saturday and Sunday. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Researchers found the freeze-dried remains of mosses, algae, small crustaceans, and beetles in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, where glacial lakes once existed. The site also contains a layer of potassium-rich volcanic ash, which can be precisely dated, allowing researchers to pinpoint for the first time how long ago the plants and animals lived. (National Geographic)
Further study uncovered remains of tiny crustaceans, midges and beetles, and pollen from plants. "The existence of wet-based glaciers, proglacial lakes, tundra vegetation and insect remains all indicate that the climate of the western Olympus range ... was warmer and wetter than that of today" about 14 million years ago, the researchers report. (AZCentral -- News)
Discovery of inexpensive blends of love potions helps UC Riverside and University of Illinois researchers detect several species of pest cerambycid beetles. To lure beetles, UC Riverside entomologist Jocelyn Millar and University of Illinois entomologist Larry Hanks used small plastic bags with a dose of the pheromone, which slowly bleeds through the ... Cerambycid beetles, also known as long-horned beetles, can cause severe damage to standing trees, logs and lumber. (EurekAlert!)
Further study uncovered remains of tiny crustaceans known as ostracodes, small midges and beetles, and pollen from southern beech trees and pink plants. "The existence of wet-based glaciers, proglacial lakes, tundra vegetation and insect remains all indicate that the climate of the western Olympus range ... was warmer and wetter that that of today" about 14 million years ago, the researchers report. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Massachusetts introduced two tiny beetles in 2000 to control the weeds, and since then, the bugs have been chomping their way across the state, defoliating and weakening the plant to allow native plant species to compete. The tiny beetles are native to Europe, where loosestrife hails from, and were first imported to the United States in 1992 to control the loosestrife ... The beetles don't do any harm other than feed on the loosestrife, according to Beth Suedmeyer, who coordinates the Purple... (Boston Globe)
DURING summer, some children would go around with long-handled nets to catch butterflies, dragonflies, cicadas, rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles to rear or play with. Those beetles and cicadas give me the creeps ... Kabuto mushi (samurai helmet beetles) and kuwagata (stag beetles) are popular summer pets, mostly among boys. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Spruce beetles hit the big trees, killing the centuries-old giants ... Unlike the beetles, which bore into a tree and cut off its circulatory system, the budworms land on the needles and munch away, leaving an unhealthy tree, but one that often survives ... Large numbers of trees are still weak from the 2002 drought and susceptible to the beetles. (Durango Herald)
"I've seen foxes in Sutherland gather under a streetlamp at night, waiting for Christmas beetles to drop down," Mr Glover said. For city folk, a fox strike can be an unpleasant surprise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
This (and many other) woodpecker species rely on the larvae of wood-boring beetles, some of which are so specialized that they have infrared sensors allowing them to detect and then colonize burning forests. Many additional bird species, including the mountain bluebird, three-toed woodpecker and olive-sided flycatcher, also reach their greatest abundance in severely burned forests. (Missoulian, MT)
The flowers' nectar and pollen also attract a variety of insects including small bees, flies, beetles, wasps, small butterflies, skippers and caterpillars. PREVENTING THE SPREAD. (Anchorage Daily News)
29, 2007) Female beetles mate to quench their thirst according to new research. The males of some insect species, including certain types of beetles, moths and crickets, produce unusually large ejaculates. (Science Daily)
" Silly, indeed. There is global control... yes...OPEC's dangling of America like a puppet.The earth's climate has been relatively stable for over 600,000 years...with cyclical changes from volcanic eruptions, sunspot activity and tectonic movement. The change we are creating is super fast in geologic time. Species cannot adapt. Remember, weather is local and climate is global. When a local weather pattern cools down...the likes of Lars Larson and Rush Limbaugh use this as talking points. For... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Japanese beetles have been wreaking havoc on soybeans this summer, leading to the recent spraying efforts in area fields ... "The beans are being sprayed for Japanese beetles while corn is being sprayed for some varieties of fungus." ... "Whether the beetles are in your yard or in your soybean field they are devouring certain plants and trees," he said. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Bits of spiders, grasshoppers and katydids, flies, beetles, wasps and especially ants are attached to the silk matrix of field-collected larval bag ... (July 12, 2008) Brightly colored beetles or butterfly larvae nibbling on a plant may signal the presence of chemical compounds active against cancer cell lines and tropical parasitic diseases, according to. (Science Daily)
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