Evaluation When performing the experiment, the pill bugs were generally unresponsive, and many stayed in the same place throughout the whole experiment. Outside of this, no major problems occurred while performing the experiment. If the experiment were to be performed again, more of the IV (baking soda, rubbing alcohol, etc.) would be added to produce a more pronounced effect on the pill bugs, as most pillbugs did not move at all. The results are mostly trustworthy and accurate, as the data is backed up by the research done prior to the experiment. Conversely, more trials could have been performed as experiments with living organisms tend to need a larger sample size.…
Bed bugs have similar engorgement characterizes as many other bugs when it comes to the sodium solution concentrations. When offered only water versus when a solution that contained phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), the later was what was found to be the situation where more engorgement occurred. It was expressed that mouthparts that bring about the acceptance of different concentrations of sodium chloride are receptors known as gustatory receptions. In the instances lower sodium was engorged and high sodium was rejected.…
Prehistoric sites around Clinton have been shown to be up to 3,000 years old, but European settlers did not arrive until the 18th century. In 1801, the settlers founded a town that they named Burrville in honor of the country's new vice-president, Aaron Burr. However, Burr fell into disgrace, resulting in the town being renamed in 1809; historians believe that the new name was to honor George Clinton, the vice-president who followed Burr, but the name could conceivably honored DeWitt Clinton, George's nephew and the mayor of New York City at the time. Regardless of how the name was chosen, life in Clinton was not without its challenges, including a variety of pests. Certain termites, for example, prospered in the area's climate.…
Analysis: There are several instances where the number of pillbugs in the light are equal to the number of pillbugs in the dark. It’s difficult to decipher a pattern in the data. The pillbugs seem very indecisive and continuously move between chambers. However, if one disregards the data where the number in light and dark are equal, there are three times where the amount in light is higher and only two times where the amount in dark is higher.…
Name: Christopher. J Disease: Rocky mountain spotted fever Date:12/7 The Rocky mountain spotted fever is a non-communal disease.…
The Pill Bug has many names like such as Woodlice , potato bugs , roly-poly and the Sow Bug . The Pill Bug's real scientific name is the Armadillidium Vulgare. The Aramadillidium Vulgare lives mainly in humid areas of the world underneath logs and stones ; the reason behind this is because they breathe through a gill like structure on the underside of their bodies . The Pill Bug is known to many countries around the world mainly but in Mediterranean areas . The Pill bug is in the class Crustacea which means the pill bug is closely related to lobsters and shrimp which explains why they like wet and humid areas.…
I chose to investigate the environmental impact of gypsy moths because I have personally had experience cleaning up after these pests in northern Ohio and I know that they are becoming an issue in other parts of Ohio as well. I was able to witness some of the damage they have done while removing defoliated trees in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Gypsy moths are a non-native, invasive species that, over the past decade, have been coming into the state from Pennsylvania and Michigan. The moth undergoes a complete metamorphosis and while a caterpillar it has the ability to feed on over three hundred species of trees and shrubs and cause serious damage and defoliation. The moth’s preference for oak, make the oak tree particularly at risk because the caterpillars favor it and a tree can typically only withstand two years of defoliation before the damage is permanent or results in the death of the tree.…
In the middle of eating lunch one day with my friend Marissa, she all the sudden jumped up and screamed. I asked what was wrong and she replied that “There was an ant in my soup! I could have swallowed it and got sick!” While there is a certain level of bug parts or “defects” in our food, there is rarely any chance that they will be seen your food. Defects in our food are ok.…
1. Bedbugs have evolved in the United States since the 1940s and 50s (Mitchell 2015). Due to genetic mutations after World War II a wide spread of pesticides known to be DDT were used. The genetic variation makes them resistant to the pesticides (Zimmer 2015). These DDT pesticides were used on the bedbug population, making them resistant to the pesticide.…
Pill Bugs: An experiment Introduction Pill bugs are very small and can be found anywhere. Under rocks, in between cracks, in your science class; they are everywhere! However, it is common knowledge that pill bugs do not like to be in open spaces. There are just too many dangerous possibilities, and they don’t need to take the risks. In this experiment, we tested to see if light affected the decisions of where pill bugs like to stay.…
Bubonic plague, a deadly disease that is transported to humans through fleas, has been a worldwide issue from as far back as the year 1347 A.D. This disease has caused more than 200 million deaths since its first rampage in Europe. The bacteria Yersinia pestis has been researched to be the main cause of bubonic plague, but at one time there were many speculations as to the cause of this plague. Inspired by S. Scott and C. Duncan’s “Biology of plagues” and “Return of the Black Death”, George Christakos and Ricardo A. Olea believe that the bubonic plague is another deadly disease, such as Ebola or AIDS, which has the potential to thrive again and become resistant to the drugs that are used to treat said diseases. These authors say that most people believed that religion and sins along with God had something to do with the cause of the bubonic plague. They believed that if a person committed a sin that God would punish that person by infecting them with a deadly disease, such as the bubonic plague.…
Mealybugs are small sap-sucking insects cause severe economic damage to cotton and a wide range of vegetable, horticultural and other field crops. Plants infested by mealybugs during vegetative phase exhibit symptoms of distorted, bushy shoots, crinkled and/or twisted bunchy leaves and stunted plants that dry completely in severe cases. Late season infestations during reproductive crop stage result in reduced plant vigor and early crop senescence. While feeding mealybugs injects a toxic substance into the plant parts resulting in chlorosis, stunting, deformation and death of plants. Mealybugs attacks cotton growing parts viz.…
The bubonic plague Yersinia pestis In the mid 1300’s a strange sickness struck people were panicked. During this time period the water quality was not the greatest, it was polluted due to boats releasing to many fluids then making the drinking water unsanitary. This strange sickness was the bubonic plague people were getting tumor like lumps on their bodies then later creating red dots on the skin that later turn black.…
There is also a skin rash that occurs called erythema migrans. However about twenty five percent of the population never get a rash after being bit. The rash is not painful or itchy just an expanding area of redness upon being bit. The rash can typically expand and be…
The bubonic plague is a disease that killed millions of Europeans in the 1300’s. There have been other outbreaks of the bubonic plague, but the European outbreak seems to be the most devastating and talked about. Most people probably don’t know the details on this disease, and it’s highly likely that today’s citizens do not worry about catching the bubonic plague. But, is a rapid plague outbreak something that people of today should worry about in the near future? I find this topic interesting because, with travel being more advanced and accessible than ever before, could it enhance and increase the spread of deadly diseases like the plague?…