Burying beetle

not as helpful though. They still eat aphids but they are considered an invasive species. This type of ladybug is called an asian lady beetle. The asian lady beetle is an invasive species. The asian lady beetle is in the coccinellidae family just like the ladybug. They also have the same color and almost the same pattern as the common ladybug. Asian lady beetles are commonly considered a nuisance pest. They are very aggressive.…

In any plant or crop you are going to have to deal with the common diseases and insects that go along with it. A few common diseases of corn are: Stewart’s Bacterial Wilt, Root Rot, Corn Smut, and Southern Corn Leaf Blight. Stewart's Bacterial Wilt is a disease that affects corn at any stage of the growing period. Although, this particular wilt is most harmful when sweet corn is at a very young stage. This disease causes wilting and dwarfing of the plants and the plant will most likely never…

microbial waste. Dung Beetles, play an important role in agriculture. They digest manure, which they use as a source of nutrition, which improves nutrient cycling, soil structure and forage growth in cattle feeding areas (Yoshihara and Sato, 2015). Beetles, such as Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus, also play a vital part in pollination. They feed on aphids and act as a pest control which reduces the usage of insecticides but promotes pollination due to the increased movement of the beetles from…

The Beauty of Complete Metamorphosis It was a warm day in early October. A young boy at the age of 11 with pale skin and freckles was frolicking in his neighborhood park about a block away from his house. He wore his favorite pair of blue jean overalls with a yellow and olive striped shirt underneath. He loved being outside and spent most of his time at his neighborhood park. His normal routine after he got off the bus from school was to go home, eat a snack of some sort, change into his play…

Bark beetle outbreaks are often fueled by drought and fire-damaged trees, killing more trees and exacerbating the effects of climate change (CFPC 2015). This paper will be focusing on the decline of one of California’s most abundant species, the Ponderosa pine…

avoiding fights that they are unlikely to win, the Giant Rhinoceros Beetles can both save energy and prevent injury. There is evidence that fight escalation is most likely to occur between two equally sized males, with smaller males simply retreating after sensing they are outmatched(paper). With smaller beetles retreating shortly after contact, some stimuli is received that allows them to assess their opponents. How Giant Rhinoceros Beetle assess their opponents is currently unknown, but visual…

the Volkswagen Beetle made a revolution on the automobile industry. Especially, the fact that Beetle was more affordable and it had an innovative design compare to the already existing automobiles gave the car a good start on the automobile industry. Years later, Volkswagen did it again by creating the Golf which was considered “the second people’s car” and again it came to make a revolution in the Volkswagen industry. The Golf went into a complete different direction from the Beetle.…

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is the most versatile performance car on the market. The mk1 GTI, the beginning of one of the most desired hot hatches on the market today. It all started with a small group of engineers codenamed “sport Golf” and a spare bin of parts. They combined the 1.6L 4-cylinder engine from an Audi 80 with a few spare parts from a Fox GT to create the well known Volkswagen Golf GTI. But that 's not what makes this car special, what makes it special is the versatility of the car.…

The vermin is gone. How could I have been such an idiot? That vermin, that hideous insect was never my brother. Perhaps it was my brother at some point, but slowly, and slowly Gregor faded away. At one point it seemed human. Maybe it seemed to be my brother, but eventually the human part of my brother disappeared, or perhaps he forgot about his humanity, because he got used to his newfound animalistic nature. One thing I’m sure is that dead vermin isn’t my brother. My brother would never let our…

America’s trees and forests has emerged in the form of two invasive species of beetles, the Asian Longhorned Beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer. Both beetles are major pests of widespread forest and neighborhood trees, and if left unchecked, have the potential to completely change the character of our forests. Although not as widely known as some higher-profile environmental issues, invasive species like the Asian Longhorned Beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer are nevertheless one of the greatest…