Honey bee

In this report I will be discussing different causes which contribute to the population change of the snowshoe hare and lynx. The snowshoe hare is known for its constant decrease and increase in population density every 10 years. By looking at why and when they increase and decrease compared to when the lynx population decrease and increase we can see if the lynx depend of the hare as their main source of food. Snowshoe hares population began to drastically decline in 1831, due to the limited…

many states, in some counties like France and a few Canadian provinces like Quebec have been concerned with neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoids are a pesticide that is used to keep insects away from crops but are hypothesized to be causing harm to the bee populations more specifically the honeybees and the bumblebees. There is a push for a ban of neonicotinoids due to people believing that they are the sole cause of colony collapse disorder. While there is no doubt that neonicotinoids do have…

bugs out. We take out the drawers where the honey accumulates underneath, which is protected by wax made by the bees. We bring the drawers into the pool house and take a hot knife to burn off the wax sealing the honey inside. Once the wax is burned off, we put the drawers into a spinner; we put the lid on, the container spins and the honey is forced out. The honey drips out of the bottom into a container, which we bring inside. We then put the honey through a strainer to extract any…

Imagine a world where your garden isn't plagued by ravenous Japanese beetles who eat every plant in sight. If you lived in America prior to 1912, you wouldn't have to imagine this scenario because you would be living it. As their name suggests, Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are native to Japan. The water surrounding the island and the insect's natural predators kept them contained there until the fateful day that a plant was shipped from Japan to the United States. Hiding in the soil of…

Ashley Kuroki Science 9/8/15 Insect Olympiad Jigsaw Group B: The Difference between Problematic Insects Moths and butterflies- Moths and butterflies don’t have that many differences. However, moths have feathery antennae while the butterflies have thin antennae. Moths are nocturnal and butterflies are active during the day. Those are the main differences. Even though butterflies have better looking wings than a moth’s, there are some moths that look exactly like a butterfly like the Madagascan…

or partial shade, preferring moist environments, that lack trees and can grow well after a perturbation. Mostly pollinated by butterflies, bees and other insects (because it provides pollen and nectar) it is commonly use as bovine food, to produce honey or as a medicinal plant (for urological purposes). Linria vulgaris (Butter and Eggs) is an invasive species that grows on disturbed, cultivated soils exposed to sunlight and situated in dry open habitats (found in western Asia, around the…

There is a good chance you never thought about termites until you needed termite pest control in Frisco, TX. Called the “silent destroyers,” termites can tear through homes in a short amount of time by chewing through wood and other materials that are used to construct them. One of the biggest problems with the tiny insects is that they can infest a home so stealthily that homeowners often don’t know they have them until extensive damage has already been done. Believe it or not, termites…

1) Ans: The two proximate level reasons for hunting mostly orb-web building spiders. 1)The structure of the web: There is a chance of getting stuck in cob-web building spiders rather than orb-web building spiders. This is because orb-web building spider builds 2D structure of web and cob-web building spider builds 3D structure of web. It is easy for a mud-dauber wasp to hunt orb-web building spider as its web is not so complicated in order to get stuck in it. Where as cob-web building spiders…

“If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live." -Albert Einstein. Bees play a major role on Earth, they are vital to the human food supply, they are contributors to nature, they have historical significance, and they are good for business. The bee population has been decreasing for plenty years, and I believe that we need to save them. Bees need to be saved because of the huge impact they make to the earth, without them we won’t survive. Bees are…

Bedbug extermination is in growing demand across the country as an increasing number of people suffer from the painful, itchy bites of these pests. Besides the bites, bedbugs will leave other physical signs that indicate there is an infestation in your home. The experts at Ron Smith Termite and Pest Control in Sevierville, TN, know how to identify and eliminate bedbugs. These pest control professionals encourage their customers in the greater Knoxville area to watch for the following clues: •…