Insect repellent

Albert Einstein once stated, “if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” It is vital that everyone be informed about the problem with the bee population and the need to take action to save the bees. SOS-Bees is a denomination of Greenpeace which, according to their mission statement, is the “leading independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful…

Establishing a beehive is not as easy as capturing a few bees buzzing around your flower garden and expecting them to take to your hive. To begin, you will need more than just a few bees if you want the hive to thrive. The best way is to obtain a large quantity of bees, but the question remains as to how. Surprisingly, getting honeybees is not all that difficult, but there are a few methods that are regularly undertaken to obtain the bees needed. As a novice beekeeper, you should probably leave…

But there are a few that strike more than a few heebe-geebes -- some are downright frightening. Take the tiny hemlock wooly adelgid (ah-del-jid) for instance: a needle sucking scale insect of miniscule proportions that reproduces asexually (no male required) at a rate of thousands per year. This aphid-like insect, originally from Japan, has no predators in this part of North America and its only table fare is the Eastern hemlock tree. In the Shenandoah National Park the prolific HWA has already…

One of the most majestic animals in the world is the spotted bat.How is this animal so facinating? This creature may be found in certain areas of North America. It has its own unique appearance. It even has a diet that belongs to its species, the bat. The spotted bat is a very amazing creature. The spotted bat may in the Ponderosa pine-bunchgrass vegetation, that is located in southwestern North America, where the summers are hot and the winters are mild. The spotted bat prefers areas that are…

One of the most stunning blue butterflies is the Ulysses Butterfly. Also known as the "blue mountain butterfly." The Ulysses butterfly can live in most tropical rainforest areas such as Northern Queensland, Northern islands of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Its size differs depending on subspecies, although the wingspan is around 10.5 cm in Queensland. The scientific name for Ulysses butterfly is the papilio butterfly. They are considered to be one of the most abstract butterflies and can be…

The green thistle beetle or tortoise beetle, Cassida rubiginosa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a leaf feeding beetle that belongs to the subfamily Cassidinae (hereafter Cassida), is with a green dorsal surface with yellowish elytral margins and black underneath. It can be found in Europe, the United States and Canada (Asadi et al., 2013). It feeds primarily on California thistle, although it is an oligophagous/ phytophagous feeder (Cripps, 2013, Fujiyama et al., 2011). This beetle was well…

mainly in the late summer and fall in the United States, are one such allergy. Unfortunately in the past the treatments were ineffective and even the source of the allergen was misidentified. We now know to stop blaming our Goldenrods and to let the insects enjoy these wonderful flowers. We can limit our contact with the real culprits, Ragweeds. And we can do things to prevent exposure to their pollen. We can also take improved medicines available over the counter or even seek more…

eight pattern. The Hummingbirds feet are not used for hopping or walking, but perching. Hummingbirds are basically like bees, going around and sucking the nectar from flowers with their long, skinny beaks. They mainly eat flower nectar, tree sap, insects and pollen. Also, their long tongues help them lick their food at a rate of thirteen licks per second. Hummingbirds weigh 0.08 to 0 .7 ounces and they are 1.75 to 1.8 inches in length. Female hummingbirds lay between one to three eggs and…

Squirrels, likewise to humans and non-human animals, adjust their behaviors in accordance to seasonal changes. One key behavior that has been shown to vary by season is squirrel foraging behavior. It is important to understand this relationship in order to promote the well-being of squirrels by ensuring their ability to acquire energy-rich food year round. In a study conducted by researchers Everts, Strijkstra, Hut, Hoffmann, and Millesi (2004), it was shown that aboveground activity level…

Prey species use antipredator traits to avoid confrontation with predator species and also to escape once predators have located them. This in turn, helps the prey to survive and reproduce. The traits consist of the phenotypes that the specific prey species displays, and can range from the development of defensive structures as the organism matures, and can also include any behavior the species displays, for example learning to recognize the predator and how to avoid being eaten (Hanlon &…