Insect

In comparison, arachnids and insects usually have multiple pairs of legs on one body segment. The Ten-lined June Beetle does show sexual dimorphism. When comparing males and females, the greatest contrast appears in their antennae. Males appear to have larger antennae than females…

Honey bees are the small, fuzzy winged creatures that tell me when spring and summer are about to arrive. These tiny insects that are seen flying through the air inhabiting vegetable and fruit gardens, pollinating flowers, and farmer’s crops have provided people with honey and food around the world for centuries. In the United States these angles of agriculture, have provided pollination for 130 fruits and vegetables which supports the foundation of nutritional diets for Americans. “Fruit,…

According to Isaontario.com, several researchers and authors have wrongfully advanced that sugar maple pollination is strictly carried out through insect pollination or entomophily. Other researchers have gone on to mention that wind or mixed pollination involving both insect and wind are involved. To establish which type of pollination is involved in the plant reproduction process, it is important to study the floral structure of the flower. If the flower in…

Introduction: Thrips (order Thysanoptera) have become one of the hardest pests to control in a greenhouse setting. Thrips are small, winged insects that reproduce very quickly, and can be in small places making it difficult to apply a pesticide treatment. They use their sucking-piercing mouthparts to defoliate the leaves and flowers of greenhouse plants. This defoliation has caused the lost of many plants and dollars for greenhouse growers and because of this thrips must be controlled.…

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…

Introduction Background Honey Bees include any bee that are part of the genus Apis. Currently there are eleven recorded species of honey bees, including forty-four subspecies (What-When-How). The main goal of the Honey Bee is to produce honey, which is a process that requires the Honey Bee to find nectar and pollen. Honey Bees are known to mainly be attracted to brightly-colored flowers, including dandelions, goldenrod, milkweed, clover and fruit trees (FCPS). There are specifically two…

Pollinators on the Decline In recent years North America has been faced with a sharp decline in bee populations. Beekeepers are used to a certain amount of bees and hives dying off but the winter and spring of 2006-2007 brought about the most precipitous decline in decades. The historical rate for overwintering losses is 10-15% but from 2007-2011 this rate has been 28-33% (The Situation, n.d.). This event from 2007 has been coined as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and affecting as many as 35…

al.) The Bt Cry protein is very selective in its target, and will not affect the insects that actually benefit our environment such as honeybees, lady beetles, and many others. It is not toxic to other organisms in the environment, as well as to humans, which has given it approval by the EPA. According to the Food and Drug Administration…

looking organisms. Examples Seen in Nature Batesian mimicry is like hiding candy in a can of Spam so your friends won’t take it. For example, some types of harmless flies have yellow and black or brown and black stripes that resemble those of stinging insects like bees and wasps (Figure 1). Because the organisms look alike, predators are likely to avoid the harmless flies with the assumption that they can sting. Other examples of Batesian mimicry include some species of…

All living beings are certain to consist of both instinct and intelligence, along with numerous other attributes which correlate with survival. However, out of all attributes that a living thing may contain, intellect is what governs them all, ensuring that all actions made are reasonable and necessary for survival. Although instincts are the main reason as to how most animals managed to remain extant, it is wisdom which has brought humankind ahead of all other species. Due to our excessive use…