Insects

Next let’s talk about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). As we can see from previous paragraphs, bees help us live a healthier life without the need to use any chemical in the food we consume on daily basis. Therefore, it is important for us to be inform and worried as to why many bees are vanishing. Our bee colonies are going through a massive breakdown which was discovered in 2006. Near the end of 2006, well known commercial beekeeper David Hackenberg stepped outside to supervise his 3,000…

As many know, a Venus flytrap (or Dionaea muscipula seed) achieves its energy not only through photosynthesis, but through devouring its prey (dragon flies, mosquitoes, etc.). The Venus flytrap’s “mouth” (trapping mechanism) is very rough and is always green. This part of the organism’s body is also covered with a fragrant nectar that attracts its prey towards it. When the prey reaches the Venus flytrap, it begins to feed off of the nectar. Once touching its leaf, the prey sets off a twenty…

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: •…

Experts in termite pest control in Frisco, TX know that there are many different kinds of pests that make their way into our homes - cockroaches, spiders, ants and more. Though some of these can be scary, there are no pests that should scare you more than the lowly termite. You normally can’t see termites as they go about their destructive business and the damage they do usually isn’t obvious for months and sometimes years; but termites cause billions of dollars in damage to U.S. homes and…

Few studies on the biology and life cycle of bostrichid beetles have been done with mostly concentrating on economically important species (Liu et al., 2008). Typically, the bostrichid beetle undergoes complete metamorphosis with four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult. Eggs are laid in crack and cervices of sawn lumber or logs. Larva hatch and bore ¼ inch into the wood. Tunnels are filled with tightly packed, fine sawdust-like materials. Pupation happens at the end of the tunnel. Once…

Termite Prevention Tips - Learn How To Keep These Destructive Pests Out Of Your Home There are two basic types of termites that infest homes in South Carolina. One is the subterranean termite and the other is the drywood termite. Within these two groups, there are various species of termites including the Formosan subterranean termite that is highly aggressive and destructive. All termites are similar in that they can destroy your home, yet they are very different from each other when it…

One of the most fascinating creatures to me as a child was the monarch butterfly. Not only for its eye-catching wings that match the autumn leaves, but how they are the only butterfly that migrates south for the winter, similar to birds. Every year, millions make their journey from North America to Mexico or California, although those individual butterflies won’t return. Monarch migration is one of mother nature’s greatest phenomena. They migrate for two reasons: they cannot withstand the harsh,…

Research Paper Self Evaluation 1. Explain three interest ideas or facts you learned about your research topic. In my research paper I learned many things, but one of the most notable facts was that honey bees do not die in winter or go into hibernation, they get into a tight ball together and shiver. Another topic I learned was that honey is an extremely efficient cough suppressant—even better than some over the counter medicines. Finally, my favorite thing I gathered from this topic is that…

Did research on what males and females look like. We observed the frozen flies. On the first week we used fly nap as an anesthetic for the flies and waiting for them to fall asleep. We sexed the flies and put 10 male and 10 female into a tube. We provided them with food and a sponge to allow oxygen to flow in and out of the tube. The males were Wild type and the Females were type C. After one week we came back to several pupa larva and parents that were active. We once again sedated them with…

Keeping vampire bats alive! Just because bats like to hover over herds and suck their blood is not a good enough reason to kill them. Firstly, saving vampire bats will help us in our favor. How? You might ask, well bats carry a certain anti-coagulant. For instance, this certain anti- coagulant can prevent heart attacks, vampire bats may also be the cure for AIDS of different kinds if cancers. Therefore, we should not kill vampire bats, because in the long term they will help us out. Secondly,…