Burying beetle

In our fourth and final lab for Biology 100, we are dealing with the beetle larva mealworms. This worm-like animal is, in fact, not a worm; they are larva for the tenebrionid beetle. These larvae are most commonly used in order to feed household pets. For example: reptiles, fish, and birds. Tenebrio larvae are also considered pests to the most businesses. This is why they’re given a pest’s name “mealworm”. Mealworms are known for burrowing themselves in grains or flours and completely infesting businesses

Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens)) outbreaks have an important effect on succession of balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) and spruce (Picea spp.) stands in eastern Canadian forests (MacLean 2004). Spruce budworm feeds repeatedly on annual shoots of balsam fir and spruce and leads to large-scale growth reduction and mortality (MacLean and Ostaff 1989). When overstory tree mortality occurs from defoliation, it creates gaps that allow understory plants to get an opportunity to release

Southeast, with the most notable victim being avocado trees. The beetles also effect sassafras trees, pond spice trees, and swamp bays. The main cause of this disease is a fungus known as Raffaelea Lauricola that is transmitted through a beetle called the red bay ambrosia beetle (Persea Borbonia). Neither of these species are native to the area. It was brought over to the states through wooden shipping containers that had contained the beetle insect. The insect and disease came from countries like India

The mountain pine beetle (MPB; Dendroctonus ponderosae) is a native insect of North America that induces pine tree mortality from bark boring infestation. On average, the MPB lives for one year with four stages of development (egg, larva, pupa and adult). The MPB remains burrowed within a host pine tree throughout all four stages of its life except in the late fall when the mature beetles leave a brood tree in search of a new reproduction site. When a MPB finds an optimal tree for infestation, pheromones

spp.) affect darkling beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) abundance and diversity. We predicted that darkling beetle abundance and diversity would be higher in tamarisk bosques due to higher leaf litter and detritus compared to habitats without tamarisk. To examine this hypothesis, we conducted pitfall trapping and observational encounter surveys in three different settings: native high desert, tamarisk thicket and a common garden plot. We found two patterns. 1. Darkling beetle abundance was higher

for yourself. A major example of autogenesis is the scarab beetle, or dung beetle. The scarab beetle is thought to be brought into existence by itself because the ancient Egyptians viewed baby scarab beetles emerging from dung, with no obvious source as to their creator. In reality, the scarab beetle lays its young in the dung, which provides perfect conditions for the baby beetles to hatch. It is because of this that the scarab beetle is viewed as a symbol of autogenesis. The sun god, Re, also

Table of Contents Film: The Wasp Women- 25 points Film: The Black Scorpion- 25 points Poetry: Haikus- 6 points Poetry: Short Poem- 5 points Insects in Popular Culture – 10 points Original Comic- 30 points References Honor Pledge   The Wasp Woman, 1959 The Wasp Women tells the story of Janice Starlin, owner and CEO of a cosmetics company. To bolster her declining sales she enlists the help of recently fired beekeeper Dr. Zinthrop. Zinthrop was fired for experimenting with wasps

1. Introduction According to the National Invasive Species Council (NISC), invasive species include plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm. These non-native species are a leading cause of biodiversity loss. The total economic impact caused by invasive species is substantial. It is estimated that plants alone result in two to three billion dollars in crop loss each year. In 2013, the

This can be seen on page three paragraph four when the authors state that “Other bombardier beetles related to Stenaptinus (subfamily Brachininae), such as those of the large genus Brachinus, probably aim their spray in much the same manner as Stenaptinus. Indeed, we found the abdominal tip of Brachinus to resemble that of Stenaptinus in every structural

debriefing form at the conclusion of their session. This study conforms to research ethics and abides by IRB regulations. Stimuli and apparatus The materials for this study are computer programmed drawings of beetles. They have been programmed via the language E-Prime. The drawings of the beetles are randomly generated based on twelve identifiable/critical dimensions. *The numbers 1-7 represent thickness of the line of the antennae and sets of legs. The specific function for line width/thickness