In the old days, entomologists placed beetles with club-shaped antennae—the “club” being composed of multiple flattened segments—into the suborder Lamellicornia. The term, derived from the Latin words lamella (“thin plate”) + cornu (“horn”), is now obsolete, and the group is more ...
This prompted me to put the headlamp on and walk the roads to look for beetles.Amblycheila cylindriformis(Great Plains giant tiger beetle) has been taken in the park, though in July (September is likely a bit too late). Nevertheless, I walked to the spot where it had been found about...
You may have already noticed the striking similarity of the title of this book to the name of this blog (Beetles in the Bush — Experiences and Reflections of a Missouri Entomologist) and its themes (tales of entomological exploits in our native lands). You would also be forgiven if you as...
Popular examples include the beaver, which transforms stream communities to ponds or swamps The beetles, who normally obtain moisture from their food or by "chewing" moist soilGL MinerBeetlesinthebush.wordpress.com
As a result, large amounts of cattle dung accumulated (积聚) in the Australian agricultural landscape. In addition to making the land smell and look unpleasant, the dung was an excellent breeding (繁育) site for bush flies that harm the digestive systems of cattle and other blood-drinking ...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook tiger beetle (redirected fromtiger beetles) Thesaurus Encyclopedia tiger beetle n. Any of numerous active, brightly colored, predatory beetles of the family Cicindelidae, chiefly of warm, sandy regions, having large...
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Japanese beetles(Popillia japonica)do not discriminate regarding what types of plants they feed on, though they do have favorites (likeroses). In fact, they are classified as pests to hundreds of different species. They are one of the major insect pests in the Eastern and Midwestern United Sta...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook stag beetle (redirected fromstag beetles) Thesaurus Encyclopedia stag beetle n. Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males of which have large, elaborately branched and toothed mandibles resembli...
This weevil (Myllocerus undecimpustulatus) is a plant pest that spread from India to the United States. It is a pest to more than twenty crops in the United States today. It was first found in Florida in 2000 where it can be encountered in twelve counties. ...