Beetles are common insects with four wings. The outer pair of wings are modified into stiff wing covers, protecting the inner wings. Beetles are seen throughout Arizona. You may see them on the ground, flying into your home, climbing on vegetation, plants, or rotting wood. If you have rec...
The larvae of the Two-lined Chestnut borers create galleries inside tree trunks which weaken their structural integrity. Only oaks affected by drought or oaks that have already been weakened by other insects consuming their leaves are chosen by the Two-lined Chestnut borer. Its range is considerabl...
which means I not only have to identify the beetles themselves, but also interpret their often cryptic, handwritten labels (a common feature of insects collected before the advent of computers
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there was no fresh foliage on the oaks to beat nor flowers from which to pick insects. Despite this, I was motivated to hang a set of jug traps in the hope that rain would eventually hit the area and trigger emergence. Should such be the case, having traps hung in the area would be...
Identification To determine whether a specimen ofInsectabelongs to Coleoptera, use theKey to Orders of Insect Adults,Key to Orders of Insect Larvae, orKey to Orders of Insect Pupae. Specimens of Beetles: 3 Adults Coleoptera (Beetle) Insect Adult ...
The Asian longhorn beetles can fly long distances of up to 8.5 miles when they are strong and well-fed. On average, these insects cover 1.4 miles. Flying is one of the ways through which these insects can spread all over forests very quickly. That is why when an infestation is discovered...
Small Hive Beetle Larval Identification Beekeepers need to be aware that other adult beetles, resembling small hive beetles, can be found in hives in the United States. These are not small hive beetles. They are probably just scavenger beetles, which have always been in the hives, passing unno...
However, poor degree of preservation of these fossils makes their more confident identification and characterization impossible. So far, the majority of known fossil Steninae comes from Cenozoic deposits36, all of which but one, are species of Stenus. Among those are nine species from Baltic amber...
The larvae and the adult Ocellated Tiger beetle eat insects. Adults are both diurnal and nocturnal and can look for insects all day and occasionally at night. Known for nesting underground, this species is sometimes seen on beaches as it likes sandy terrains or other types of terrains in the...