There are seven families of bees comprised of more than 4,000 genera. Honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees are colony bees that live in social groups and rear their young together. Meanwhile, mason, carpenter, leafcutter, and sweat bees are solitary. Drawing bees to the garden is not...
European honey beesVarroa destructorattractivenessresistanceTexasIn Ireland, the grey field slug ( Deroceras reticulatum ) is the predominant slug pest species in arable crops. It can cause enormous damage, but the knowledge about its feeding biology is limited. Adult species were reared under ...
Other deadly animals include bees, wasps, and hornets, due to anaphylaxis, deer, due to car accidents, and cows –yes, domestic cows – due to stampedes. In fact, the cow is considered the most dangerous animal in the country because of the lives lost to stampeding. They can also be ...
They catch honeybees and wasps due to their large size of up to 17mm and quick reactions. Bugs of the species are known to secrete a sticky substance that prevents bees from escaping when they get in contact with the bugs. Apart from having a sticky substance around their bodies, these bu...