…other the moths only have a single pair of wings, which is the opposite of butterfly mosquitoes. In addition, the butterfly mosquito is small only two to three mm long. Color wise, the adult butterfly mosquito is greyish, and the larvae are whitish. The larva has a dark head and a small breathing tube at the backend. Typically, only this breathing tube protrudes. Although the butterfly mosquito is small and with relatively large wings, it is poor…
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Butterfly scales
Fig. 27. The butterfly caterpillar’s dust lies on wings like tiles on a roof. The individual scales are flat, have sharp edges and a thin stem that easily breaks. (ci.Am.) Adult butterflies dust may cause allergic reactions. The dust is small scales, which give the wings color and gloss. The scales are converted hairs that easily break off and float in the air. People, who work in areas where butterflies are bred, or where there are many moths, o…
Pale mottled willow
…fly. When it is a larva, it will be gray, brown, white and look like other butterfly larvae. Butterfly larvae have a main capsule, legs and what are called wart feet. Biology and behavior As mentioned, this larva is often found on or under different roofs, which gave it the name “roof worm”. It will typically be thatched roofs of straw. The reason why it is found here is that the “roof worm” lives on grass and hay and is therefore brought to the h…
Butterfly larvae hair
Butterfly larvae are wanted by many animals. The larvae protect themselves by either coinciding with the surroundings or appearing unpleasant. They can smell or taste badly or be covered with stinging and annoying hair so that predators learn to stay away from these kinds of caterpillars the next time. Fig. 28. The Eastern pine processionary larva’s stinging hairs are hollow and contain formic acid. (Martini)Stinging hair. Some caterpillars have…
Index
…hion sp. Opilio parietinus Opiliones Opilo domesticus Oriental cockroach Oryzaephilus mercator Oryzaephilus surinamensis Osmia bicornis Otiorrhynchus sulcatus Owls Paravespula germanica Paravespula vulgaris Passer domesticus Patchwork leafcutter Peacock butterfly Pediculus humanus capitis Pediculus humanus corporis Periplaneta americana Phalangium opilio Pharaoh ant Pholcus phalangoides Phthirus pubis Phymatodes testaceus Pieris brassicae Pigeon b…
Butterflies
…t reserves, so it is a good idea to open the windows and let them fly out. Butterfly, Small tortoiseshell in hibernation Cabbage white butterflies Cabbage white butterflies, such as the large white (Pieris brassicae), may overwinter, but in the pupal stage. These butterflies have more than one brood during the summer. The larvae of the last brood leave the plants they have been feeding on when they are ready to pupate. Sometimes roads and paths in…
Butterflies
…Butterfly, European peacock Butterflies do not bite – simply because they do not have biting or stinging mouth parts. The butterflies’ larvae have biting mouth parts, however, they are customized to only eat certain kinds of food – and human skin is not on the menu as long as it is on living people….
Butterflies
…to adult progressing through a series of larval stages and a pupal stage. Butterfly larvae are elongated, with a well developed head capsule and biting mouth parts. They have three pairs of short, jointed legs on the thorax joints and on the abdomen there are five pairs of prolegs with small crochets. We know about 40 different butterfly species, which occasionally can cause damage to food. Most of them are quite rare, but when they occur they ca…
Ground beetles
…ey have even been set out in American forests where they could eat harmful butterfly larvae. The ground beetle has a special way of digesting its feed, namely by vomiting digestive fluid on its prey. The prey will thereby be paralyzed and liquify. In other words, the beetle does not need fangs or anything else to eat its prey. However, there are some species of ground beetles that are fully or partly herbivores. These species of beetles can attack…
Development of adult bed bugs
…t. It must undergo a pupal stage where the complete metamorphosis to adult butterfly takes place. In others, and among them the bed bugs, the little bugs that come out of the eggs broadly resemble the adults. They undergo an incomplete metamorphosis. In case of the bed bug, it goes through five nymphal stages (fig 18); they grow bigger for each molt and resemble the adults more and more. The bed bug nymphs must have a blood meal between each molt….
Butterflies and beetles
Butterfly Butterflies (Lepidoptera) and beetles (Coleoptera) are the animal orders which are richest in species. 140,000 different kinds of butterflies and 350,000 kinds of beetles are known, and a huge number of new species from the tropical rain forests are waiting to be discovered and described. Despite there being so man are no known blood-sucking butterflies or beetles. The skin symptoms, one can get from these animals is partly caused by de…
Parasitic wasps
…larger parasitic wasp species, choose to parasitize on wood wasp larvae or butterfly larvae. Damage There are no parasitic wasp species that can damage furniture or houses. In fact, a variety of the species are used for biological pest control on farms, in plantations, gardens and greenhouses. Some species can sting with the laying brood, but this rarely happens. If this happens, it is usually because you accidentally squeeze them. Prevention and…
Invertebrates and hygiene
…a hygiene problem. Invertebrates carrying disease or causing annoyance The butterfly dust lies on the wings like a tile on a roof. The individual scales are flat and have sharp edges. They sit on a thin stem that breaks easily. Some blood-sucking and stinging arthropods may cause pain by their attacks on the skin (see p. 33). Others may increase sensitivity, as mites do, for example, in the case of asthma (see p. 35). In rare cases the presence of…
Indian meal moths
…ely to occur in households, shops and food. It is actually a pretty little butterfly, 1 cm. from antennae to the rear. The wings are two-toned, the front third is light grey, the rest has a warm red-brown colour. These moths fly mostly in the dusk, but are attracted by light. In the day, they sit on walls with the wings covering their rear. The adult female moth lays eggs – up to 500 – in dry plant products. She can lay eggs in flour and cereals,…
Index
…us Borrelia Browntail moth Bryobia praetiosa Bumblebee Burrows Butterflies Butterfly dust Canine itch mite Canine nasal mite Carpet beetle Carpoglypus lactis Cat fur mite Centipede Centipedes Ceratophyllus gallinae Ceratopogonidae Cercariae Cheyletiella Cheyletiella blakei Cheyletiella parasitovorax Cheyletiella yasguri Cheyletus eruditus Chilopoda Chirodiscoides caviae Chrysops Cimex columbarius Cimex lectularius Cimex pipistrelli Clover mite Coc…