Search Results for: Lesser mealworm beetle

Animals in paper, leather and plastics

…r after yellow slug There are, however, only a few species, such as boring beetles and silverfish, which actually feed on a diet of paper, which consists almost entirely of cellulose (see p. 107). Glazed paper also contains glues which may, for example, attract cockroaches, and finally damp paper will provide a substrate for the growth of various kinds of fungus, and this makes it a good food source for animals such as wood-lice, earwigs and certa…

Woodworm

…ferent types of wood. The woodworm is also known as the common wood boring beetle (Anobium Punctatum). Appearance Typically, the woodworm is characterized by its brown shell with dotted stripes on the cover wings. Their size is typically 3-5 mm. Traces of the woodworm are often found in older houses as well as outdoors, where it lives in wooden fences, dead trees, and other types of soft wood. The woodworm will typically be seen during the summer…

Lymexylon navale

…Latin: Lymexylon navale Lymexylon navale This beetle infests old oaks in the forest and oak beams in timber yards. It has, on occasion, done considerable damage in shipyards, and is especially famous from Linnaeus’ account of its depredations in the naval dockyard at Gothenburg in 1747….

E: The carrion niche

…can go into wounds. 2. Pests in dry carrion: Skin beetles (not the khapra beetle) copra beetles, spider beetles and various moth larvae play a major role in the final digestion of animal tissue. Other pests can participate in the feast as animal protein is an attractive food, even for pests that would otherwise be vegetarians. Milled products of animal origin (meat meal, bone meal, dried blood, dried milk, egg powder, cheese powder etc.) also get…

Pine weevil

…ve in tree stumps and in the roots of diseased or dead conifers. The adult beetles may cause some damage outdoors because they gnaw shoots and twigs, but indoors they are quite harmless. The beetles occur particularly in new timber houses, and they are possibly attracted by the scents given off during the first few years. Pine weevil (left) can be confused with the Black vine weevil. Both have stains off yellow hair on the wings. The snout of the…

Some insects are unhealthy to eat

…le. Bowel disorder can be the result of eating food that contains moth and beetle larvae, beetles and mites. This symptom is primarily the natural reaction to the stiff hair that covers the insects. Secondarily the symptoms can be the result of an allergic reaction. Some beetles such as dark and confused flour beetles give off toxins, quinones, which have mutagenic qualities, according to mouse studies. Cockroaches also give off carcinogens. With…