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	Beetles of North America - Cirrus Digital Imaging
		Beetles are the dominant form of life on earth: one of every five living species is a beetle, and one fourth of all animals are beetles.
		The name coleoptera means "sheath wings." Most beetles have large prominent compound eyes, and there are many different types of beetle antennae: threadlike, clubbed, antennae with leaf-like structures at the tip, so-called longhorn beetles with antennae up to 2 1/2 times their body length.
		Since beetles are cold-blooded, their body temperature is usually insufficient to to permit the wing muscles to move rapidly enough for flight.
	www.cirrusimage.com /beetles.htm (628 words)

	Ground Beetles and Tiger Beetles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tiger beetles are elongate, hard-bodied, long-legged, metallic blue, green, or bronze-colored beetles with sharp, sickle-shaped mandibles and large eyes.
		Ground beetles are one of the largest beetle families with more than 20,000 known species.
		Ground beetles and tiger beetles are predators and are therefore considered beneficial.
	ipm.ncsu.edu /AG268/html/ground_and_tiger_beetles.htm (575 words)

	Ground Beetle: pictures, information, classification and more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Ground beetles are worldwide in distribution and live under rocks or in moist or sandy soil, from which they get their name.
		The larvae of ground beetles have well-developed legs and mouthparts, are carnivorous, and live and pupate underground.
		Ground beetles are agriculturally important because they destroy such harmful insects as the potato beetle, browntail moth, gypsy moth, cutworm, cankerworm, June beetle, and plum curculio.
	www.everythingabout.net /articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/beetles/ground_beetle/index.html (226 words)

	Predacious Ground Beetles
		Ground beetles are fast-moving insects, which generally have prominent, long legs and fairly threadlike antennae.
		Larval ground beetles are elongate and wormlike in appearance (Fig.
		Boat-Backed Ground Beetles are distinctively different in appearance from most common ground beetles, in that the body region under the wing covers is oval, and purple or fl in color, while the front region of this beetle is narrow and fl (Fig.
	gardening.wsu.edu /library/inse002/inse002.htm (1032 words)

	ARS \| Publication request: Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Assemblages in a Transgenic Corn-Soybean Cropping ...
		Ground beetles were classified with respect to crop type and distance into the fields along axes 1 and 2 of a partial canonical correspondence analysis.
		Ground beetles were most abundant at field edges, but many were captured within field centers.
		With the effects of year and field removed, ground beetles were classified with respect to crop association and distance into the fields along axes 1 and 2 of a partial canonical correspondence analysis.
	ars.usda.gov /research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=151043 (546 words)

	Gordon's Ground Beetle Page
		Harpalus rufipes (the Strawberry Seed Beetle) on seeds, Loricera pilicornis (the Springtail Beetle) on Collembola and Abax parallelopipedus and Cychrus caraboides on slugs and snails.
		Ground beetles suffer heavy losses in both egg stage and as larvae this can reduce the cohort (that aspect of a population which is all the same age) by up to 96% mortality before it reaches adulthood.
		Lovei, G.L. and Sunderland, K.D. (1996) Ecology and Behaviour of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae).
	www.earthlife.net /insects/carabids.html (1358 words)

	Delta Green Ground Beetle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The delta green ground beetle is a small (less than 1/4" in length) ground beetle that is brilliant green with bronze spots and pits.
		This ground beetle inhabits areas of barren soil with sparse vegetation near water in grasslands and wetlands.
		The beetles hibernate as adults; eggs are laid during the late winter and early spring months, and larvae are present throughout the spring and early summer months.
	members.aol.com /yesclub2/deltagrn.html (326 words)

	Ground Beetles, HYG-2102-93
		Some beetles are attracted to lights and enter the home by crawling through small openings and cracks in windows, doors, foundations, etc. Ground beetles normally live outdoors and do not establish themselves indoors.
		Adult ground beetles, referred to as "Carabids," are 1/16 to 1-3/8 inches (12 to 35 mm) long, somewhat flattened, sometimes elongate, with threadlike antennae (11-segmented), narrow head (projects forward), and hard wing covers meeting in a straight line at the center of the back with numerous fine, parallel ridges running lengthwise.
		Ground beetles are usually fl though many are brilliantly colored or enhanced by iridescent, metallic blue, green, purple, reddish or other bright markings.
	www.ag.ohio-state.edu /~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2102.html (1291 words)

	Ground beetle
		Ground beetle larvae have bodies 3/8 to 1-3/4 inch long, slightly flattened, cream to brown in color, and slightly tapered at each end.
		One ground beetle species, Scarites subterraneus (Fabricius), is unusual because it has a wide, flat head and prothorax and a narrow, articulated "waist" between the prothorax and abdomen.
		Ground beetles are commonly encountered under stones, bark, logs and other debris laying on the ground.
	insects.tamu.edu /fieldguide/bimg130.html (399 words)

	Ground beetle
		Some ground beetles are metallic green or blue or are marked with spots of metallic red or gold.
		Ground beetle larvae have bodies 3/8 to 1-3/4 inch long, slightly flattened, cream to brown in color, and slightly tapered at each end.
		Ground beetles are commonly encountered under stones, bark, logs and other debris laying on the ground.
	entowww.tamu.edu /fieldguide/bimg130.html (399 words)

	Blue ground beetle - Carabus intricatus: More Information - ARKive
		The blue ground beetle is associated with damp, rotten moss-covered wood in mature beech and oak woodland.
		The beetles seem to be active throughout the year and a fully-grown larva has been found in summer.
		As much still remains to be discovered about the beetle's full life cycle, the current theory for its decline suggests that loss of appropriate woodland conditions, over-vegetation of the woodland floor and lack of suitable grazing may have contributed to its rarity.
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Carabus_intricatus/more_info.html (614 words)

	Beetles and other insects
		Carrion beetles are the vultures of cool Western Europe, but not all species eat from the remains.
		All Scarab Beetles have two common factors: they are rather large and bulgy beetles and they all have a kind of fan at the end of their antennae.
		This Aphodius contaminatus is one of the smaller dung beetles.
	hania.gardensafari.net /english/big_beetles.htm (2782 words)

	Midwest Biological Control News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Ground beetles (family Carabidae) are important predators found in most agricultural and garden settings.
		For example, Lebia grandis, a medium-sized reddish beetle with metallic green or blue forewings, is an external parasite of Colorado potato beetle pupae as a larva.
		Although ground beetles have been captured in large numbers during insect surveys, there is relatively little information on their actual impact on pest populations.
	www.entomology.wisc.edu /mbcn/kyf304.html (550 words)

	Good Bug, Bad Bug: Ground Beetles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Ground beetles are nocturnal, hiding during the day under logs, rocks, clumps of dirt, vegetation.
		Although they may feed on seedlings planted in moist ground in the spring, ground beetles usually feed on larvae of a wide range of insects, including pests such as cutworms, caterpillars, house fly maggots and slugs.
		Ground beetles are sensitive to broad-spectrum insecticides, so care should be used to avoid spraying unnecessary areas where beetles may be hiding.
	www.bmi.net /roseguy/gbgrdbtl.html (653 words)

	Ground_Beetle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Ground beetles have well developed mandibles, but are not known to bite people.
		The larva stages of ground beetles are also predators on insects, but they live in the grass and soil around the house.
		The perferred habitat of a ground beetle is often found in houses in the spring.
	wildflowers.jdcc.edu /Ground_Beetle.html (254 words)

	Ground Beetles
		ground or hiding under stones and logs in the garden, are typical ground beetles.
		Carabid beetles and their larvae are mostly carnivorous, although some probably also scavenge on the dead remains of insects and other invertebrates, whilst others feed extensively on vegetable matter, especially plant seeds.
		Most ground beetles hunt and disperse over short distances by walking and climbing, but the adults of many species are also capable of flight - a few, like tiger beetles, readily take flight in their daily search for food or to escape enemies.
	www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk /carab.htm (691 words)

	Tiger beetles and ground beetles (from beetle) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Ground beetles are recognized by their long legs and shiny fl or brown elytra (wing covers), which are fused together along the midline and decorated with ridges.
		Lizard beetles are narrow and long, between 5 and 10 millimetres (0.2 to 0.4 inch).
		The suborder Adephaga consists of several families of beetles that are mostly predaceous, including the tiger beetles and ground beetles, the true water beetles, and the whirligig beetles.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-197328?tocId=197328&ct= (789 words)

	Left-aligned Column (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The ground beetle larva and adult are fierce predators that can consume their body weight in food each evening.
		Beetles tend to winter in stubble of perennial and annual plants (e.g., grassy areas, and evening primrose).
		Ground beetles are not commercially available for use in augmentation, but can easily be encouraged with by mulching your garden with straw.
	entm29.entm.purdue.edu /acorn/anews2.htm (721 words)

	Common Black Ground Beetle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This beetle is just one of many species which get the name "Common Black Ground Beetle." Many of the different species are very similar.
		of ground beetles are the same as those of other beetles, including toads, small snakes, shrews, and birds.
		Since these beetles were introduced from Europe, and are not native to the United States, scientists are still studying them to see what kind of impact they have on the environment.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/common_black_ground_beetle.htm (203 words)

	Ground Beetles \| University of Kentucky Entomology
		Ground beetles make up one of the largest groups of beetles in North America, with more than 2200 species.
		The fiery searcher, a very brilliantly colored ground beetle, was imported to assist in the control of gypsy moth larvae Most species do not use their wings, but a few may fly to lights at night.
		If beetles are creating a nuisance by flying to lights at night, repositioning the lighting or changing white lights to yellow may reduce the attraction.
	www.ca.uky.edu /entomology/entfacts/ef104.asp (424 words)

	O.Berlov's publications
		Berlov E.Ya., et O.Berlov, 1997f: A contribution to the biology of the ground beetle Pterostichus eximius A.Morawitz (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from the Transbaikal region.
		Berlov E.Ya., et O.Berlov, 1997m: Biology of ground beetles of the subgenus Morphocarabus of the genus Carabus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Baikal region.
		Berlov E.Ya., et O.Berlov, 1998a: Biological peculiarities of the Far-Eastern populations of the ground beetle Carabus granulatus (Coleoptera, Carabidae).
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/Jungle/2834/publ.html (2525 words)

	Ground beetle (Carabidae) recording in the London Area especially
		This is a common ground beetle in gardens, parks and streets.
		This is the second most commonly recorded ground beetle but, since it is often present in very large numbers, it may be more numerous than Pterostichus madidus.
		Ground beetles are useful in the garden where they may eat slugs, aphids etc: Insects in Gardens
	www.ladybird-survey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /grbeetrec.htm (808 words)

	Ground Beetles
		Ground beetles are very common insects which develop as predators, dispatching cutworms, beetle larvae, and other common pests with their strong, hooked jaws.
		Their mane reflects the fact that although they are highly active insects, most ground beetles are poor climbers and are restricted to areas around the soil surface.
		Ground beetles are typically dark brown or fl and somewhat shiny, although a few take on brilliant blue and green coloration.
	www.coopext.colostate.edu /4DMG/Pests/grndbtle.htm (179 words)

	Research at Plantations
		Ground beetles have been around for a very long time, and their ancestral characteristics are obvious.
		Most ground beetles are carnivorous, but some are parasites of other beetles, and others are omnivorous.
		The were 46 species of ground beetles in 19 genera, showing a very high diversity of ground beetles at McLean Bogs.
	www.plantations.cornell.edu /collections/natareas/research/groundbeetle_research.htm (351 words)

	Fire Effects on Ground Beetles
		(1990) showed that samples of ground beetle assemblages obtained by trapping periods of 20 days or more are similar enough to a continuous whole season sample to be used in several types of ecological studies.
		However, before the effects of burning on ground beetles can be determined, we must identify which species are prairie "specialists" and how these species respond to fire.
		Possibly ground beetle activity may be affected more by alteration of the vegetation architecture by fire than by the fire directly (McCoy 1987).
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/insects/firetrap/discuss.htm (666 words)

	Eduard Berlov
		Berlov E.Ya., et V.N.Tomilova, 1980: The Beetles of the vicinity of Irkutsk.
		Berlov E.Ya., et O.Berlov, 1997b: A contribution to the ground beetle fauna (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the sand biotopes of the Baikal-Transbaikal geographic region.
		Berlov E.Ya., et O.Berlov, 1997c: Ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the swamp biotopes of the southern Baikal region.
	www.unl.edu /museum/research/entomology/workers/EBerlov.htm (2198 words)

	TermiGuard - ID Your Pests With BugGuy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Ground beetles generally live and breed outdoors and come indoors searching for food or shelter.
		Ground Beetles feed on both softwoods and hardwoods but usually eat new wood, or wood less than 10 years old.
		Ground beetles also invade homes from wood piles and similar areas outside.
	www.termiguardusa.com /groundbeetle.htm (100 words)

	Predators: Predator Groups: Photos: Ground Beetle
		Most of their prey are encountered on the ground, but beetles may climb plants to search for food.
		Ground beetles have complete metamorphosis and pupate in the ground.
		More common in gardens that have been heavily mulched, most ground beetle species are active at night, hiding during the day in leaf litter.
	www.inhs.uiuc.edu /cee/biocontrol/predators/predgroups/photos/groundbeetle.html (116 words)

	Ground Beetles
		Ground beetles make up one of the largest groups of beetles in North America, with more than 2200 species.
		The fiery searcher, a very brilliantly colored ground beetle, was imported to assist in the control of gypsy moth larvae Most species do not use their wings, but a few may fly to lights at night.
		If beetles are creating a nuisance by flying to lights at night, repositioning the lighting or changing white lights to yellow may reduce the attraction.
	www.uky.edu /Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/fldcrops/ef104.htm (422 words)

	Beetle Conservation
		Since most stag beetles are attracted to street lamps at night, thousands are killed each night as vehicles run over those that land on the road.
		Everywhere, this leads to the extinction of the beetle populations that are dependent on forest cover.
		The beetle may already be on the edge of extinction, its survival is severely threatened in some way, or there might be a potential for someone to collect an attractive species in large quantity for business purposes.
	www.geocities.com /rainforest/1803/protect.htm (351 words)

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