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Topic: Overwintering in Insects

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NCSU:ENT/ort-040 Boxelder Bug Because these insects feed primarily on boxelder and maple seeds, the insects are found on the ground beneath female trees in the early summer before the seeds start to develop. Adult boxelder bugs emerge from their overwintering shelters in March and early April and feed for about 2 weeks before mating. These insects are cannibalistic, particularly when the victim is molting, and they have been reported to feed on other dead or dying insects. www.ces.ncsu.edu /depts/ent/notes/O&T/houseplants/ort040e/ort040e.htm   (707 words)

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Butterflies Butterflies (and moths) are the only group of insects that have scales covering their wings, although some butterflies have reduced scales. Butterfly migration is best exemplified by the Monarch, which is widely known to migrate in the fall to overwintering sites in California and Mexico. However, butterflies are very important to many plants that are dependent upon flower-visiting insects for cross-pollination. www.si.edu /resource/faq/nmnh/buginfo/butterfly.htm   (560 words)

Beekeeping in the United States Language: English Descriptors: New York; Apis mellifera; Honeybee colonies; Mortality; Overwintering; Trachea; Acarapis woodi; Incidence; Commercial beekeeping Abstract: Colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera L., infested with Acarapis woodi (Rennie) were studied during the four winters of 1985-1989 in New York state. Language: English Descriptors: Honeybee; Fertilization of plants by insects; Pollination by insects; Seed technology 17 NAL Call. No.: 424.8 AU72 The use of ethylene oxide to fumigate honeybee equipment in the United States and Canada during the 1970's (for the control of honeybee diseases and pests). www.nal.usda.gov /afsic/AFSIC_pubs/qb93-30.htm   (560 words)

WDFW -- Northern Leopard Frog Status Report Leopard frogs require permanent deep water for overwintering, in proximity to seasonal ponds and wetlands for breeding. Because leopard frogs move from breeding to summer to overwintering habitats, vehicles on roads are a significant mortality source. Adult frogs feed primarily on insects, but will also eat other frogs (including small leopard frogs), worms, snails, crustaceans, spiders, and other kinds of small animals. www.wdfw.wa.gov /wlm/diversty/soc/status/leopfrog/nlfxsum.htm   (560 words)

BGYL 9726 Adults of the western pine cone leaffooted bug are searching for overwintering sites. These insects get their name from the flat, leaf-like structures found near the end of the hind legs. The one-half to three-fourths inch long, brown insects spend their evening hours buzzing around porch lights and occasionally they find their way into homes. bygl.osu.edu /bygl9726.html   (560 words)

Lady Beetles Lady beetles, ladybugs, or ladybird beetles are among the most visible and best known beneficial predatory insects. If aphids are scarce, lady beetle adults and larvae may feed on the eggs of moths and beetles, and mites, thrips, and other small insects, as well as pollen and nectar. Lady beetle adults also benefit from high humidity and nearby shelter, for protection from adverse weather and to provide overwintering sites. www.nysaes.cornell.edu /ent/biocontrol/predators/ladybintro.html   (560 words)

Insect Life Cycle In these insects the life cycle is synchronized to the seasonal cycle, often by the overwintering stage. There is great variability among insects in the length of the life cycle, from a few days to many years, in the method of development, in the appearance and habits of the stages leading to adulthood and even between successive life cycles. The life cycles are usually complicated, involving alternate hosts, winged and non-winged adults, different feeding patterns, etc. The aphids (Homoptera) and gall wasps (Hymenoptera) are the most typical of these groups. classes.entom.wsu.edu /348/Life_cycle.htm   (1358 words)

UC Davis Department of Entomology Overwintering of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata, (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Northern Greece. Temporal changes in the compositition of the overwintering larval population of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Northern Greece. Mortality dynamics of insects: general principles derived from aging research on the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) American Entomologist 45 49-55. entomology.ucdavis.edu /faculty/facpage.cfm?id=carey   (1644 words)

Beekeeping in the United States Language: English Descriptors: New York; Apis mellifera; Honeybee colonies; Mortality; Overwintering; Trachea; Acarapis woodi; Incidence; Commercial beekeeping Abstract: Colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera L., infested with Acarapis woodi (Rennie) were studied during the four winters of 1985-1989 in New York state. Language: English Descriptors: Honeybee; Fertilization of plants by insects; Pollination by insects; Seed technology 17 NAL Call. No.: 424.8 AU72 The use of ethylene oxide to fumigate honeybee equipment in the United States and Canada during the 1970's (for the control of honeybee diseases and pests). www.nal.usda.gov /afsic/AFSIC_pubs/qb93-30.htm   (1644 words)

Hemiptera.htm Descriptors: development, ecology, morphology, Chlorophyta, Heteroptera, Cladophora sp., Gelastocoris oculatus oculatus, Rhizoclonium sp., fresh water, nymphs, overwintering, environmental biology, developmental biology, embryology, morphogenesis, zoology, Hemiptera, comparative and experimental morphology, physiology, circadian rhythms and other periodic cycles, environmental biology, bioclimatology and biometeorology, limnology, external effects, temperature effects, thermorhythms. Descriptors: temperature, feeding, life cycle, lifespan, rearing techniques, laboratory insects, biological development, reproduction, fertility, longevity, environmental factors, Triatoma rubrofasciata, mice, Reduviidae, Heteroptera, Hemiptera, parasites, vectors, pathogens and biogenic diseases of humans and insects. Descriptors: ecology, Heteroptera, Triatoma pallidipennis, adult, egg, female, nymph, bloodmeal number, ethology, hatching rate, laboratory conditions, life-cycle, mortality rate, survival, general and systematic zoology, environmental biology, nutrition general studies, nutritional status and methods, comparative and experimental morphology, physiology and pathology, reproductive system, developmental biology, embryology, laboratory study. www.nal.usda.gov /awic/pubs/Labinsects/Hemiptera.htm   (2437 words)

Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Thrushes - Hermit Thrush Habitat: The Hermit Thrush is primarily found in coniferous and mixed forests during the breeding season and in deciduous forest during the overwintering period. Notes: The Hermit Thrush is the only one of the brown thrushes regularly overwintering in the United States. Food: Insects and fruit in the summer, primarily fruit in the winter. www.nearctica.com /birds/musci/Cgutta.htm   (416 words)

Cooley Spruce Galls The galls are produced by aphid-like Insects, Cooley spruce gall adelgids. These galls are produced by Insects called Cooley spruce gall adelgids (woolly aphids). The best times to spray are in the spring before new growth starts or in the fall when overwintering stages of the insect have returned to the tree. www.ext.colostate.edu /pubs/insect/05534.html   (885 words)

Fruit Pest News Such defoliation reduces sugar accumulation in fruit and decreases hardiness of overwintering buds. A weekly, online newsletter whose goal is to update Extension agents and growers of commercial tree fruit and small fruit crops on diseases and insects in Tennessee. Removal of the fruiting canes after harvest helps to prevent carryover of inoculum from one year to the next. web.utk.edu /~extepp/fpn/fpn-6-25-01.htm   (1402 words)

Research & Resources: Species Profiles - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Some studies have even shown that while the hummingbirds are overwintering in the tropics, they eat more insect matter than plant matter. While hummingbirds often drink plant nectar, even sugar-water from feeders, they also eat pollen and tiny insects such as bees, ants, flies and beetles. Ruby-throated hummingbirds migrate south each year, some flying nearly 600 miles from the eastern US across the Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula each winter, and back to their breeding grounds in the US each spring. www.rainforest-alliance.org /resources/forest-facts/species-profiles/ruby-throated_hummingbird.html?tr=y&auid=876565   (459 words)

Forensic Entomology Workshop - Instructors His areas of research at Millersville University include: aquatic insect ecology; role of aquatic insects in forensic science; feeding ecology of larval mosquitoes; overwintering ecology/physiology of adult mosquitoes; tick ecology and Lyme disease dynamics; marine mammal parasite taxonomy and ecology; and blackfly phylogenetics and evolution. Previously, he taught forensic science at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Florida, where he received his Ph.D. in forensic entomology with emphasis on forensic anthropology and forensic botany. He is a qualified expert witness in forensic entomology and a certified law enforcement instructor. www.ento.psu.edu /ForensicSC/FEW_instruct.htm   (274 words)

Monarch Butterfly Monarchs are unique in that they actually migrate south to a given overwintering site every year, much as many species of birds do. he Monarch butterfly is one the most readily recognized and beloved insects in North America. The fall migration of the Monarch butterfly is a hallmark of the season on the southern Great Plains. www.gpnc.org /monarch.htm   (848 words)

Prescribed Fire Prescribed fire has been successfully used under very exacting fuel and weather conditions to control cone insects such as the white pine cone beetle (Conophthorus coniperda) while the pest is overwintering in cones on the ground. Prescribed burning is highly recommended for wildlife habitat management where loblolly, shortleaf, longleaf, or slash pine is the primary overstory species. Prescribed burning, however, does not automatically help Perpetuate plant and animal species because fires are not necessarily conducted during the same season in which the site historically burned. www.pfmt.org /standman/prescrib.htm   (3209 words)

Insecticide Suggestions to Manage Landscape Tree and Shrub Insects Control native elm bark beetle at overwintering sites at the base of healthy elm trees in fall. The injection of systemic fungicides on a preventative basis, or to cure infected elms showing early stages of disease (less than 5-10% of crown symptoms). Inject/drench into soil when damage is first noticed, usually in spring. www.extension.umn.edu /distribution/horticulture/DG0704.html   (3209 words)

Soybean Production Soybean aphids hatch in the spring and are expected to have two to three generations of wingless females before a winged generation leaves the overwintering host in search of soybean. Soybean aphids are small (approximately 1/16 inch long) soft-bodied insects and may be winged or wingless. Soybean is a poor competitor with weeds when cool soil temperatures cause slow germination and reduced early season growth, but are good competitors in warmer soils when seed germination and seedling growth are rapid. www.ext.nodak.edu /extpubs/plantsci/rowcrops/a250w.htm   (5920 words)

Birding in Mod'in They are the most colourful birds around, respendent in yellow, blues and browns, dashing around on their hunt for flying insects. One of the most common overwintering birds in the area is the stonechat, which I've seen in pairs and in larger groups in open areas all around Modi'in, especially on the Tetora and in Wadi Anaba. Bulbuls are generally fruit eaters and now that one of our neighbours has a fig tree in their garden they are spending more time in easy view of our bedroom window, not to mention in easy earshot of our bedroom, allowing them to give us a chattering wake up call around 5am. www.geocities.com /jelbaum/modiinbirds2.html   (3112 words)

Lady Beetles Lady beetle adults also benefit from high humidity and nearby shelter, for protection from adverse weather and to provide overwintering sites. Lady beetles, ladybugs, or ladybird beetles are among the most visible and best known beneficial predatory insects. Lady beetles are voracious feeders and may be numerous where prey are plentiful and broad-spectrum insecticide use is limited. www.nysaes.cornell.edu /ent/biocontrol/predators/ladybintro.html   (3112 words)

Cave Dwelling Bats of East Gippsland The torpid bats are vulnerable during this phase because, if they are disturbed in their overwintering caves, they will use up vital energy reserves and may not survive. The Large Footed Bat uses its sonar to detect insects and small aquatic creatures at or near the water surface. Eastern Horseshoe Bats may be identified by their distinctive nose-leaf, large ears, shaggy brown appearance and habit of roosting in ones and twos. home.mira.net /~gah/speleology/fobc/batpamph.htm   (3112 words)

Biological Control of Weeds - Biology - Rush Skeletonweed Rush skeletonweed is an obligate apomictic triploid, (forms seed without pollination) although the flowers are visited by insects they serve no function for the plant. Rough fescue produces spring and fall grazing and overwintering areas, and the level terrain is cropped for forage and feed grain. Rush skeletonweed in Eurasia is a plant of roadsides, gravel pits and disturbed areas and is rarely a problem. res2.agr.ca /lethbridge/weedbio/plant/brshskel_e.htm   (3367 words)

Prairie walkingstick - Summer 1998 As with all insects, a walkingstick possesses a head, thorax, abdomen, and six legs. That way overwintering eggs in an area that has not been burned develop into young walkingsticks that seem to have a penchant for recently burned vegetation. Walkingsticks are tied to the native mesic and wet prairies of the region. chicagowildernessmag.org /issues/summer1998/prairie.html   (3367 words)

Hymenoptera.htm Descriptors : environmental factors, temperature, social insects, physiology, respiration, insect physiology and biochemistry, agricultural entomology, Leptothorax unifasciatus, Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Belgium, pests of plants, insect physiology and biochemistry. Descriptors : behavior, terrestrial ecology, Hymenoptera, Evylaeus albipes, eusocial form, female, male, non-eusocial form, France, Europe, eusociality, laboratory rearing, overwintering, photoperiod, population-typical behaviors, social evolution, temperature, environmental biology, comparative and experimental morphology and physiology. Descriptors : ant environments, genetics, kinship recognition, aggressive behavior in ants, laboratory vs. field maintenance, nestmate recognition, polygene, imported fire ants, social and instinctive behavior. www.nal.usda.gov /awic/pubs/Labinsects/Hymenoptera.htm   (3367 words)

BTCV Handbooks Online A good beetle bank is a more effective habitat for predatory insects than a degraded hedgerow, so it is important for hedgerow survival that they are managed to improve their value for this biological control. The numbers of beetles and spiders overwintering on a grass ridge are significantly greater than the number found on grasses at the same level as the rest of the field. Beetle banks can be constructed as part of normal autumn cultivation operations, and sown in autumn or spring with tussocky grasses such as cock's foot, Yorkshire fog and Timothy at a rate of 3g per square metre. handbooks.btcv.org.uk /handbooks/content/section/255   (3367 words)

AY-230 When residue of continuous corn or soybeans is left on the soil surface year `round (as would be the case with conservation tillage), it is apt to harbor weed seeds, insects and diseases. With conservation tillage, rotation becomes even more important as a means of disease control, because of the overwintering protection that surface residues would provide. At the same time, many farmers are altering their tillage methods (e.g., traditional fall moldboard plowing with numerous spring secondary tillage trips) to a range of practices referred to as conservation tillage' (chisel plowing, discing, no-till planting, etc.). www.agcom.purdue.edu /AgCom/Pubs/AY/AY-230.html   (2981 words)

Prescribed Fire Prescribed fire has been successfully used under very exacting fuel and weather conditions to control cone insects such as the white pine cone beetle (Conophthorus coniperda) while the pest is overwintering in cones on the ground. A prescribed fire that does not accomplish ifs intended objective(s) is a loss of both time and money, and it may be necessary to reburn as soon as sufficient fuel accumulates. Fire has been used by professional foresters to reduce hazardous fuels since the turn of the century. www.pfmt.org /standman/prescrib.htm   (3209 words)

Prescribed Fire Prescribed fire has been successfully used under very exacting fuel and weather conditions to control cone insects such as the white pine cone beetle (Conophthorus coniperda) while the pest is overwintering in cones on the ground. A prescribed fire that does not accomplish ifs intended objective(s) is a loss of both time and money, and it may be necessary to reburn as soon as sufficient fuel accumulates. Fire has been used by professional foresters to reduce hazardous fuels since the turn of the century. www.pfmt.org /standman/prescrib.htm   (3209 words)

Using Degree Any date can be used as the starting-date, but January 1 is used most commonly because many overwintering plants and insects do not resume development until they are first exposed to a period of cold. The high degree of correspondence between the Michigan and Ohio suggests that a phenological sequence developed in one region can generally be used effectively elsewhere. The simplest way to construct a degree-day model is to monitor a phenological event from one year to the next (for example, adult emergence of bronze birch borer, or flowering of crabapple), and by noting the total number of degree-days that have accumulated since a particular starting date. www.entomology.umn.edu /cues/book/dd.htm   (3209 words)

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