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  Bug - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bug is often used in vernacular to refer generally to any small, terrestrial arthropod, sometimes taken to include creatures like snails and slugs as well.
Bug is a term used in Australia as a name for two species of edible crustaceans of the family Scyllaridae, the Moreton Bay bug (Thenus spp.) and the Balmain bug (Ibacus peronii).
Bug is a common nickname for the VW Beetle.
open-encyclopedia.com /Bug   (601 words)

  
 Bug   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When used to denote animals, a bug is often and incorrectly used in vernacular to refer to any small, terrestrial arthropod, sometimes taken to include creatures like snails and slugs as well.
Bug is also the name of two rivers in eastern Europe, the Western and Southern Bug.
In a flight instrument, a bug is a manually positioned marker or pointer which is set to remind the pilot where the needle on the instrument should be pointing.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/b/bu/bug.html   (425 words)

  
 BUG - LoveToKnow Article on BUG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
BUG, the common name for hemipterous insects of the family Cimicidae, of which the best-known example is the house bug or bed bug (Cimex lectularius).
The bug is provided with a proboscis, which when at rest lies along the inferior side of the thorax, and through which it sucks the blood of man, the sole food of this species.
Two centuries ago the bed bug was a rare insect in Britain, and probably owes its name, which is derived from a Celtic word signifying ghost or goblin, to the terror which its attacks at first inspired.
98.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BU/BUG.htm   (337 words)

  
 Bug
See computer bug (including origin of the usage) or debugging.\n** In a flight instrument, a bug is a manually positioned marker or pointer which is set to remind the pilot where the needle on the instrument should be pointing.
A card cheat will use a bug to conceal extra cards under the table for further use.\n** In some variants of poker, the bug is a restricted wild card, which can either represent an ace or fill a gap in a straight or flush.
Other\n** Bug is a name for a special kind of Morse code key originally manufactured by the Vibroplex company.\n** Bug is a common nickname for the VW Beetle \n** Bug is the name of two rivers in eastern Europe, the Western and Southern Bug\n** Bug is computer magazine published in Croatia.
encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/b/bu/bug.html   (495 words)

  
 Chinch bugs in the St. Augustinegrass lawn
The Floratam-type of resistance to chinch bugs was and is a strong resistance, but it is specific only to certain populations of chinch bugs.
Population outbreak of the southern chinch bug is regulated by fertilization.
Association of thatch with populations of hairy chinch bug (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) in turf.
floridaturf.com /chinch   (1745 words)

  
 southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (Linnaeus)
The southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (Linnaeus), belongs to the order Hemiptera or "true bugs." Stink bugs are in the family Pentatomidae and are recognized by their ovoid shape, five segmented antennae, and their malodorous scent.
The southern green stink bug overwinters as an adult, and hides in the bark of trees, leaf litter, or other locations to obtain protection from the weather.
It is reported that the economic threshold for southern green stink bug in soybeans is 36 stink bugs per 100 swings of a net.
creatures.ifas.ufl.edu /veg/bean/southern_green_stink_bug.htm   (1245 words)

  
 southern chinch bug - Blissus insularis Barbar
The southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis Barber, is an insect pest of St. Augustinegrass, Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze, a turf and pasture grass grown throughout the southern United States.
Although the southern chinch bug sometimes overwinters in a temporary dormant condition in North Florida, this insect typically remains active during the winter, sheltered around the roots and base of St. Augustinegrass.
The southern chinch bug has retained the ability of flight, yet only a small proportion of the population appears to utilize flight as a means of dispersal.
creatures.ifas.ufl.edu /orn/turf/southern_chinch_bug.htm   (1904 words)

  
 Southern Bug -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Southern Buh, Bug, or Boh River (Південний Буг, Pivdennyi Buh in Ukrainian; Hipanis in (The Greek language prior to the Roman Empire) ancient Greek) is entirely located in (A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century) Ukraine.
It rises in the west, in the (Click link for more info and facts about Podolia) Podolian uplands, about 145 km (90 mi.) from the Polish border, and flows southeasterly into the (A sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans) Black Sea.
Another river "Bug" is the (Click link for more info and facts about Western Bug) Western Bug.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/southern_bug.htm   (170 words)

  
 Western Bug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bug is 772 km long (587 km in Poland) and is the 4th longest Polish river.
Bug is connected with the Dnieper river by the Dnieper-Bug Canal.
Traditionally the Bug was also often considered the ethnographical border between Orthodox and Catholic peoples.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Bug   (114 words)

  
 Blissus insularis southern chinch bug publications - University of Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Combined resistance in St. Augustinegrass to the southern chinch bug and the St. Augustine decline strain of panicum mosaic virus.
Resistance of St. Augustinegrass to southern chinch bug and St. Augustine Decline Strain of Panicum Mosaic Virus.
Retention of resistance by mutants of 'Floratam' St. Augustinegrass to the southern chinch bug and St. Augustine decline.
floridaturf.com /chinch.htm   (204 words)

  
 ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Bug (insect)
Bug (insect), common name for any member of a large order of insects, including bedbugs, lace bugs, red bugs, squash bugs, chinch bugs, and many...
Bug (computer), in computer science, an error in software or hardware.
In software, a bug is an error in coding or logic that causes a program to...
au.encarta.msn.com /Bug_(insect).html   (93 words)

  
 Chinch Bugs
The southern chinch bug is a pest in the Gulf states, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
The common chinch bugs range overlaps that of the two previous species and is often a pest of corn, rye, sorghum and millet.
Chinch bugs overwinter as adults in protected areas such as under turfgrass thatch, under litter or leaves at woodland borders, under hedges, in fence rows, or in mulched landscape beds.
iaa.umd.edu /umturf/Insects/Chinch_Bugs.html   (845 words)

  
 Turf fertilization with nitrogen associated with southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis, infestation in St. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The objective of this study was to test the relation between fertilization practices and southern chinch bug outbreak.
In the early stages of outbreak, fertilization practice was associated with chinch bug population.
During outbreak months 1 through 4, the progressive increase in chinch bug damage was parallel in high and low fertilization split plots, but damage under high fertilization was greater due to earlier damage initiation.
grove.ufl.edu /~turf/refs/ref35.htm   (313 words)

  
 Nezara viridula
Immature stink bugs in the 2nd - 4th nymphal stages are often mistaken for lady bird beetles, but close observation will show that nymphs do not have wings, and they also have glands that emit the strong, characteristic odor.
adult stink bug is shield-shaped, 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, and approximately 5/16 inch wide.
Response of the Female Southern Green Stink Bug and Its Parasite, Trichopoda pennipes, to Male Stink Bug Pheromones.
www.extento.hawaii.edu /kbase/crop/Type/nezara.htm   (1234 words)

  
 Trichopoda pennipes
A large, cream-colored maggot exits from the body of the bug, drops to the ground, and pupates in a dark reddish-brown, capsule-like puparium.
However, parasitized bugs continue to feed and lay eggs for some time, and the influence of the fly is not always sufficient to prevent economic crop damage.
(1957) Insectary propagation of the squash bug and its parasite Trichopoda pennipes Fabr.
www.nysaes.cornell.edu /ent/biocontrol/parasitoids/trichopoda_pennipes.html   (611 words)

  
 Bug (disambiguation) - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Technically, bug is a precise scientific term that refers to insects of the order Hemiptera, which have mouthpieces adapted for piercing and sucking, contained in a beak-like structure known as a rostrum.
Bug is a name for a special kind of semi-automated Morse code key originally manufactured by the Vibroplex company.
Bugs (Television Programme) was a British television drama series which ran for four seasons from April 1995 to August 1999.
www.unipedia.info /Bug.html   (722 words)

  
 Southern Chinch Bug   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Damage -- Chinch bug populations are concentrated near the surface of the soil.
During cool, cloudy weather, chinch bugs are attacked by a fungal disease.
Chinch bugs should be controlled chemically if they are readily apparent on the soil surface when grass plants are spread apart.
ipm.ncsu.edu /AG268/html/southern_chinch_bug.htm   (457 words)

  
 Florida Entomologist, v. 84, n. 4, p. 737
The objectives of this study were to determine the seasonal occurrence of wing polymorphism in SCB in southern Florida and to determine if wing polymorphism is correlated with field population density.
Chinch bugs were collected from infested St. Augustinegrass lawns in Palm Beach County, Florida from December 1999, to December 2000.
The population density of southern chinch bugs was greater during the summer-fall than the winter-spring.
www.fcla.edu /FlaEnt/fe84p737.html   (1467 words)

  
 Soybean Insect Management
Stink bugs are important late season insect pests of the soybean seed and reduce both yield and quality by their feeding.
Small stink bug nymphs may be mostly fl (southern green stink bug), reddish brown to pale green with fl and white stripes on the abdomen (green stink bug), or pale yellow to tan with brown spots (brown stink bug).
Adults are green/yellow green with red bands on the antennae (southern green stink bug), bright green with fl bands on the antennae (green stink bug), or brown with a yellow underside (brown stink bug).
www.ces.ncsu.edu /plymouth/pubs/ent/stinkbug.html   (833 words)

  
 UACES: Publications: Identification Guide for Common Stink Bugs in Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Southern green stink bug adults can be differentiated from green stink bug adults by the color of bands on antennae.
Brown stink bug nymphs are light greenish- brown and, in later stages, have brown spots down the middle of the abdomen (Figure 8).
Nymphs of the rice stink bug are red as early instars but resemble adults, with a tan color and slender shape, as late instars.
www.uaex.edu /Other_Areas/publications/HTML/FSA-7058.asp   (1199 words)

  
 Turfgrass genetic resistance to insects, polyploid Stenotaphrum secundatum St. Augustinegrass and virulent southern ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The southern chinch bug adapted genetically to Floratam and seriously damaged this cultivar within 12 yr after release.
This study examined polyploid germplasm for resistance to the PDP southern chinch bug.
Resistance of FX-33 was verified against PDP southern chinch bugs (representing laboratory colonies and field recollections) in mated pairs and congregations, and against southern chinch bugs that had received different prior food sources.
grove.ufl.edu /~turf/refs/ref27.htm   (240 words)

  
 Chinch Bugs in St. Augustine Lawns
The southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis, is one of the most important insect pests of St. Augustine-grass in Texas.
The common chinch bug, Blissus luecopterus, is a closely-related species that is a pest of grain crops in Texas and throughout the Midwest.
Mouthparts of the southern chinch bug consist of a long, slender beak, which is held close to the midline of the underside of the insect when not feeding.
entowww.tamu.edu /extension/bulletins/L-1766.html   (2536 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
State agricultural officials said the stink bug caused macadamia nut damage estimated at $1 million in 2000-2001 and $795,000 in 2001-2002, but that was statewide, and the losses were less than 10 percent of the total crop yield.
Nagao said one way to determine if stink bugs are increasing at a high rate is to develop traps in the groves to monitor their number.
The stink bug, whose scientific name is Nezara viridula, was first seen on Oahu in 1961 and spread to the Big Island and Maui by 1963.
starbulletin.com /2002/09/30/news/story5.html   (395 words)

  
 The Weather Network · Bug Report · Southern Harbour · Newfoundland and Labrador · Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bug is not commonly found in this area.
Forecasts are also relative to an area's normal amount of bugs for the current time of year.
A forecast of "High" for a city area, for instance, would not indicate the same intensity of bugs as a "High" for a wooded parkland area.
www.theweathernetwork.com /Features/Bugs/pages/CANF0242.htm   (117 words)

  
 Florida Entomologist, v. 84, n. 1, p. 151
The southern chinch bug, Blissus insularis Barber is the plant's most damaging insect pest (Crocker 1993).
The spatial distribution of southern chinch bugs, Blissus insularis Barber, in St. Augustinegrass was examined.
In light to moderate infestations southern chinch bugs are extremely aggregated in small areas of lawns surrounded by large areas of green grass which contain few chinch bugs.
www.fcla.edu /FlaEnt/fe84p151.htm   (1675 words)

  
 UACES: Publications: MP-197 Arkansas Soybean Handbook: 12 - Insect Pest Management in Soybeans: Insect Identification: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stink bug eggs are distinctively laid on the leaves of soybeans in clusters in tight rows.
Southern green stink bug adults can be differentiated from green stink bug adults by the red bands on the antennae.
Brown stink bug nymphs are light brown with brown spots down the middle of the abdomen.
www.uaex.edu /other_areas/publications/HTML/MP197/chapter12_insect_identification_pod_feeders.asp   (994 words)

  
 Delta Farm Press: Stink bugs feeding on all Delta crops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In rice, the only stink bug of significance is the rice stink bug that feeds primarily on grains such as rice, grain sorghum and wheat and on wild species of grass with seed heads.
Stink bug identification is especially important in soybeans and cotton, where the brown stink bug occurs primarily.
A similar predaceous stink bug, the spined soldier bug, is often confused with the brown stink bug.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HEE/is_31_61/ai_n6146374   (540 words)

  
 Pecan Insects - Southern Green Stink Bug and Leaffooted Bug
The leaffooted bug adult is narrower in body outline than the stink bug, light to dark brown, and about 1/2 inch (12 mm) long.
The southern green stink bug, leaffooted bug and similar bugs sometimes cause fl pit and kernel spot of pecan nuts.
abundance of plant bugs on the native plants and cover crops that are present (for bug breeding).
www.gaipm.org /pecan/scout/html/stink.html   (334 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Antarctica
Although myths and speculation about a Terra Australis ("Southern Land") go back to antiquity, the first commonly accepted sighting of the continent occurred in 1820 and the first verified landing in 1821 by the Russian expedition of Mikhail Lazarev and Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.
The continent of Antarctica is located mostly south of the Antarctic Circle, surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
Antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean or in the seas around Antarctica inside of Antarctic Circle.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Antarctica   (7025 words)

  
 Insects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Looking, for all intents, like the hairy chinch bug, this Southern cousin has the same Halloween coloring, minuscule dimensions, and big appetite for taking the juice right out of a healthy lawn.
With all the charm of a mosquito, these bugs attach themselves to a grass stem with a tiny, extended mouth, then proceed to suck out the vital fluids just like the hairy chinch bug.
Southern chinch bugs thrive in thatchy St. Augustine lawns, so it is essential that you core cultivate, dethatch, and vertical mow to control.
www.yarddoctor.com /display/router.asp?DocID=47123   (1903 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Bug, river, Ukraine, also known as Southern Bug (CIS And Baltic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Bug, river, Ukraine, also known as Southern Bug, CIS And Baltic Physical Geography
Bug or Southern Bug, river, Ukraine: see Buh.
More articles from AllRefer Reference on Bug, river, Ukraine, also known as Southern Bug
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