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Interesting Insect Facts (aka: they’re not all bad)

High Fecundity Rates: “Explosive” Parthenogenetically, paedogenesis, sexual

Vectors

Oviparous, viviparous

Resistance – increased production of an enzyme

“Neem is generally good on aphids but fair to poor control is

anticipated on Green Peach Aphid”

“Aphidius colemani: For green peach and melon aphids”

Tended by ants Vectoring potato X virus

Sooty mold

Root aphids

green peach foxglove

melon potato

Adult lady bird beetles

Lady bird beetle larva

“flower fly” Adult syrphid

Syrphid larva

Living Thermometer: # of chirps/15 sec. plus 40 =

approx. temperature in degree F

Oviposition Damage

Monarch butterflies feed on the poisonous sap of the milkweed plant-birds who then eat the butterflies get quite sick.

monarch

viceroy

In the U.S. wasps kill more people than snakes, spiders and scorpions combined

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, worms like fried bacon, and gypsy moth pupae taste like ____________

Each year, insects eat 1/3 of the Earth’s food crop

The queen of a termite colony may lay 6,000 to 7,000 eggs per day, and may live 15 to 50 years

The total distance of the many trips honey bees travel to produce a pound of honey is about equal to twice the distance around the world

semen

female

male

Bedbugs

Texas mantis

looking

finally mating

It can take 1 hour for male to go 1 ft

decapitated

larva

larva

adult

larvae

pupa

Mating cicadas

Producing a screeching love-call

male

female