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How to protect papyrus, paper (and later parchment) collections from bugs is a topic that already Aristotle was interested in and that kept librarians busy through the centuries. [ 19 ] The term bookworm is also used idiomatically to describe an avid or voracious reader, [ 20 ] or a bibliophile .
Aradidae is a family of true bugs (Heteroptera). Family members are commonly known as flat bugs due to their dorsoventrally flattened bodies. With few exceptions, these cryptic insects are of no economic importance. Aradids are 3 to 11 mm long and mostly blackish or brownish.
Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs , leaf bugs , and grass bugs . It is the largest family of true bugs belonging to the suborder Heteroptera ; it includes over 10,000 known species, and new ones are being described constantly.
Cucujus clavipes is known as the flat bark beetle. [1] [2] It is found throughout North America. [3] These are generally found near tree line [4] under bark [2] of dead poplar and ash trees. [5] C. clavipes are described as phloem-feeding [6] and often predators [1] of other small insects, such as wood-boring beetles, and mites. [5]
The Illinois Department of Agriculture said a sighting of one of the winged adult insects was reported on Sep Spotted lanternfly has spread to Illinois, threatening trees and crops Skip to main ...
The Cucujidae, or flat bark beetles, are a family of distinctively flat beetles found worldwide (except Africa and Antarctica) under the bark of dead trees. The family has received considerable taxonomic attention in recent years and now consists of 70 species distributed in five genera.
Their bites take the form of flat, red patches or raised, red bumps, and they sometimes might even become blisters or pustules. Chiggers often bite the ankles, wrists, thighs, groin, and waist.
Thylodrias is a monotypic genus [1] of beetles in the family Dermestidae containing the single species Thylodrias contractus, known commonly as the odd beetle and tissue paper beetle. It is native to Asia and is a widespread introduced species in North America. [ 2 ]