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2. Bookworm (insect) - Wikipedia

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   Bookworm is a general name for any insect that is said to bore through books. [1][2] The damage to books that is commonly attributed to "bookworms" is often caused by the larvae of various types of insects, including beetles, moths, and cockroaches, which may bore or chew through books seeking food. The damage is not caused by any species of worm.

3. 15 Ways to Repel Bugs Naturally (and Cheaply) - AOL

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   Ants can find their way through every crevice in a home when summer rolls around. To repel them naturally, sprinkle cinnamon or chili powder around the areas they seem to be coming from, along the ...

4. Chemical communication in insects - Wikipedia

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   Pest insects are attracted by sex pheromones, allowing farmers to evaluate pest levels, and if need be to provide sufficient pheromone to disrupt mating. Chemical communication in insects is social signalling between insects of the same or different species, using chemicals. These chemicals may be volatile, to be detected at a distance by other ...

5. A look at the creepy crawlers that are out during the ...

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   As the holiday season approaches, the bug expert warned against using paper or cardboard boxes for storage, as the materials used in their construction can attract bugs such as cockroaches and ...

6. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   Peppermint. repels aphids, cabbage looper, flea beetles, squash bugs, whiteflies, and the Small White [3] Petunias. repel aphids, tomato hornworm, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers, [2] and squash bugs [3] Pitcher plants. traps and ingests insects. Radish. repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary.

7. Insect pheromones - Wikipedia

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   Insect pheromones. 500,000 scent glands of the female silkmoth (Bombyx mori) were needed to elucidate the molecular structure of bombycol. [1] Structural formula of bombycol, the first clearly chemically identified insect pheromone. Insect pheromones are neurotransmitters that serve the chemical communication between individuals of an insect ...

8. Pheromone trap - Wikipedia

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   Pheromone trap. A pheromone trap is a type of insect trap that uses pheromones to lure insects. Sex pheromones and aggregating pheromones are the most common types used. A pheromone-impregnated lure is encased in a conventional trap such as a bottle trap, delta trap, water-pan trap, or funnel trap. Pheromone traps are used both to count insect ...

9. A Stroll Through the Garden: Managing squash bugs to minimize ...

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   Tips for controlling squash bugs. To keep squash bug damage to a minimum, detect them early. The first step in managing them would start in the previous year by getting rid of the squash plant debris.