Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The small hive beetle was first discovered in the United States in 1996 and has now spread to 27 U.S. states, including Hawaii. An infestation by small hive beetle was triggered in 2015 in British Columbia which led to a temporary quarantine. [11] In Mexico, the small hive beetle has become established in at least eight states.
redbay ambrosia beetle Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: In the southeastern United States, the reported hosts of the redbay ambrosia beetle/laurel wilt pathogen have included the red bay (Persea borbonia), silk bay (P. borbonia var. humbles), swamp bay (P. palustris), sassafras (Sassafras album), and avocado (P. americana).
Waxworms are a commonly used food for many insectivorous animals and plants in captivity. These larvae are grown extensively for use as food for humans, as well as live food for terrarium pets and some pet birds, mostly due to their high fat content, their ease of breeding, and their ability to survive for weeks at low temperatures.
There are a few pest species, like the strawberry sap beetle that infest crops in Brazil between the months of August and February. [3] Some common sap beetles include: the picnic beetle, Glischrochilus quadrisignatus; the dusky sap beetle, Carpophilus lugubris; the strawberry sap beetle, Stelidota geminata; the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida
By December 1999, small hive beetles were reported in Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin, and it was found in California by 2006. [citation needed] The lifecycle of this beetle includes pupation in the ground outside of the hive. Controls to prevent ants from climbing into the hive are ...
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]
Latridiidae (sometimes spelled "Lathridiidae") is a family of tiny, little-known beetles commonly called minute brown scavenger beetles or fungus beetles. [1] [2] The number of described species currently stands at around 1050 in 29 genera but the number of species is undoubtedly much higher than this and increases each time a new estimate is made.
This is an insecticide that is used inside the beehive to combat varroa mites and small hive beetles, which are parasites of the honey bee. Overdoses can lead to bee poisoning. Relatively nontoxic Demeton: Systox Organophosphate <2 hours Highly toxic Demeton-S-methyl [31] Meta-systox Organophosphate: Banned worldwide for toxicity to humans