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Ants
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Ants have been living on the Earth for more than 100 million years and can be found almost anywhere on the planet. It is estimated that there are about 20,000
different species of ants. For this reason ants have been called Earth's most successful species.  |
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Box Elder Bugs
( Added: Tue May 24 2005 Hits: 110)
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| DESCRIPTION: This bug is about 1/2 inch long and 1/3 as wide. It is black with three red lines on the thorax, a red line along each side, and a red line on each
wing. The wings lie flat on the back when at rest. The young nymphs are red and gray. The population of bugs may number into the thousands. |
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Chiggers
( Added: Tue May 24 2005 Hits: 130)
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| Probably no creature on earth can cause as much torment for its size than the tiny chigger. Tiny six-legged chigger larvae attack campers, picnickers, hikers, bird
watchers, berry pickers, fishermen, soldiers, and homeowners in low, damp areas where vegetation is rank such as woodlands, berry patches, orchards, along lakes
and streams, and even in drier places where vegetation is low such as lawns, golf courses, and parks. They are most numerous in early summer when grass, weeds
and other vegetation are heaviest. Chiggers do not burrow into the skin, but insert their mouthparts in a skin pore or hair follicle. Their bites produce small, reddish
welts on the skin accompanied by intense itching as irritating as acute cases of poison ivory or poison sumac. These symptoms often are the only way of learning that
an outdoor area is infested since chiggers are so small that most cannot be seen without a magnifying glass. Chiggers feed on a wide variety of snakes, turtles, birds,
and small mammals as well as humans. |
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Chinch Bugs
( Added: Wed Jul 20 2005 Hits: 91)
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| h bugs feed on many kinds of lawn grasses, but St. Augustinegrass and zoysiagrass are favorites. Both the adult chinch bug and the nymph will kill grass by sucking the juices out of the grass blade. At the same time, they inject a poison that causes the blades to turn brown and die. Heavy infestations may completely kill the lawn. These sun- and heat-loving insects seldom attack shady lawns, but once they decide to attack a lawn, they can cover the entire area in several days. |
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Clover Mites
( Added: Tue May 24 2005 Hits: 120)
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| Clover mites sometimes invade homes in enormous numbers, in early spring and late autumn, overrunning floors, walls, drapes, window sills and furniture, even
occasionally getting into beds and clothing. They may become troublesome in hospitals, nursing homes, apartments, food processing facilities, etc. If crushed, they
leave a reddish stain quite noticeable on linens, curtains, walls and woodwork. They are a nuisance by their presence but do not bite humans or animals, transmit
disease nor feed on household furnishings or pantry supplies. Skin irritation may be caused in sensitive persons. They live outdoors feeding on various plants.
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Cockroaches
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| Cockroaches are part of the order DICTYOPTERA and of the sub-order BLATTODEA. They are rather flat insects with quite long antennae and also long spiky
legs. Most of them have wings but can only fly when temperatures are quite high. Generally speaking, cockroaches are omnivorous, in other words they will eat
anything, including each other if there is no other food source available. |
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