Entries Tagged as 'Insects'
10 Most Disturbing Bugs – Oddee.com
The Lymantrid moth (Calliteara pudibunda) is widespread in Danish beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests. The species has one generation in Denmark, with the dull grey moth flying during June. Each female can lay 300-400 eggs which she normally does very near the place where she emerged from [...]
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http://insects.about.com/od/insectpests/tp/top10beneficialinsects.htm
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Firewood and Invasive Insects – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
New York’s forests are under attack from numerous invasive exotic insect pests. In years past, we have been hit with Chestnut blight, European gypsy moth, Dutch elm disease and Beech bark disease, all with devastating results.
One common way many of these insect pests are moved around [...]
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Tags: Environment · Insects · Public Lands
Yale Environment 360: Bee Species Inventory
Shows Riches of Biodiversity
A new inventory of bee species by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History notes more than 19,200 kinds, more than all species of birds and mammals put together. Among the myriad variations are many bees that do not make [...]
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Tropics insects ‘face extinction’
Many tropical insects face extinction by the end of this century unless they adapt to the rising global temperatures predicted, US scientists have said.
Researchers led by the University of Washington said insects in the tropics were much more sensitive to temperature changes than those elsewhere.
Unlike warm-blooded [...]
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Tags: Climate Change · Insects · Tropical