Example: air traffic controller

Insect Identification Guide - Orkin

THE INSECTIDENTIFICATIONGUIDESome can lift over 50 times their bodyweight. Others taste with their feet, or have ears on their legs. It's the strange and fascinating world of that are undeniably vital to our daily pollinate our crops, and supply uswith products like honey, silk and also serve as food for fish and birds,and are crucial for research on such topics as heredity and O. Orkin Insect Zoo, located inside theSmithsonian Institution's National Museumof Natural History, will change the way youview insects and their relatives. Over amillion visitors each year are discoveringtheir global ecological importance, and theinterdependent relationship between insectsand humans.

DIET: Do not eat wood; feed on a variety of both plant and animal food; prefer sweets and meats; also feed on other insects. REPRODUCTION: Queen lays 15 to 20 eggs the first year, and up to 30 eggs the second year; eggs complete their life cycle in about 60

Tags:

  Animal, Insect, Feed

Information

Domain:

Source:

Link to this page:

Please notify us if you found a problem with this document:

Other abuse

Transcription of Insect Identification Guide - Orkin

1 THE INSECTIDENTIFICATIONGUIDESome can lift over 50 times their bodyweight. Others taste with their feet, or have ears on their legs. It's the strange and fascinating world of that are undeniably vital to our daily pollinate our crops, and supply uswith products like honey, silk and also serve as food for fish and birds,and are crucial for research on such topics as heredity and O. Orkin Insect Zoo, located inside theSmithsonian Institution's National Museumof Natural History, will change the way youview insects and their relatives. Over amillion visitors each year are discoveringtheir global ecological importance, and theinterdependent relationship between insectsand humans.

2 You may not welcome insectsinto your home, but life as we know itwouldn't exist without Pest Control is proud to support theO. Orkin Insect ORKINNATIONAL MUSEUM of NATURAL HISTORYINSECT ZOO3 APPEARANCE: CATERPILLAR: Up to 2-3/4 incheslong; black with white andyellow bands. BUTTERFLY: Wingspan 3-1/2 tofour inches long; wings brownish-orange; black to dark brown veins;two rows of orange and/orwhite : Found primarily in meadows, roadsides and sandyareas where milkweeds : Caterpillars feed onmilkweed foliage, flower budsand milky juice; butterflies feedon : Females layeggs along migration northward;fully grown caterpillar changes tobarrel-shaped, leaf-green pupa with gold dots.

3 Process from egg tobutterfly takes about four INFORMATION:Butterflies are capable of flying2,000 miles during southernmigration each autumn, oftenstopping in same rest spotsevery plexippusActual SizeActual Size4 APPEARANCE: About 1/4 inch long; lightgray with four lengthwise stripes onthorax; large reddish compound : May migrate up to 20 milesfrom birthplace, but most stay withinone or two miles; 98% of flies caught inhouses are house : feed on a wide variety of foods, but preferliquids containing sweet or decaying material; larvae feedon moist food rich in organic : Eggs laid singly, but in clusters of 75-150; female may lay over500 eggs in a lifetime; eggs hatch in 10-24 hours; entire life cycle completed in lessthan seven days.

4 OTHER INFORMATION: Associated with a number of filth-related FLYM usca domesticaActual SizeAPPEARANCE: 1/4 inch long; shiny black totan with yellowish-white lines; orange head;wings have black F-shaped : Found primarily in orchards and theedges of deciduous woods with native hawthorns,blueberry bushes or western : Adults feed on leaves and fruit;larvae feed on pulp of fruit. REPRODUCTION: Eggs inserted singly into fruitskin; fully grown larvae tunnel out, drop to theground and pupate in the INFORMATION: Males performcourtship dances, waving their wings whilefemales MAGGOT FLYR hagoletis pomonellaActual Size5 APPEARANCE: 1/2 inch long;blackish-brown with dull edgeson sides and down middle;above head is rosy pink coveringwith dull yellow edges and blackspot in : Nocturnal; live in moist placesunder debris, bark or decaying matter onthe ground; on summer nights, blink theiryellow lights to attract : Adults do not feed .

5 Larvae feed on Insect larvae,slugs and : Eggs are left on damp soil; larvaeoverwinter, then pupate in moist INFORMATION: Female does not FIREFLYP hotinus pyralisActual SizeAPPEARANCE: Up to 5/8 inch long; reddish-brownand black with paler, orange-yellow rings onabdomen; two pairs of : Very social; hive inhollow trees and in hives kept bybeekeepers; pollinate crops andproduce : Adults drink nectarand eat : Queen lays eggsat intervals, producing colonies of60,000 to 80,000 members; life spanis usually two to three years for thequeen; drones die after INFORMATION: Workershave a stinger that is used whencolony is threatened; members of hive passfood to one another mixed with saliva to forma chemical BEEApis melliferaActual Size6 APPEARANCE: Large, about one inch, resemblebumblebees; some species may have a blue-black, green or purple metallic sheen; no hair on : Often burrow into the exposed,unfinished dry wood of buildings, telephonepoles, fence posts and bridges; prefer softerwoods for nesting; not socialinsects, although individualsmay establish burrows close toeach : Pollen and : Complete onegeneration per year in most of.

6 Mature from egg to adult in84 to 99 days; female furnishes nestwith bee bread, a mixture of pollenand regurgitated nectar,and lays an egg on top of INFORMATION: Males do not sting, but femaleshave a potent sting which they rarely use; make loud buzzing noise when SizeCARPENTER BEEG enus XylocopaAPPEARANCE: Variety of shapes and colors; can bedistinguished from bees by their smooth, rather than hairy, bodies; 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch : Exhibit predatory and scavenging behavior; some species are solitary, while others live in colonies which may numberthousands of : Primarily protein such as spiders andsoft-bodied insects, and small : Social wasps begin a nestwith one queen laying all eggs for colony;if a queen dies, a worker can take overegg-laying function until colonyproduces new INFORMATION: Very protective oftheir nests; willdefend againstinvaders with painful SizeWASPSO rder Hymenoptera7 APPEARANCE: Most species of concern toman have yellow and black coloring; 7/16 to5/8 inch long; appear to have hairy : Live in colonies of from 20,000 to80,000 individuals.

7 Will leave humans aloneif not : Nectar and : Only one egg-layingqueen in a hive; queen may live as long asfive years and lay as many as 1500 to2000 eggs per day; worker females protecteggs and the young; drones only duty is tomate with queen, after which they INFORMATION:Stings can be painful, but areharmless to most HymenopteraActual SizeAPPEARANCE: About 1/8 to 1/4 inch long; brown todark brown with light stripe down center; wingshave dark brown : Often found near shallowtemporary pools; larvae live inquiet bodies of water, rangingfrom fluid-filled leaves to stagnantponds and : Males drink plantjuices; females feed on blood ofmammals, including : Eggs are droppedin temporary pools; larvae feed , pupate andemerge over an extended INFORMATION: Populationincreases after summer rains; males do not MOSQUITOA edes atlanticusActual :About 1-1/4 incheslong; male has violetabdomen and blackhead and thorax;female is dark brownto black; clear : Found along slowstreams, shallow weedy lakes orcoves of large rivers.

8 Alight ongrasses and plant : feed on small,soft-bodied : Females dip abdomen into water to layeggs on underwater leaf; when eggs are deposited, male liftsfemale from the waterOTHER INFORMATION: Often seen flying in tandem over streams and TAIL DRAGONFLYA rgia violaceaActual SizeAPPEARANCE: About 2-1/2 inches long; green to tan; wings extendbeyond abdominal tip; large brownish compound : Found primarily in meadows, on foliage and : A variety of insects, especially caterpillars, flies,butterflies, bees and : Females lay hundreds of eggs in large oval masses;nymphs are dispersed by wind or eat one INFORMATION: Female often devours the male while MANTISM antis religiosaActual : The largest of thecommon cockroach species, about 1-1/2 inches long; reddish-brown wingswith light markings on : Very aggressive; prefer warm,damp areas; more likely to be seen indaytime and outdoors than other species; fly more readily than other : Scavengers; feed on a varietyof foods; prefer decayingorganic :Female needs tomate only once toproduce many eggcapsules; eachcapsule containsan average of 13eggs; nymphs molt13 times, in about600 days, before reachingmaturity.

9 Can live up to 15 INFORMATION:Have shown a marked attraction to alcoholic beverages, especially beer; also known as the water SizeAMERICAN COCKROACHP eriplaneta americanaAPPEARANCE:Dark brown, up to1-1/2 inches : Prefer to liveoutdoors; populations arerelatively immobilecompared to : Scavengers; normallyfeed on plant material, but canfeed on a variety of : Egg capsuleshatch in 24 to 70 days; eachcontains an average of 20 eggs;females reach maturity in 320 daysand produce an average of seven cap-sules; adults can live up to 200 INFORMATION: Particularlynumerous in southeastern ;fly towards lights at SizeSMOKEY BROWN COCKROACHP eriplaneta fuliginosaAPPEARANCE: About 5/8 inch long;wings have two brownish-yellow : Nocturnal; can fly; may befound throughout any structure, butprefer dry, warm areas, high locations,and inside : Scavengers; eat a variety of foods,but prefer : Female carries egg capsule for 24 to36 hours, then attaches it underneath or on the side of aprotected surface; capsules contain an average of 18 eggs; nymphs reach maturity in anaverage of 161 days; adults live up to 10 INFORMATION: Sometimes confused with German cockroach.

10 Frequentlytransported in furniture; not as dependent on moisture as other SizeBROWNBANDED COCKROACHS upella longipalpa10light to medium brown, with two darklongitudinal streaks on the : Nocturnal; most common urbancockroach; often found around buildings;can be found outdoors during warm : General feeder; particularlyattracted to fermented : Females produce one eggcapsule every 20 to 25 days; each capsulecontains from 18 to 48 eggs; newly bornbecome adults in as little as


Related search queries