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Female praying mantis' create an egg case or ootheca in the fall that they deposit on woody foliage. In the spring, when temperatures are warm, dozens of praying mantis nymphs emerge from the egg case and look for food. Though originally hatched indoors, these insects were released outdoors on a warm, sunny day.
(Halyomorpha halys) BMSB has dispersed throughout the US, and feeds on a number of agricultural and ornamental plants. For more information: www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/host-plants/
As beetle larvae tunnel through the wood of a tree, they push sawdust-like material, called frass, from the opening. This can be seen on the branches, bark and ground below the tree. For more information: asianlonghornedbeetle.com/spot-it/
Hanging fruit fly eggs in the colony cage. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Cellophane bees are pollinators active in early spring. Each female makes a burrow in sandy or bare soil, and will provide her egg with a pollen ball. These bees are generally harmless, but you can discourage them from nesting in an area by overseeding with grass or adding a groundcover planting.
Tsetse fly adults in a cage. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Greese can be a problem in newly planted corn, wheat, barley, triticale and soybean fields. If the seed is not planted deep enough they can pick it out of the soil. Ken Wise
For more information about day-to-day conditions and events through the growing season, visit the NYS IPM Weekly Field Crops Pest Report at: blogs.cornell.edu/ipmwpr/
Raccoons are opportunistic omnivores that can be found in urban and rural areas. This raccoon was looking for a meal in an open garbage can. For more information on raccoons: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/beasts/default.asp
In large bed bug infestations, bugs hide in corners after feeding, leaving behind their black fecal marks. For more information about bed bugs, see our page: nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/bed-bugs
A cage of tsetse fly adults. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Tick drags with a weighted piece of felt or flannel can be used to monitor for ticks. After walking through an area with the tick drag in direct contact with vegetation, the number, identity and life stage of ticks on the drag cloth are counted. Pictured is Joellen Lampman of the New York State IPM Program. For more information: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/factsheets/buildings/tick_mgmt.pdf
For more information about bed bug biology and control visit our page: nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/bed-bugs
I saw a pair of these being used to scare pigeons away from St Paul's Cathedral. I think it's a Harris Hawk.
Citronella ants carefully tend root aphids. Why do they do this? Root aphids feed on sugary sap of the roots of trees and shrubs and excrete (poop) sugar! Learn more about these ants from our friends at Penn State at: ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/citronella-ants
Very interesting to watch the attack unfold. The ladybug larva would move down the stem toward the group of aphids and one or two aphids would move out and actually attack (?) the lady bug larva and force it back up the stem. However, when the chance presented itself, the ladybug larvae would strike out and catch the aphid from behind and after that it was meal time for the lady bug larva.
For those who like a bit of gore, here is a link to the July 2006 blog that I just updated. Lady bug larva versus the red aphid - Let the attack begin!.
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Two carpenter bees observed in the same nest. Could they be communicating with oral secretions, or fighting for position?
The Eastern Carpenter Bee is a spring pollinator, but is also classified as a wood-destroying insect. Female carpenter bees excavate round tunnels in wood. In human structures, carpenter bee nests are built in siding, soffits, fascia, and other exposed lumber. Because next generation bees may return to the same site where they were born, tunnels can be expanded over time and reduce the structural integrity of lumber. Woodpeckers can exacerbate damage by extracting bee larvae from wood structures through pecking.
Note that carpenter bees have a shiny abdomen compared to the hairy abdomen of similar-looking bumble bees. Male carpenter bees have a yellow spot on their face, will buzz and dive-bomb people near nest sites, but cannot sting. Female bees have an all black face, but are reluctant to sting.
Read more about carpenter bee management at: nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/stinging-insects/car...
For more information: hdl.handle.net/1813/43827
Paper wasps can build their umbrella comb nests under any protected ledge or overhang. Although they are beneficial predators, paper wasps can deliver a painful sting.
Read more about paper wasps and their management: nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/stinging-insects/pap...
Close up showing how fruit fly larvae grow in artificial diet. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Not for the faint of heart! A mouse carcass quickly attracts scavengers, including blue bottle flies and carpenter ants. Nothing in nature is wasted. Interestingly, the ants were more aggressive and chased away the flies. Fore more information about ants, flies or mice see our page "What's Bugging You?" at: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/default.asp
Birdsfoot trefoil — a common perennial weed that reproduces by seeds, stolons, and rhizomes. Stems are prostrate, resembling clover, but leaves are in twos. Flowers are bright yellow and pea-like. Fruits are in pods arranged in the form of a bird's foot. For more information, visit turfweeds.cals.cornell.edu/plant/identify/476.
Large crabgrass. Digitaria sanguinalis - whole plant. For more information on identification and control, visit turfweeds.cals.cornell.edu/plant/identify/265.
German cockroaches can be common and numerous in kitchens, as they are easily transported into facilities in deliveries. These have made a home inside and beneath a rodent repeat-catcher that has not been serviced recently. For more information about German cockroach biology and control, see: hdl.handle.net/1813/43831
Raccoons are opportunistic omnivores that can be found in urban and rural areas. This raccoon was looking for a meal in an open garbage can. For more information on raccoons: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/beasts/default.asp
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Bed Bugs don't just hide inside mattresses and box springs. They often take refuge inside furniture, in wall voids, on bed frames, inside fixtures and outlets, under baseboards, in carpet, in electronics, and many other places! Bed Beg treatments should be left to the professionals. You only have to miss one pregnant female to have the infestation come right back! If you look closely you can see white dots. Those are bed bug eggs. Each will hatch with 10-50 new bed bugs ready to start eating! www.scoutpestcontrol.com
Is this a safe athletic field? Dandelions can cause tripping hazards. For information on safe sports field management, visit safesportsfields.cals.cornell.edu/.
A yellowjacket queen started this nest inside my backyard beehive. I removed it and haven't seen the queen at all. We wonder what the bees thought of this!
Garbage bags thrown on snow banks provide a food source for rodents. When bags are torn open, food is spilled and stays in the snow.
Photo by Matt Frye, NYSIPM
To learn more about rodent control, see our "Mice and Rats" webpage: nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/rodents/
White clover—a common perennial weed that reproduces by creeping stolons and seeds. Stems are prostrate, leaves are in threes, and flowers are pinkish white and fragrant. For more information, visit turfweeds.cals.cornell.edu/plant/identify/210.
Mr. Sohel Ahmad from the entomology unit at seibersdorf checking olive fruit fly larvae in the cellulose diet. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Trinidad, Cuba - A woman stands outside her home as government workers fumigate her house. Mass fumigations were conducted to fight dengue fever outbreaks in Cuba.
Raccoons are opportunistic omnivores that can be found in urban and rural areas. This raccoon found some food in an open garbage can. For more information on raccoons: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/beasts/default.asp
Citronella ants carefully tend root aphids. Why do they do this? Root aphids feed on sugary sap of the roots of trees and shrubs and excrete (poop) sugar! Learn more about these ants from our friends at Penn State: ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/citronella-ants
Culex pipiens, the most common mosquito around the home and around the world, is the primary carrier of encephalitis viruses. It has a very small home range and usually does not fly more than 300 feet from a breeding site. Because this mosquito breeds in small pools of standing water containing leaves or other debris, backyards can be the perfect habitat
Mr. Sohel Ahmad from the entomology unit at seibersdorf checking olive fruit fly larvae for quality control. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Erie Co., NY
The Toadflax Brocade Moth (Calophasia lunula) is native to Europe but was intentionally introduced to North America in the 1960s in attempt to control yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) and dalmatian toadflax (Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica) in places where these exotic plants are considered noxious weeds.
I saw this caterpillar on a wooden post and watched for over an hour as it built a cocoon by chewing up pieces of wood and placing the chewed wood around itself until it was completely enclosed.
Seasonal items tucked behind sheds will fill with water and provide mosquito habitat. Fight the bite, dump the water and store equipment in dry places! For more information about mosquito management, see: "What's all the buzz about mosquitoes?" at: hdl.handle.net/1813/43851
For more information about bed bug biology and control visit our page: nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/bed-bugs
Head boards with textured material and gaps are ideal for bed bugs. This head board demonstrates a black fecal stain and two bugs (in the gap). For more information about bed bug biology and control visit our page: nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/bed-bugs