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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.
Exterior painting can be a big job. Prepping usually involves cleaning and tons of masking to protect your windows, brick, shingles and walkways. Exterior surfaces often require sanding, scraping and priming to ensure that the final coats of paint will not only look great, but hold up to the elements.
Droppings can be used to identify what pest is present in an area. Clockwise from the top are Norway rat, American cockroach and mouse droppings. For more information: blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/2014/05/28/identifying-your-pest...
Black-legged ticks that can transmit Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis are encountered in areas that maintain moisture, such as tall grass and wooded areas. By staying on trails and avoiding tick habitat you can avoid a tick encounter. For more information on ticks: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/ticks/default.asp
A common sight in many homes and buildings, the house centipede preys on insects and spiders. These are often found in basements, garages and bathrooms.
Unlike termites that consume wood, carpenter ants make their nest in wood that is damaged - usually by moisture. When excavating wood, carpenter ants leave a sawdust-like material that also contains insect parts. For more information about carpenter ants, see: Unlike termites that consume wood, carpenter ants make their nest in wood that is damaged - usually by moisture. When excavating wood, carpenter ants leave a sawdust-like material that also contains insect parts.
For more information about carpenter ant biology and control, see: hdl.handle.net/1813/43827
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Hope it wasn't Bed Bugs....Bad for your love life, apparently!. Not the love bug, perhaps. The vehicle is a Daihatsu with 660cc engine first registered December 2008; out of use by 2014
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I've featured these fantastically freaky friends of mine before, but for the uninitiated, this is a male Common Hentz Jumper, or Hentzia palmarum. They are far and away some of the most spotted salticids in my sanctuary, and are an absolute treat to see every time!
The females of the species are remarkably gorgeous, and often appear to have "eyelashes" and "makeup"! The men, however, are a completely different class of creatures. The genus Hentzia is known as the "Long Jawed Jumpers", and it's the identifying feature of these brutal boys! Their chelicerae are hinged in the middle, and can reach nearly the length of the spider when extended! This, combined with their ludicrous leaping capabilities, makes them the spider equivalent of fighting swords with bullets!
Case in point, I saw this fellow leap from one blade of grass to another and impale this unaware aphid before he could even land!
This shot was captured at 1:1 by my Vivitar (Komine) 90mm f2.8 Macro. This photo is uncropped. This aggressively armed agile attacker is around 6-7mm long!
The larvae (grubs) hatch from the eggs and then while still in the special diet (the feed) turn into pupae (like a cocoon) from which the adult flies emerge. IAEA Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria
Photo Credit: Andrew John Jessup / IAEA
Signs produced by the New York State Department of Health are used to educate hikers, dog walkers and other park users about the risks of Lyme Disease. Daily tick checks are an important way to reduce your risk of acquiring a tick-borne disease. For more information: www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/lyme/
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Repository: Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=The_Tyrrell_Photographic
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Acquisition credit line: Gift of Australian Consolidated Press under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1985
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Unlike termites that consume wood, carpenter ants make their nest in wood that is damaged - usually by moisture. When excavating wood, carpenter ants leave a sawdust-like material that also contains insect parts. For more information about carpenter ant biology and control, see: hdl.handle.net/1813/43827
Meet Limonethe maurator, no common name that I could find. This is a parasitic Ichneumonid wasp native to my region that specifically targets caterpillars as hosts for their eggs! They are known to be particularly fond of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) and Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) larvae.
I found this little lady twitching between the branches of catnip (Nepeta cataria) and peppers (genus Capsicum) in one of my planter boxes. She would pause for a brief moment and drum her antennae against the foliage briefly, before deciding whether to move or not. This is an interesting tactic used by the species to detect potential prey hiding underneath the leaves. They rely mostly on sensing vibrations and smells while hunting, in a sharp departure from most other wasp species!
The bands on her antennae are not just a trick of the light, either. The shockingly pale swathes serve as signal flags for other wasps, and can be used to initiate mating or to warn off encroaching competition! The lighter portion of her antennae also house the highest concentration of "sensilla", the super sniffing structures she uses to sense caterpillars.
This shot was captured using my Vivitar (Komine) 90mm f2.8 Macro. This photo has been cropped, so her silhouette wasn't simply swallowed by the shade. This frantically frenetic flyer is around half an inch (roughly 13mm) long!
Carpenter bees (Xylocopa virginica) are large, solitary bees that lay their eggs in galleries excavated from solid wood. Females forage, create galleries and lay eggs while males guard their territories where females are working. Male bees cannot sting, but may dart at people nearby. (Note the assassin bug below the bee! Assassin bugs are predators of other insects and pretty darn cool!)
For more information about wasps and bees, see: cals.cornell.edu/integrated-pest-management/outreach-educ...
Carpenter bees are solitary bees that lay eggs in galleries carved in wood, including trees and structures. Female carpenter bees use their powerful jaws to excavate solid wood, causing eventual structural damage. This is the opening of a gallery on a newly constructed cedar pergola.
For more information about wasps and bees, see: cals.cornell.edu/integrated-pest-management/outreach-educ...
For information about dealing with Carpenter bees see "Get Rid of Carenter Bees? Yes, Please!" hdl.handle.net/1813/43827
A female mosquito (Anopheles arabiensis) draws blood from a human hand. The IAEA is at the forefront of the fight against malaria. (IAEA Entomology Unit, Seibersdort, Austria, 1 June 2006)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Fruit fly emergence test for quality control. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
...wild dogs excepted. A big problem for landholders:
www.une.edu.au/connect/news/2018/02/wild-dog-survey-with-...
Wongwibinda Road
Bed Bug Heat treatment, Thermal Eradication of Bed Bugs. Service Requires Threshold Temperatures reaching a Minimum of 118 degrees. Maintain TEMPS to Ensure Bed Bug Elimination.
Black-legged ticks that can transmit Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis are encountered in areas that maintain moisture, such as tall grass and wooded areas. By avoiding tick habitat you can avoid a tick encounter. For more information on ticks: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/ticks/default.asp
Laboratory technician Viwat Wornoayporn examines tsetse flies at the Entomology Unit at Seibersdorf, Austria, June 2006.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The cat flea is the most widespread flea on earth, and it is found on cats, dogs and many other mammals. Cat fleas can bite humans, but cannot sustain on humans alone. Flea infestations are usually seasonal, associated with domestic or wild animals and can result in disease transmission to animals AND humans! For more information visit our website at: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/fleas/default.asp
White-tailed deer are the primary host and disperser of black-legged tick adults. Female ticks take a blood meal from deer in the fall and reproduce in the spring. By avoiding tick habitat you can avoid a tick encounter. For more information on ticks: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/ticks/default.asp
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Water striders are common summer-time insects in fresh water. Tufts of hair on their tarsi (feet) allow them to glide across the surface of water to capture prey (notice the raptorial front legs). Their rapid movements and body design help them avoid predation by fish.
(Drosophila suzukii) SWD was first found in the Western US in 2008 and is now distributed throughout North American and Europe. Male SWD are 2-3 mm long and have a spot on each of the two wings. Males also have two dark bands on each foreleg. Females do not have spots. For more information: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/invasives_exotics/swd/swd.asp
Bacterial colonies from contaminated blood are sampled to identify the species to determine if they are pathogenic to tsetse flies. (Entomology Unit, Seibersdorf, Austria, 2 June 2006)
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Demonstrating the size difference between the smaller worker and the large queen. Notice she lacks a stinger, possessing an egg-laying ovipositer instead.
A healthy adult rat was here.
Photo by Matt Frye, NYSIPM
To learn more about rodent control, see our "Mice and Rats" webpage: nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/rodents/
Black-legged ticks that can transmit Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis are encountered in areas that maintain moisture, such as tall grass and wooded areas. By avoiding tick habitat you can avoid a tick encounter. For more information on ticks: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/ticks/default.asp
Any source of standing water can become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. These mosquito larvae are living in a child's sled left out after the winter. For more information on managing mosquitoes, visit www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/mosquitobro/files/mos....
Despite the UK renouncing its use of chemical weapons in 1956, and signing the Hague Convention, Geneva Protocol and Chemical Weapons Convention, today I witnessed mass murder with chemical warfare.
Many weeks ago we noticed a strange noise whenever we stood by one of Laura's windows. It gradually got louder, until on some nights it was crackling like a pan of frying bacon.
Eventually I worked out that it was a wasps nest. They were flying in through a tiny hole below the window frame and then nesting in the cavity in the very thick external walls that we have.
I finally got round to calling Ian the Rat whose name Keith might recognise as I'm sure he signed lots of cheques for him! We actually ended up with a visit from Richie the Rat instead who declared the job as no problem and pumped the nest full of a powdered insecticide under pressure.
I feel a bit bad that we've killed hundreds or even thousands of wasps who hadn't actually done me any harm, and like all of us were just trying to live their lives industriously.
Sadly the nests grow very quickly and when the wasps get angry in the late summer we could have had a lot of problems. If they were in the garage or something I'd have left well alone, but we really had to do something with it.
Hopefully the job is done now and the worker wasps can go and try and find a better located nest to populate.
Black-legged ticks that can transmit Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis are encountered in areas that maintain moisture, such as tall grass and wooded areas. By staying on trails and avoiding tick habitat you can avoid a tick encounter. For more information on ticks: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/ticks/default.asp
The Brown Rat, (Rattus Norwegicus), will live anywhere. All they require is food, water and somewhere to burrow and call home. these were photographeed at Toddington Service Station, M1, northbound, Bedfordshire, England.
Wolf spiders (Family Lycosidae) are fast-running ambush hunters that care for their young. This female carries around her egg sac to protect it from being eaten. Wolf spiders can deliver a painful bite if handled.
This seems to be an increasingly popular (and humane) method of controlling pigeon populations in public places. It's still a strange sight in a busy railway station.
Presumably pigeons have a way of passing on the message that a predator has been seen. The effect apparently lasts for some weeks before a repeat visit is required.
Any local bears, pre-occupied with a marmalade sandwich had better beware also.