Insects: A Guide to Familiar American InsectsIllustrates and describes over 200 insects in 16 groups, portraying them on their food plants, in adult and immature forms, with U.S. range maps. |
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... animals in the world . Over 900,000 species have been identified , but one authority says this may be only 10 percent of the insects yet to be discovered . The class of insects is divided into some 25 orders . One order encompasses the ...
... animals in the world . Over 900,000 species have been identified , but one authority says this may be only 10 percent of the insects yet to be discovered . The class of insects is divided into some 25 orders . One order encompasses the ...
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... animals which cause losses running into millions . The vast majority are harmless ; some species are beneficial . The robber fly preys on insects , some larger than itself . The deer fly and the black fly can make a camper miserable ...
... animals which cause losses running into millions . The vast majority are harmless ; some species are beneficial . The robber fly preys on insects , some larger than itself . The deer fly and the black fly can make a camper miserable ...
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... animals , garbage , sewage , or in open wounds of animals . Some related species parasitize and kill animals and even man . Eggs hatch very soon after being laid ; larvae are mature in less than 2 weeks . The short life cycle means ...
... animals , garbage , sewage , or in open wounds of animals . Some related species parasitize and kill animals and even man . Eggs hatch very soon after being laid ; larvae are mature in less than 2 weeks . The short life cycle means ...
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abdomen adults emerge AMBUSH BUG AMERICAN PAINTED LADY animals antennae ants aphids bees birds body borers broods brown burrow CARRION BEETLE chewing chrysalis CICADA CLICK BEETLE cocoon color common corn cover CRICKET crops cuckoo wasp damage develop EARWIGS Eggs are laid eggs hatch eye-spots female lays flies forewings FRITILLARY fruit gall garden GRASSHOPPER green GULF FRITILLARY harlequin bug hatch in spring hibernate hindwings Horntails Ichneumon KATYDID known LADYBIRD larvae larvae feed larvae pupate lay eggs LEAFHOPPER legs lice live locust male mantises mature MAYFLIES mosquitoes moths and butterflies mouth-parts mud dauber nest nymphs PAINTED LADY pairs of wings parasites plants potatoes pupa queen rose chafer ROVE BEETLE scales serious pests shield bugs similar small insects smaller spots stages stink bugs stoneflies sucking SWALLOWTAIL tail tent caterpillar termites thorax trees VELVET ANT wasps weevils wild wingless female winter wood yellow young