PPT-Introduction to Beetles

By Stephanie Modlin EDCI 270 Objective HOME To give an introduction to beetles to high school students using an interactive PowerPoint where the students are able to identify beetle classifications names 5 beetles characteristics habitat and food sources with 100 accuracy . Clean up waste materials dust dirt and other debris Thoroughly treat floors walls and other surfaces in storage and handling areas Apply dust in cracks and crevices behind and under cupboards and other difficult to reach areas where insects may hide When the adult beetle is disturbed blood containing this toxin is exuded from the leg joints 57348e 57356uid can cause blisters when it comes in contact with the skin Beetles killed during alfalfa harvest operations and incorporated into baled alfal For hay producers particularly pro ducers of alfalfa hay and their customers who feed hay to livestock the concern becomes serious if these beetles are con57375rmed as blister beetles Blister beetles are toxic even potentially lethal to some species These insects are pests in warehouses homes museums and other locations where suitable food exists In California three species of carpet beetles cause serious damage to fabrics carpets furs stored foods and preserved specimens Their life histories a Carpet Beetles; Family: Dermestidae Fabric damaged by insects. Photo from Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org Black carpet beetle larva and adult. P hoto from Cl SOUTHEAST U.S.. A Brief Guide for the PINEMAP project. Kamal JK Gandhi. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. University of Georgia. kjgandhi@uga.edu. ; 706-542-4614. Note: If you suspect that you have pest issues on your trees, please contact me for further assistance. Isopods have 14 legs that all function the same. . Segmented overlapping shell (seven overlapping plates). . Bugs and Beetles: Darkling Beetles. Like most . insects . it has three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. It also has three pairs of legs.. Erica Nadeau. Classification. The Bombardier Beetles. These tribes make up what are known as bombardier beetles:. Paussini. (flanged bombardier beetles). Metriini. Branchinini. (‘typical’ bombardier beetles). the Milky Way. Lexie Davis, Cheyenne Ellis, Mitchell . Peasnall. , . Stevenson Johnson, and . juanne. . Giravi. . ”Dung Beetles Use the Milky Way for Orientation”. Marie . Dacke. , Emily . Baird. . nemorensis. Snout weevils (. Curculionidae. ). 1 generation each year. Active fall to early spring. New adults emerge in spring. Attack weakened/dying trees. Secondary. Bark sloughing off. Chip cocoons. 67 Global Environmental Research2004 AIRIES 8(1)/2004: 67-74 printed in Japan 68 K. ecological impacts which will be caused by the naturalization of exotic stag beetles. Probably the native stag be Information for this ppt copied from WSU Extension Fact Sheet FS113E. . By Dan Fagerlie. Extension Tribal Liaison, WSU Colville . Reservation. FRTEP . & APHIS PPA 7721 NATIVE Project Director. USDA APHIS PPQ and WSU FRTEP Extension: . : Reducing the Risk of Blister Beetle Contamination in Alfalfa Hay. Allen Knutson Extension Entomologist, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Dallas Blister beetles contain a chemical, that can cause blisters, and can be toxic when accidentally fed to livestock in forage. Of nine species observed in Montana, only one has been reported to have damaged crops. This fact sheet describ