Original post by pilonm — 2015-11-29 17:32:18 GMT
Hello all,
Here is another moth photographed in my garden in Quebec (near Vermont) last July 14th.
Any idea about the species?
Cheers,
Michel
Quebec, Canada
Original post by jamieroy79 — 2020-08-30 00:55:35 GMT
Anyone have access to these or know of anyone who sells them? I don't think they range into my state.
]]>Original post by Somanypetsgirl — 2018-11-25 03:40:13 GMT
Hey i have a female African burrowing scorpion and all of a sudden i have noticed shes gotten bigger yet shes never had a tank mate and she looks pregnant ?!? I dont know if its possible
]]>Original post by MichaelSmith — 2018-05-21 06:08:32 GMT
Hi,
The production of pesticides started in India in 1952 with the establishment of a plant for the production of BHC near Calcutta, and India is now the second largest manufacturer of pesticides in Asia after China and ranks twelfth globally (Mathur, 1999). There has been a steady growth in the production of technical grade pesticides in India, from 5,000 metric tons in 1958 to 102,240 metric tons in 1998. In 1996–97 the demand for pesticides in terms of value was estimated to be around Rs. 22 billion (USD 0.5 billion), which is about 2% of the total world market.
The pattern of pesticide usage in India is different from that for the world in general. As can be seen in Figure 1, in India 76% of the pesticide used is insecticide, as against 44% globally (Mathur, 1999). The use of herbicides and fungicides is correspondingly less heavy. The main use of pesticides in India is for cotton crops (45%), followed by paddy and wheat.
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Reply by claraalbert394 — 2018-10-30 05:59:33 GMT
The generation of pesticides began in India in 1952 with the foundation of a plant for the creation of BHC close Calcutta, and India is presently the second biggest maker of pesticides in Asia after China and positions twelfth all around. https://www.essaydoer.com
Original post by MichaelSmith — 2018-05-21 06:07:09 GMT
Hi,
Pesticides are substances or mixtures of substances that are mainly used in agriculture or in public health protection programs in order to protect plants from pests, weeds or diseases, and humans from vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, and schistosomiasis. Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, and plant growth regulators are typical examples . These products are also used for other purposes, such as the improvement and maintenance of non-agricultural areas like public urban green areas and sport fields . Furthermore, there are other less known applications of these chemical substances, such as in pet shampoos, building materials, and boat bottoms in order to eliminate or prevent the presence of unwanted species
Many of the pesticides have been associated with health and environmental issues, and the agricultural use of certain pesticides has been abandoned. Exposure to pesticides can be through contact with the skin, ingestion, or inhalation. The type of pesticide, the duration and route of exposure, and the individual health status (e.g., nutritional deficiencies and healthy/damaged skin) are determining factors in the possible health outcome. Within a human or animal body, pesticides may be metabolized, excreted, stored, or bioaccumulated in body fat. The numerous negative health effects that have been associated with chemical pesticides include, among other effects, dermatological, gastrointestinal, neurological, carcinogenic, respiratory, reproductive, and endocrine effects. Furthermore, high occupational, accidental, or intentional exposure to pesticides can result in hospitalization and death .
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]]>Original post by MichaelSmith — 2018-05-19 08:16:54 GMT
Hello,
Goodness knows being diagnosed with cancer is a huge health scare for all of us and the treatments take all our strength and determination to get through but we also don't want to neglect other health issues. My husband's heart attack has been a huge wake up call for us both. I'm thanking I probably should go for a heart check up myself. My mom died last year from a heart attack. Old age certainly creeps up on us and old eating habits are hard to change, but it's never too late to make changes. It's best to get a check up because cancer treatments take a toll on our bodies too!
Please help
I didn't find the right solution from the internet.
References:
https://cancerconnection.ca/discussions/viewtopic/79/58073?post_id=264790
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]]>Original post by MichaelSmith — 2018-05-19 08:16:14 GMT
Hello,
I've been placed in charge of its diet per my request of my family, so, where should I start with vegan dog nutrition? I know UV has a video on vegan cat nutrition, and I'm otherwise not sure where to start.Furthermore, what other things should I know about dog ownership and how can I make my dog as presentable as possible to non-vegans or weird natural™ vegans?
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I didn't find the right solution from the internet.
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]]>Original post by itsjustme2 — 2016-05-13 00:11:42 GMT
Sometimes the spider and insect news sounds the same year after year. Tips for dealing with [fill in the blank] insect infestations, beneficial insects for the garden and similar stories seem to roll off the presses on a daily basis. Sometimes in the insect world, tis true, what's old is new.
Then again, tis true in the insect world that what's new is new. Consider the following two stories.
First, a brand new arachnid has been discovered. All one need do is expand the general conception of arachnid to include scorpions and you're set with a hot story.
Recent fieldwork by some California researchers reveals the existence of a new scorpion, similar to other Pseudouroctonus species. While not an earth shaking discovery, four scorpion species have been discovered in twenty years, it provides incentive for all entomologists to continue the search for something new and unusual. After all, what's new can only be new if someone finds it.
Further on in the insect world, we're taught at an early age that flowers are an insects best friend. Or so everyone seemed to think. With all the news about how different pesticides and practices might be harmful to insect populations, scientists from the University of California at Riverside might get the title of Doctor Downers.
They have been examining the relationship between insects and flowers and some of the news is not good. A healthy flower growing garden might be the locus for a parasite invasion,
"The researchers found four common honey bee and bumblebee parasites dispersed via flowers: Nosema apis (causes a honey bee disease), Nosema ceranae (causes an emergent disease in honey bees and bumblebees), Crithidia bombi (causes a bumblebee disease) and Apicystis bombi (mostly found in bumblebees). These parasites are known to cause, lethargy, dysentery, colony collapse, and queen death in heavily infected bees."
So, while an attack of killer flowers might now be in the immediate future for anyone's garden, insects, especially the bees that forage throughout gardens everywhere need to have safer gardens in order to survive.
http://greennature.com/article1899.html
Original post by pilonm — 2015-11-29 17:32:18 GMT
Hello all,
Here is another moth photographed in my garden in Quebec (near Vermont) last July 14th.
Any idea about the species?
Cheers,
Michel
Quebec, Canada
Original post by Chuck_GH — 2015-09-19 16:12:40 GMT
Hello everyone!
So recently I've been working on a little project that I wanted to share with fellow insect lovers. So from what I an find online, there isn't much information on this subject, so i figure I would share what I have learned and what I am doing for those who may be interested in the future.
BACKSTORY:
Let me begin by explaining how I came up with this project. I was sitting at home, trying to think of a new project when I came across ant collection and formicarium making. for those who may not know, a formincarium is pretty much an anthill for adults. I thought to myself that making a formicarium could be really fun and educational. So I started researching how I could acquire a colony and sustain it. It was then that I discovered that the only way I could establish my own colony was to find a queen from the wild... that was going to be difficult.
But then fate happened! I returned to my home and looked above my door to notice a small hive being built by four Polistes fuscatus or Northern Paper Wasps. My roommate informed me that he was going to take care of the hive and find a way to safely destroy. As you can imagine it was at this point that I had a wonderful and stupid idea... capture the hive and the wasps watching over it.
METHOD:
Acquiring the hive was surprisingly easy. I was able to calmly place an old meal worm container over the hive. With all of the wasps safely contained in the container, i gentle peeled the back of the tiny hive away from the siding of the house. Once I felt it drop and slide to the bottom of the contained, I capped the container and begun the more difficult process.
I needed to separate the wasps from the hive in order to easily place the hive into my terrarium I had set up and waiting. If anyone knows the behavior of wasps, their first priority is to protect the hive. This means that a few will stay at the hive while another few go and sting the attacker directly. I knew what I needed to do was get all of the wasps away from the hive that was I could pull the hive out of the bottom of the container. To this I had to shake the container gently to avoid damaging the hive, but enough to make the wasps want to really attack me. This method was successful and i was able to slip the hive out.
I attached the hive to a piece of cardboard that I then attached to the side of the terrarium. I made my own lid for the terrarium out of cardboard wrapped in duck-tape and cheese clothe. This allowed much better containment and ventilation than the previous lid. It also allowed me to open the terrarium by sliding the lid open. This allowed me to open the lid just enough to allow the wasps to move straight from the container to the terrarium without them being able to escape. And with that, I had just successfully captured an entire small hive of wasps without getting stung.
HUSBANDRY:
Wasps once contained are actually relatively easy to care for. Their diet isn't too complex and if the tank is set up properly then there isn't too much maintenance needed. The less time you have to open up your wasp terrarium the better.
lets start by talking about their home. Wasps need to be able to fly as they naturally would in the wild. All you need in the terrarium is a substrate covering the bottom of the tank. the wasps are capable of climbing up glass and hanging onto the bottom of the lid. The more open the tank is, the more room they will have to fly and the happier your wasps will be.
Now a very important part of keeping any animal is feeding. In the wild, Wasps feed on the nectar of flowers and the occasional fruit. in captivity, we simulate with by create a nectar substitute. Now I tested commercial hummingbird nectar mix and didn't find any of the wasps interested in it. What I use is a sugar water mixture. I make my water really strong at about 1 part water 1 part sugar. This mixture is made and then allowed to cool to room temperature. Once the nectar is ready, I place it into a water bowl that I tried to make kind of like a flower.
When I first offered my wasps the sugar water, they refused to drink it because it was in a clear bowl. So I used the top of a green 2 liter soda bottle, attached a cardboard tub to the bottom to keep it upright, and then wrapped the edges of the bowl in red ducktape. I scratched up the tape for easier gripping and a wad of cotton into the water mixture. With this pseudo-flower created, the wasps were happy to drink from it.
We also have to make sure the wasps have what they need for their hive. In most of the cells, the queen of the hive lays an egg which soon hatches into a pupa. These young wasps don't drink the nectar the adults do. Instead they need to be fed soft-bodied insects. In the wild, wasps find caterpillars, bring them back to the hive, and feed chunks to each of the pupa. We can easily simulate this in captivity by collecting caterpillars from outside and dropping them into the tank. What I have found to be easier though more costly is to purchase wax worms from any pet store. These are actually the caterpillars of moths and my wasps happily devour them without hesitation.
Another important part of hive maintenance is allow the wasp's to keep making their hive bigger and better. they do this by chewing up bits of plant matter and forming it into a paste that they had to the hive. This paste is very similar to paper mache and its this hive building trait that gives the paper wasps their name. What I like to do is offer the wasps a variety of vegetation like leaves, grass, flowers, etc. I like to give them multiple choices as to what to use for their hive. I haven't noticed yet if they have a preference or not.
There isn't much more needed to be done with them in terms of husbandry. Each morning when I wake up a gently mist one side of the terrarium. The wasp's don't seem to need it, but it help keeps the dirt I used as a substrate from becoming dry and dusty. The room my terrarium is in doesn't get too much natural sunlight, so I have a lamp on a timer with a LED bulb. This allows them to easily go through a proper day/nigh cycle keeping them happy. Having the lamp also allows you to be able to see the wasps better.
RESULTS:
So I've been keeping my hive like this for a little over a month and it has been doing wonderfully. I started out with only 4 wasps, 3 drones and 1 fertile queen. As of writing this, I have about fifteen wasp's. There are at least 3 males, one or two queens, and the rest are all drones. I've been noticing that the hive is getting bigger in size with each passing day. All of the wasps are regularly active and seem rather happy.
WHAT I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY:
I have noticed that a bulk of the wasps like to hang out at the top of the terrarium, walking around on the lid. This leads to some difficult times when it comes time for me to changing their nectar, add wax-worms, and hive material. If I were able to do it again, I would put the terrarium on its side that way the lid is on one side. this would make it so much easier to pull things and it would decease the chances of a wasp flying out.
Start out with a much larger tank. With the rate my hive is increasing in wasp population, I'm going to need to move them into a bigger terrarium soon. As of right now they are in a 10 gallon aquarium. Moving 15 wasps and their hive into another tank is flat-out impossible unless I were to figure out a way to do it outside without loosing wasps and with a bee keeping suit. If I were to startall over again, I would probably start with a 30 gallon tank.
QUESTIONS?:
So like I said before this has been a learning process and I've had very little to go one with all of this. The next thing im going to be working on is seeing if the wasp's will all naturally start to try to over winter despite being kept in a warm home or whether they will continue to live ass if it is still spring or winter. That's the case, the fertile mater queens should start to find places in the tank to over winter, while the rest of the hive starts to die. However in the wild they die from starvation and cold. bu what happens if they are given foo regularly and kept warm? We shall find out.
Let me know what you think. Do you think i'm crazy or insane? Go ahead and voice or opinion. If you have any ideas or comments about my project I was to hear them. And if you are looking to do something similar to this, contact me. I would love to talk to more wasp enthusiasts. There's not to many of us out there. (not that i blame everyone for hating them) I would be really interested if there are others out there doing this. From my search only, I could find only one other guys keep an entire hive of wasps.
Anyways, there's my little wasp project. Let me know what you think. There is a link to pictures below. Thanks for reading!
]]>Original post by pilonm — 2015-08-30 17:34:32 GMT
Hello all,
Here is a specimen found near my house (near Vermont). Would it be possible to identify the genus and the species? I'm suspecting Hellinsia sp.
Thanks for helping me 
Cheers,
Michel
Quebec, Canada
Original post by baby — 2014-06-27 19:05:01 GMT
I am scared of spiders. how can I overcome this? I do not even like the really little ones.
Reply by gerryg — 2015-03-15 23:54:48 GMT
Again it's been far too long since I've posted here but in case you still read here...
The best way to overcome your fear is to ask yourself "has any spider or insect caused me harm"? Chances are the answer is no... your fear is based on what Mom and Dad has told you and their fear is based on what Mom and Dad has told them. The blind leading the blind.
Spiders you do not recognize should not be "played" with. Black Widows and Brown Recluse Spiders have never caused the death of a single person but they can make you sick...little more than a flu when all is said and done.
The best way to overcome your fears... sit back... forget what Mom/Dad/Friends have said... has this thing actually ever caused you harm in ant way? Check out just what this killer insect/spider has to do just to continue living... check out why this one spider may have round body segments and why does this one look as if it's made of triangles... why does this insect look like a rose thorn while the one a few feet away looks like a turtle.
Your fear stems from what you have been told... not from what you have learned.
Gerry
Original post by Otherkin — 2013-12-30 16:11:19 GMT
http://s22.postimg.org/i6xquoc01/IMG_0388.jpg
Is this a false widow spider or a regular house spider?
I won't hurt it either way, I just want to know.
Reply by wolfpackh — 2014-01-08 14:11:37 GMT
orb weaver of some sort
Original post by snakeguy46 — 2013-05-16 01:36:54 GMT
Found two of these at our camp site. This one was under our tent digging. We are located in PA/ MD border.
Reply by gerryg — 2015-03-15 23:22:07 GMT
Wow! It's been awhile since I've posted here simply because it's very slow... but
What your looking at is a Hellgrammite... the larval form of the Dobson Fly. It is not "dangerous" though it does have jaws strong enough to pierce human flesh... it won't kill you or make you sick... it will make you say "why the hell was I dumb enough to play with something that has such large pinchers".
This world is filled with natural wonders... your thoughts should be of awe and not fear.
Gerry
Reply by snakeguy46 — 2013-08-31 23:37:46 GMT
Well?? do you know what that insect was or not? I posted this one time months ago? If you don't know then why waste your time replying back about spam? This is an insect forum correct?
Reply by barbz — 2013-08-31 20:55:09 GMT
so are you just going to spam the same thing over and over? Because there are ways to deal with spammers.
Reply by barbz — 2013-08-31 15:54:51 GMT
"All insects" are NOT dangerous. Take your fearmongering somewhere else. We like spiders. Do you honestly think we're stupid enough to fall for this AAAUGH INSECTS ARE DANGEROUS nonsense?
Reply by angeladawn — 2013-08-26 10:55:35 GMT
Any kind of insects are dangerous and one should always carry out the Pest Inspection before setting up the tent in any area.
Reply by angeladawn — 2013-08-26 10:53:29 GMT
Any kind of insects are dangerous and one should always carry out the Pest Inspection before setting up the tent in any area.
Original post by arnoldwood — 2013-05-09 08:40:38 GMT
Goliathus orientalis
Goliathus Goliatus quadrimaculatus
Goliathus Goliatus conspensus
Goliathus Goliatus undulus
Original post by arnoldwood — 2013-05-09 02:27:32 GMT
Goliathus Goliatus quadrimaculatus
Goliathus Goliatus conspensus
Goliathus Goliatus undulus
Chelorrhina kraatzy marlenae
Chelorrhina kraatzy moser
Chelorrhina kraatzy dessins confuents
Fornasinius aureosparsus.Van de Poll
Stephanogrates preussi. Kolbe
Stephanogrates preussi. Kolbe f ignita
Stephanogrates preussi. Kolbe bicolour
Eudicella morgani camerounenis Allard
Eudicella gralli schultzeorum
Corynotrichius bicolour
Taurhina longiceps camerounensis
Psuedinca Camerounensis
Coenochilus calcartus (antcetonia)
Coenochilus maurus (antcetonia)
Coenochilus tuberculicollis (antcetonia)
Pseudinca camerounensis
Pseudo-charriesthes nobilis
Glenea 22-maculata
Olenecamptus triplagiatus
Chariesthes bella
Anomotoma lesnei
Brancheocentrus duvivieri
Cantharocnemis pilicipennis
Ceratocentrus spinicornis
Macrotoma gracillipes
Navosomopsis feishtameili
Phyllognathus burmeisteri
Baraeus Taeniolatus
Geloharpya murrayi
Neoclosterus argodi
Cheilacanthus severini
Neoclosterus lujae
Zographus regalis cuprea. Breuning
Original post by jmugleston — 2013-02-04 22:58:39 GMT
Psalmopoeus irminia
I thought she ate her eggsac but when I looked closer I found out why she dumped the extra webbing in her dish.
Eupalaestrus campestratus
At a recent expo I was quickly walking past a booth when I caught a glimpse of a cage containing a large spider I thought I could use for a breeding project. The show was busy and I was in a hurry so I didn't fight the crowd to inspect the spider further. I asked my wife to grab the spider if it looked healthy when she had a moment. Turns out the spider was very healthy….and gravid. Within 10 days she dropped an eggsac. And it was good!
This is the eggsac being used in my facebook contest going on from 1/31/13 to 2/4/13!
Original post by jmugleston — 2013-02-03 18:03:11 GMT
I'm a bit behind in my photos so these new arrivals in November pics are just getting sorted!
Xenesthis immanis
Aphonopelma chalcodes
Chilobrachys fimbriatus
Aphonopelma eutylenum
Poecilotheria metallica
And another
Reply by Jakarta — 2015-11-12 03:02:59 GMT
Some beautiful T's there! I'm new to the hobby. Any of them able to be handled?
Original post by pilonm — 2012-12-26 16:01:14 GMT
Hello all,
Here are 4 pictures of a caterpillar photographed September 26th, 2010 in Quebec, Canada (near Vermont).
I'm hesitating with its identification. Could it be Spilosoma virginica?
Any idea? Comments?
Thank you for your so appreciated help
Michel
Quebec, Canada
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Original post by gerryg — 2012-09-09 20:10:07 GMT
I seem to be the only person in the entire world that wants to use this forum for more than ID purposes... hope you enjoy!
Gerry
]]>Original post by gerryg — 2012-08-18 21:48:48 GMT
Perhaps a few others could join in and post a picture or two just for the hell of it? It's the World Wide Web, hence the www... gotta be a few of you out there with things you want to share.
Gerry
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