Insects of the Rainforest

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American Spider Beetles

Spider beetles earned their name because of their similarity to mites and tiny spiders, featuring round elytra, round thoraces, long legs, and antennae.

As scavengers, they seek out dried mushrooms, excrement, feathers, figs, fish meal, flour, wool articles, rye bread, and decaying plant and animal matter such as attics and rodent nests. Furthermore, these insects infest stored products containing moisture and priceless artifacts found in museums and warehouses – often to great harm.

Adult females typically display dark reddish-brown to black coloring with pale yellow to cream-colored heads, thoraxes, and antennae; males feature patches of white hair on their wing covers.

Black Weevils

Otiorhynchus sulcatus) An insect with a 3/8 inch wingspan and short snout feeds on ornamental plant roots like those found in Rhododendron, Cyclamen, and Azalea species.

Rhododendron growers should accept some leaf notching caused by weevils as an indicator of a healthy ecosystem that includes predatory ground beetles and parasitic nematodes; weekly applications of entomopathogenic nematodes may reduce weevil damage in sandy or rocky soils.

Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are wingless insects that feed off of warm-blooded hosts such as humans. Bed bugs often hide in dark corners such as mattress seams, box springs, headboards, other furniture, and cracks and crevices during the day.

Once piercing the skin, bed bugs inject saliva containing an anesthetic and anticoagulant to stop blood loss and then sucke up blood while leaving behind itchy red bites that often go undetected or unreported.

Regular, thorough visual inspections by trained pest control professionals are vital for multi-unit buildings to detect early infestations and ensure effective, timely treatments. This also helps minimize downtime during renovation projects.

Drugstore Beetles

These expert fliers can quickly infest various products, such as grains, seeds, cereals, pet foods, spices, dried flowers and herbs, books and manuscripts, leather, wool, and museum specimens – infestations can be very costly for food manufacturing and distribution facilities.

Reddish brown beetles resembling cigarette and furniture beetles have distinctive red wing covers with rows of fine longitudinal grooves and antennae with three segmented clubs on their antennae. Since an infestation can quickly spread in homes, a thorough inspection using a magnifying glass is recommended to identify all stored items swiftly and control an infestation soon.

Black Aphids

Black Aphids are flightless female insects that feed exclusively on phloem (the vascular tissue that transports sugars and nutrients between leaves, shoots, roots, and stems). Their feeding damages plants by disrupting growth hormone balance; their excrement also attracts unwanted insects such as ants and mosquitos.

Keep an eye out for aphids on plants by inspecting the undersides of leaves and new soft growth. Use soap water sprays or Neem oil to effectively kill aphids while encouraging beneficial bugs to assist with pest management.

Flea Beetles

Flea beetles are tiny, shiny beetles with long legs for jumping that can often be found feeding on weeds and can damage vegetable crops, particularly brassicas.

Flea beetle feeding leaves small pitted areas on leaves and stems with irregular holes, creating small pitted spots on them and even leaving holes that reduce crop yield significantly. Therefore, heavy infestations of flea beetles may even result in reduced crop yield.

By covering young plants with row covers to protect seedlings and planting early to avoid the spring peak of flea beetles, a great deal can be accomplished to control their numbers. In addition, organic contact insecticides containing natural pyrethrins may also prove effective.

Fungus Gnats

Fungus gnats are small, dark-colored flies that resemble mosquitoes in appearance and behavior. Although weak flyers, they frequently gather near potted plants or seed trays where the soil surface exists near potted plants or seed trays. Adult fungus gnats can easily be controlled with insecticide sprays or drenches for quick control.

Fungus gnat larvae have transparent bodies with legless bodies and feed on organic debris in the soil, feeding on fungi as well as damaging seedlings and plant roots, stunting foliage growth. Nematodes (Steinernema feltiae) may help control this pest.

Moss Mites

The rainforest is home to many different kinds of mites. Although we understand much about some groups’ biology and ecology, others remain unknown – for instance, this nymphal Nesopelops (Euoribatida). While its adult is heavily armored with thick scales covering its body, this juvenile prefers soil pockets and moss carpets as its habitat.

This research indicates that various environmental factors affect the structure and composition of epilithic moss mite communities. For example, air and rock temperatures play a prominent role, while light levels and air humidity have less impact.

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