case of Bt corn… Bacillus thuringiensis, and the gene of interest produces a protein that kills Lepidoptera larvae… Growers use Bt corn as an alternative to spraying insecticides for control of European and southwestern corn borer.” (Bessin) The basic idea behind Bt corn is, as Beesin said, an alternative to spraying. In addition Bessin also claimed that Bt corn is useful in eradicating the Lepidoptera larvae. Beesin alludes to the fact that Bt corn “is very selective, generally not harming insects
diversity, habitats and seasonal distribution in and around Nagpur City, Central India. World Journal of Zoology. 4(3), 153-162. Wahlberg, N. (2006). That awkward age for butterflies: Insights from the age of the butterfly subfamily Nymphalinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Systematic biologists. 55(5), 704.
Insecta consists of ten orders including order Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Odonta, Orthoptera, Blattodea, Mantodea, Phasmatodea, Coleoptera used to classify organisms in further detail. I have identified a Butterfly and Dragonfly, classed within the orders of Lepidoptera and Odonta. Lepidoptera consists of Butterflies and Moths and Odonta broadly consists of Dragonflies and Damselflies. Many characteristics distinguish Lepidoptera from other groups of insects. They ha...
The monarch butterfly, as known as Danaus plexippus, is often called the milkweed butterfly because its larvae eat the milkweed plant. They are also sometimes called "royalty butterflies" because their family name comes from the daughter of Danaus, ruler of Argos. There are many other interesting facts about this butterfly including its anatomy and life cycle, where the butterfly lies on the food chain, the migration from Canada to Mexico, why the butterfly is being threatened, and lastly, what is
Therefore, I’ll use one of Matsuo Basho’s poems to prove some of the points stated above. A caterpillar is a Haiku the Zen poet, Matsuo Basho, wrote and an English poet, Robert Hass, translates this version. “A Caterpillar/this deep in fall/still not a butterfly.” (Basho/Trans. Hass, 1-3) When reading this haiku, I had to sit on its meaning a couple of times and noticed that there were words used in this translation that referred to time like “still” and “fall.” I imagined the caterpillar dangling
Moths that do not fly by day are not properly called moths- they do not give you the sense of dark autumn nights and flames flickering in lanterns, as their other vespertine brothers. They are hybrid creatures, neither bright like butterflies nor somber like the night-living moths. Anyways, the present insect I was watching seemed to be content with its life. It twirled in an intricate flight around the window I was looking through and caught my eye. The choreography the moth went through seemed
how a tadpole becomes a frog, a larva (caterpillar) morphs into a beautiful brilliantly colored butterfly. To begin, it is necessary to understand what a butterfly is. A butterfly is a flying insect from the Lepidoptera family that includes moths and butterflies. This classification (Lepidoptera) makes up the second largest family within the insect family. Like all holometabolous insects, butterflies endure a complete cycle of metamorphosis that is broken down into four distinct stages throughout the
Hello, Efrain! Thanks for the message. Yes, I have seen the picture with butterflies absorbing minerals. I appreciate the artistry of the picture: the vivid butterflies on the background of the plain black soil with patches of reflected light. Frankly, our butterflies’ bodies are merely dark; so, I have never seen such ones whose bodies are spotted like those in your photo. Hm… Probably they have eaten too much minerals. I am joking, but, sincerely, they look pretty odd. Besides, I suppose that they
Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Monarch Butterflies and Butterfly Weed, a type of milkweed, have coevolved as plant and pollinator. This means that they both rely on one another to survive. Milkweed is the primary source of nutrition for monarchs. Monarchs only eat Asclepias tuberosa a particular species of Milkweed. The monarch relies on toxins in the milkweed to fend off predators such as birds. The toxic tendencies of the milkweed plants caused the
Have you ever had an identity crisis? Most people have or will have an identity crisis at some point in their life. Most often, this happens during high school up into college. In my personal experience I had a bit of an identity crisis, but I never addressed it because I simply didn’t care, not until senior year College English that is. The event that occurred changed me as a person. This essay will explain the situation, how I changed, and how it contributed to who I am. Senior year College English
Monarch butterflies poaching and farming The monarch population has decreased 90% over the last 20 years. One of the many reasons that this happened is because of poaching and farming. Poaching and farming is the fifth most profitable illicit trade in the world. You can help by signing petitions for anti-poaching efforts for monarchs, donations, and volunteer work. Background information The monarch is a butterfly that weights less than half a gram, has a wingspan of four inches, and lives in forest
Research Project: Class Insecta Insects are invertebrates in the class Insecta from the phylum arthopoda. Arthropods include more than 850,000 species and form by far the largest phylum in the animal kingdom, exceeding in number all the other Phyla combined. The characteristic tough exoskeleton and jointed limbs are superimposed in a segmental body plan that reflects the evolution of arthropods from ancestors of the annelid worm. Insects, arachnids, myriapods and crustaceans are the major groups
Butterflies are established all over the world and in all sorts of environments: cold and hot, moist and dry, high in the mountains and at sea level. The largest parts of butterfly species are found in tropical areas, in particular tropical rainforests. There is a variety of sizes butterflies come in. The worlds smallest known butterflies, the blue pygmy found in southern California, has a wing span of just over half an inch. The largest species, New Guinea’s QueenAlexandras birdwing, can measure
A Streetcar Named Desire is a serious play. Not only difficult in its adult concepts but with important relationships between characters that are hard to capture. My idea for the children’s book was for all the characters to be butterflies with the exception of Blanche Dubois. Blanche, I made into a small white moth, as I felt this fit her character best, which was a flitty, frail, middle aged woman. Tennessee Williams chose the character's names specifically and I wanted to highlight that. Blanche
Monarch and Milkweed: The Butterfly and Plant Dynamic The Monarch (http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/butterfly) is the king of its jungle! Most people believe this since its name is “monarch.” Some say it’s the most beautiful of all the butterflies. These butterflies are mostly active in February and March, coming out of hibernation and trying to find a mate. In March and April, Monarch eggs are laid on milkweed plants. The Monarch and milkweed plants have a very dependent relationship. Drop in
Blue Jays are how we know them, but the Blue Jay has a scientific name, they are called Cyanocitta cristata. After 8-12 day of incubation the eggs hatch. Newborn Blue Jays live in the nest for 17 through 21 days, when they are ready to fly. Newborn Blue Jays leave the nest flying; taking their own adventure in life. Blue Jay parents leave the nest when they hear predators, to take them far from the nest so they cannot identify the nest. Blue Jays are related to crowns, robin, and magpies. Blue Jays
Speak, Memory begins with deep, existential implications about the fleeting nature of human life, with the image of a cradle rocking over an abyss, and human existence being compared to a brief crack of light. Throughout the first chapter Nabokov makes it clear that he is against the transiency of existence by writing his autobiography; by “pinning down” his memories, he is making some image of himself immortal, much like he would with a pinned butterfly. Throughout the book, the parallels between
If three sets of traps including ethanol, lineatin and sulcatol are established in proximity of the PSHB effected trees, I hypothesize that lineatin and sulcatol are more effective at luring the ambrosia beetles and diverting PSHB attacks than ethanol trap since the aggregation pheromone of the ambrosia beetle such as lineatin is a pheromone produced by female ambrosia beetles which would attract male ambrosia beetles similar to another ambrosia beetle pheromone, sulcatol. Experimental Design Ambrosia
The purpose of this experiment was to see to what extent the amount of light exposed to the caterpillars affect its survival rate. My hypothesis is if more light is exposed to the caterpillars will result in less chance of survival because caterpillars are naturally nocturnal and with constant synthetic light it will be least like their natural living conditions. According to the chart above the butterflies in the six hours of light had a 100% survival rate demonstrating that my hypothesis was to
Monarchs and Milkweeds: Pathways of Energy Flow The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is native to both North and South America. The monarch butterflies are unable to with stand the freezing winters that North America has so to survive they travel down to South America, which there they lay eggs to form offspring to travel back in the spring. The monarch butterflies journey begins in late summer, August to September, and can take several months, with the majority of monarchs reaching Mexico in