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ImageText BoxImageOne of the biggest threats to the environment of Ontario is the Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar dispar). The species itself is native to Europe and Asia. How this affects us is by weakening trees across Ontario and North America. The first time the gypsy moth was found in Ontario was 1969. The gypsy moth can be found in southern Canada (Ontario), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. It is known to weaken trees and the caterpillar form live in trees and during most outbreaks its caterpillar feces would fall from the trees to the ground or even on top of humans. The average Gypsy Caterpillar can grow 5-6 centimeters long. With five pairs of blue spots and six pairs of bright red dots on their back. The female moth are white and can fly on the other hand, the male moth are brown and can also fly. The female have a 5cm wing span but male have a 2.5cm wing span. The gypsy moth usually lives in open forests and other forests and take up at least 20% of the space. The Gypsy moth are about 4cm long, tan coloured and can be located on tree trunks, furniture, and buildings. (OFAH Invading Species Awareness Program, 2012)
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The Gypsy moth usually appear in July or August and an outbreak usually occurs every
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Humans are trying everything they can to trap the Gypsy moth and try to remove it from there eco-system, but the Gypsy moth keeps on reproducing. An annual trapping program is one method in which they place traps that attracts male Gypsy moths and gets them stuck in a sticky surface. If a substantial amount of moths are caught by the trap then more traps are set in that ecosystem. Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (BTK) is a toxic soil bacterium that is sprayed over an area to prevent defoliation. When Gypsy moths are exposed to BTK the toxic causes stomach poisoning and they would eventually die. (Government of Canada,
Bess beetles range in size all the way from 21 millimeters to 80 millimeters. The beetles are named after the French word baiser, which means “to kiss”, due to the fact that they often make a smooching sound with their legs. They have a small horn that protrudes from their head, and use their antennae to drive them forward when experiencing new smells. Though the beetles may look quite menacing, they are surprisingly docile. They enjoy feasting on rotten wood, moss, and adult beetle fecal matter after it has been partially digested by bacteria. A scientific experiment was conducted to test these beetle’s pulling power in relation to their mass. The hypothesis stated,
It’s light blue wings flutter softly as it flies from Lupine plant to Lupine plant. Icaricia icarioides missionensis ( Mission Blue Butterfly) was discovered in 1937. Icaricia icarioides missionensis is native to the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It has lost most of it habitat in the region to development , and is thus limited to residing only in the Twin Peaks of San Francisco, Fort Baker in Marin County, and San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo County. Human beings are the main reason for the decline in the Mission Blue’s natural habitat. If something is not done to prevent further damage, and reverse the previous, Icaricia icarioides missionensis will be in danger of becoming extinct. Various wildlife preservation organizations, such as the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, have come up with several methods for attempting to recover the Mission Blue population.
Moth Man is alive he is seen where there is destruction he is living and waiting out in the mountains of West Virginia for the next tragedy to happen(Cryptid). The first sighting was with a young couple while driving near the abandoned TNT plant near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Spotting the very large winged man moving toward them they speed off. The couple was followed down Highway 62 to Point Pleasant city limits. The Mothman moved extremely fast behind them reaching high speeds during the chase. Some people don’t believe stories just like these one because they hold little solid facts. The stories do hold truth though because we can base it off facts that the couple had no reason to lie and were honestly scared. The MothMan is real and he is somewhere ready to be found.
It is challenging to analyze phenotypes when there is little information known about genes. With the moths, nobody knows which of the moth's genes are responsible for the changes in color, so a genetic analysis is extremely difficult to do.
The urban legend of the West Virginia Mothman persists to this day. Some say the Mothman appears in times of impending dangers. Others say the legend causes disasters. So, what is the legend of the West Virginia Mothman?
Margaret And The Moth Tree by Brit and Kari Trogen. I think this portion of the story is written to explain to kids and adults to always be kind, honest and have a big heart even if the other person is rude, selfish and is and a liar!!! The first main idea of this portion is that as Margaret spended more and more time with Ms.Switch she felt more and more sad because of all the people she ever lived with and how they died even her mom and dad when she barely lived with them.Why she thought about it was because when the people who wanted to make the orphanage company came they kept on talking about their children. Margaret
Softball is not only about your skill but it is also about having the proper equipment to help you succeed. One of the biggest disadvantages in softball is having a bat that doesn't hit well, thats why having a good bat is essential to succeeding during the game. The xeno bat is not only inexpensive but comes with other benefits that make it the best bat when it comes to softball. Having the xeno softball bat is the best bat to have because it has a good balance point for when you are swinging for a fastpitch ball. The Xeno also has an advance transition between the barrel and handle, and it has an extra long double walled-barrel. Finally the xeno bat is a contact hitter friendly bat that is beneficial in more than one way. All these factors
Have you ever wondered what gliding possums are? Gliding possums are small omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possums belonging to the marsupial infraclass. The common name refers to its preference for sugary nectarous foods and ability to glide through the air much like a flying squirrel.
Fear is 99% of the reason why social change never occurs. In In the time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, the Dominican people are oppressed by the dictator at the time, Trujillo, and never do anything about it. Perhaps some are too naive to understand what is going on. Perhaps it is the police state or the regime as a fear factor. Perhaps they support the regime because their lives depend on it. Either way, people lacked the urge to fight the monolithic power of Trujillo. The Mirabal Sisters present an opportunity and a model for others due to their solidarity and fierce nationalistic feelings towards the dictatorship. Social change can only occur when the people are willing to be informed, take action, and a catalyst occurs.
The worldwide eradication of honey bees may not be too far away. The reasons the honey bees are dying are linked to a number of things. The most common causes are linked to industrial agriculture, parasites/pathogens, and climate change, according to the article entitled “The Bees in Decline” on GreenPeace’s website, SOS-bees.org. However, bee-killing pesticides pose the highest risk to the pollinators (the Bees). Honey bees are not the only form of pollinators.
Moth Smoke takes place in Lahore, Pakistan and depicts the experience of a low-class citizen named Daru. The book represents the struggles of the less wealthy in a country where most of the high-class individuals are corrupt. There is also such a high level of inequality that the elite are able to seperate themselves from the laws that hold the rest of society in their place. Daru is a young banker who grew up near high society because of his friend, Ozi, but whose lack of personal connections prevent him from being actually considered high-class. I argue that Daru’s experience throughout the book provides commentary on how an elitist society can render a man or women helpless to the privilege of the wealthy and turn them towards the desires
Virginia Woolf’s “Death of the Moth” is a short story centered around the life and death of a moth on a beautiful day. Although the essay tells the story of the life a moth, many aspects of the piece such as its mood, can be mirrored to life in general. In the story, Virginia Woolf gradually changes the mood from an energetic and lively mood to a gloomy and quiet one through her use of active verbs, vivid imagery and varying sentence structure in order to accurately depict the darkness and ignominy of death.
Scientists right now have know idea what is causing it, but they believe it is something like AIDS(acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in humans. It severely weakens the immune system and makes the insect/animal/person very weak and vulnerable to all sorts of diseases. Some scientists believe that the virus that started CCD, or was the final spark to light the fire to start CCD, was found in Australian bees. Penn State University theorizes that some of the newer pesticides are effecting the bees ability to learn, thus, keeping them from finding their way back to the hive. Or, the chemicals may be suppressing their immune system. Pollen samples were taken from bees that were left in a field that was sprayed with pesticides, and the tests showed that the pollen contained ...
Oldroyd, B.P. . What’s Killing American Honey Bees? PLoS Biology. Volume 5, Number 6, 12 June 2007, e168.
Insects are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet. They occupy most of the habitat in the world. Insects have served as a model group of organisms for tackling many biological queries. Butterflies (Class: Insecta; Order: Lepidoptera) have been used as a model for studies on ecology, development and population dynamics. Most of the species are highly seasonal and some have very restricted habitats. Butterflies are good indicators of climate and help us understand fluctuations in seasonal changes. They require specific ecological conditions for their growth and development. Monitoring butterflies helps us understand the overall diversity of a habitat as they are directly dependent on other factors such as availability of host plants and nectar plants. They also play a very significant role in