front 1 Coleoptera: Adaptations Hercules beetle is the | back 1 longest beetle |
front 2 Coleoptera: Diversity Make up 40% of insect species and | back 2 25% of known species |
front 3 New species of bug was discovered in Costa Rica, known as | back 3 ants with two ovipositor |
front 4 Staphylinidae known as | back 4 Rove beetles |
front 5 Curculionidae are known as | back 5 Weevils |
front 6 Staphylinidae: Rove Beetle distinguished by reduced elytra: where | back 6 abdominal segments exposed Most are predatory and live in decaying matter Most diverse order of beetles: largest family of organisms |
front 7 Staphylinidae: Rove Beetle mymecophily which is species have interspecies | back 7 relationships with ants |
front 8 production of one species’ chemical signals by another species | back 8 chemical mimicry |
front 9 Curculionidae: Weevils is the second most? | back 9 diverse order |
front 10 Curculionidae: Weevils Elongate rostrum located at the end of | back 10 mouthparts |
front 11 Curculionidae: Weevils Anatomy | back 11 Use mouthpart to bore into plant material and lay eggs Antennae elbowed |
front 12 Curculionidae: Weevils Boil weevil devasted u.s cotton growing industry in which the USDA implemented what? | back 12 The boil weevil eradication program in 1978 |
front 13 Curculionidae: Weevils Palm weevil female bore into trees to lay eggs and their egg hatch and pupate how? | back 13 Egg hatch: The larva feeds on soft fibers and terminal buds through the internal tissue of tree Pupation: form cocoon of dry palm fibers in leaf litter at base of the tree |
front 14 Aquatic Beetles: Use elytra to trap air bubbles when | back 14 Submerged and have multiple adaptations for swimming |
front 15 Whirligig Beetle are known as surface swimmers due to | back 15 - eyes divided horizontally help see above and below water - front legs adapted for grasping food/prey, hindlegs are salatorial |
front 16 Whirligig Beetle Males have modified front tarsi: suckers that | back 16 use to hold onto slippery female during mating |
front 17 Colorado Potato Beetle Native to Colorado but spread to potato plants and | back 17 Insecticides remain the main method of control but have developed rapid resistance to every insecticide |
front 18 Bark beetles are the major pest of | back 18 conifer forests and bore into wood, feed on plants and tunnel some are aggressive, and some attack trees already weakened by disease |
front 19 Bark Boring Beetles Mutualistic relationships with fungi which | back 19 break down wood tissues and can be pest of living trees, such as southern pine borer, emerald ash borer, ambrosia beetles |
front 20 Tree defense produces what | back 20 sap, resin, latex sap is the first line of defense Trap insects making entry & plug bored holes of bark beetles and seal wounds |
front 21 Rocky Mountain Infestation Multiple factors lead to this? | back 21 Bark beetle infestation - Climate change - Faster reproduction - Moisture stress from hotter temp weakening trees |
front 22 Rocky Mountain Infestations Impact the ecosystems by what exactly? | back 22 Watersheds (experiencing changes to storage and flow) High rates of tree mortality alters gass between biosphere and atmosphere Climate change (causes pest to more) |
front 23 Coccinellidae/Lady Beetle(beneficial) Friends of gardeners and prey on herbivorous homopteran pests (aphids/scale insects) in which? | back 23 lay eggs directly in aphid/scale to ensure larve have an immediate food source |