Interesting times
Asheville Citizen-Times
Sweaty, wrestling scholars have yet to establish whether it’s a Chinese, Arabian or American curse; nonetheless somebody once said, “May you live in interesting times.” And sure as God made the larva of the coddling moth eager to worm its w...
Every School Every Thursday -- Ankeny
Des Moines Register
Did you know that horned tomato worms are the larva stage for hummingbird moths? The student touched the head of the mealworm, gently, to see what he would do and examine him to find out why he is an insect. (If you touch his head he will f...
Utes, shoots and leaves: wouldn't be dead for quids
Sydney Morning Herald
It clutches by one end - I can't tell which - a larva rather larger than itself, and struggles desperately to save it, save them both, from the flames. But it's all out of whack. "Hold it in the centre," I want to advise, "go for balance." ...
According to caterpillars, it'll be a mild winter
Patriot-News
The Associated Press, 2004 Commonly known as a woolly worm or woolly bear caterpillar, an Isabella Tiger Moth larva (Pyrrharctia isabella) is believed by some to be able to predict the harshness of winter. Youngsters should not expect to mi...
DEM: Stay clear of Massachusetts wood
News Channel 10
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is warning about possible pests that may have come with wood from Massachusetts. The DEM last week removed a half cord of firewood suspected of carrying Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) l...
Seventh-graders test the waters at Fishing Lake
Gillette News Record
“They’re gross,†said Paige Michael, pointing to a long-legged, three-tailed fishfly larva. “But it is good to know that they also eat the algae in the lake.†“Why do weeds have to be so pretty?†asked Shelby ...
When The Pesticide Is As Bad as the Pest
The Daily Green
When the eggs hatch the larva tunnel into the tree, destroying the water- and nutrient-carrying capability of the tree. Severe infestations kill the tree. It takes a year for the larva to mature, pupate and emerge from the tree to mate and ...
Budget forces removal of fountain
Burlington County Times
Though Harp admitted that there may not be a serious risk of mosquito larva and the potential for West Nile virus, he said that Silver Lake should be thoroughly inspected to see if such a situation could occur. “I would say that not only fo...
The Death’s Head Hawkmoth
Egypt Today
This is a great sausage of a larva up to 15 centimeters long and occurring in two color phases, one dull brown and the other strikingly yellow. The Death’s Head Hawkmoth leapt to international fame in the movie The Silence of the Lambs wher...
Common house fly has its own season
Woodland Daily Democrat
The common housefly overwinters in its immature stages (larva and pupa). "The best way to control flies is to exclude them from the material their larvae breed in, manure and household kitchen wastes, for example," Robert Kimsey said. To co...
