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It’s been about six months since the last BUG set, so let’s go!
These guys are meat eaters!
However, they are general predators and may also feed on each other… … …
If threatened, they have the ability to squirt venom.
What is it?
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2) You can start a civil war by shoveling ant mounds together for elimination
True or False
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3) Bed Bugs are a nuisance and serious pest problem.
They have the ability to transmit:
a) Yeast infections
b) Tetanus
c) Meningoencephalitis
d) OJ Simpson
e) a-b-c
f) a
g) none of the above
Congrats to Les Abstein & JR Scott Fudge for the win! #1 answer I have is assassin bugs but scorpions can be a candidate. JR got it. #5 answer I have is the coffee berry borer but Mediterranean fruit fly can be a candidate.
Les got #2 about ants.
These guys are meat eaters!
However, they are general predators and may also feed on each other… … …
If threatened, they have the ability to squirt venom.
What is it? Assassin Bugs
These bugs are meat-eating hunters! They are very beneficial in the landscape/garden as they prey (feed) on a wide variety of pest insects such as caterpillars, stinkbugs, aphids, and beetles. However, they are general predators and may also feed on each other and other beneficial insects. Since assassin bugs (also known as wheel bugs) are also preyed upon they have developed a unique defense system, they use their beak to squirt venom at their attacker as far as a foot away. Watch Out for Assassin Bugs! - UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County
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2) You can start a civil war by shoveling ant mounds together for elimination False
Shoveling ant mounds together to incite a fire ant civil war, while certainly dramatic, is also ineffective. Some treatments may encourage the ants to move, but they rarely move far.
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3) Bed Bugs are a nuisance and serious pest problem.
They have the ability to transmit:
a) Yeast infections
b) Tetanus
c) Meningoencephalitis
d) OJ Simpson
e) a-b-c
f) a
g) none of the above G
Bed bugs are blood feeding insects that feed on humans, usually during night hours when people are sleeping. Since we do not often observe bed bugs biting, it is easy to mistake the itchy, swollen areas on the skin for other insect bites. While the bites can become infected from scratching, bed bugs are not known to transmit any diseases; however, they are still a nuisance and serious pest problem.
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4) WHAT had a BITING PARTY? Sand Fly Bites
What they look like: Sand fly bites are distinct from those of other flies. They can appear alone, but often present in groups of small, red bumps or blisters.
Symptoms to note: Sand fly bites are generally painful and may start to itch. In certain parts of the world—including the tropics, subtropics, and southern Europe–they can transmit cutaneous leischmaniasis, a parasitic infection that causes skin lesions and ulcers.
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5) WHAT bug caused a USDA-imposed quarantine in Hawaii?
coffee berry borer
Until 2010, the beetle was still officially absent from one of the most remote coffee growing places on Earth: Hawaii. That changed after a large infestation was discovered in Kona, Hawaii in 2010. The beetle problem has exploded there, and now Kona is under an official USDA-imposed quarantine, which makes coffee export from Kona very difficult.
Hawaii is the only state under a full federal fruit fly quarantine; the presence of fruit flies in Hawaii is a threat to U.S. mainland agriculture and a major bottleneck to the expansion of diversified agriculture in the state, for local as well as export sales.
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WHO sang this on WHAT song?
Meet new people at the disco Dire Straits - Twisting By The Pool
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