The bagworm larva prefer red cedar and arborvitae above all as well as apple, birch, black locust, cypress, elm, juniper, oak, pine, poplar, spruce, and sycamore. The bagworm occurs mostly from New England to Nebraska and south through the state of Texas.
The hammerhead flatworm can reach up to 20 inches long and its body is very slimy, which allows it to move along the ground in a gliding motion. The body secretes mucus from glands on its belly or underside. The hammerhead is native to Indo-China, but it makes its way around the world by traveling in greenhouse plants.
Much like plants and flowers, pests are also seasonal. During the warm summer season, you might notice swarms of gnats flying around outdoors and towards the end of the summer or early fall, you may notice an increase in the number of centipedes crawling around on your kitchen floor. There are a number of house pests that can invade your home seasonally or even year round. One such house pest is the silverfish.
The Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionela) is probably one of the most annoying, yet strangest types of house pests in existence today. Even stranger are its larvae. The larvae of a Case-bearing Clothes Moth are white in color and they carry around a “caseâ€? that can reach up to 10 mm in length — a case that’s usually made from a combination of self-made silk and the very materials they feed on.
Juniper is the main sustenance for the larvae of several Lepidopterans species. These include: Bucculatrix inusitata, Juniper Carpet, Juniper Pug, Juniper Webworm (Dichomeris marginella), Chionodes electella, Chionodes viduella, and Pine Beauty.
Did you know that worms are 1,000 times stronger than humans? Did you know that worms are hemaphrodites? This means they have both male and female sex organs! Worms are amazing creatures, so these are just a few interesting facts about our cold-blooded friends. Another interesting characteristic of the worm is its habitat. Worms live [...]