ENTO 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Termite, Hymenoptera, Flea
6 Mar 2017
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P arasitoids - organisms that lay eggs on host, larvae will feed on the host: o nce becomes adult, no longer parasite. S ome are regarded as pests: damage to plants, landscapes, and homes, most well known - ants. C hew wiring and strip things: most are very beneficial. P ollinators: natural enemies of pests in garden. S ocial: o nly other order that does this is the isoptera, e very individual has a specific job in the colony, ants and bees especially, q ueen - sexually mature adult. Siphonaptera: wingless in both larval and adult forms, ancestor had wings, muscles have now been sequestered to use for other stuff, g reatest diversity in temporal regions, normally we see diversity in tropical regions, so fleas are an. Feed on mammals but some do feed on birds such as poultry exception. Laterally flattened bodies: adult fleas have large hind legs, hatch into worm like larvae, tiny!
