Sentences with phrase «other smaller insects»

Apart from providing a food source for some beneficial organisms; being porous, they contain numerous tiny holes which help to both aerate the bin and offer hiding places for other smaller insects.

Not exact matches

Franz is extreme in his practices of fostering a diverse life of insects, small animals, and other organisms even in the world -LSB-...]

They helped their children notice birds, insects, plants and other wonders of the natural world when they were small, and then continued this focus even when the children decided, for a few years, to go to the local primary school.

For younger children, light - colored or white bodysuits are usually the best option since it's easier to spot dirt, redness, an insect or other small undesirable objects on your baby.

Light - emitting diode (LED) streetlights often draw moths and other insects into small areas at night, setting a buffet for nocturnal predators, but certain aspects of the lights themselves might be rendering insects vulnerable in even more sinister ways, new research suggests.

Ants are also, according to biologist Edward O. Wilson, the premier turners of soil in the world, the chief predators of other insects, and the principal scavengers of small dead animals — all activities that ultimately benefit humans.

Because sensing such fields is useful to small animals, the team suspects this ability could be important to other insect species as well.

The Texas Department of Agriculture is working with researchers at Texas A&M University in College Station and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop the ants, which, along with biting humans, feed on other insects (including the beloved ladybug) and even eat the hatchlings of a small, endangered grouse called the Atwater prairie chicken.

The number of the odonate species is relatively small and identifying different species is easier than with other insect groups.

The model shows that climate change that significantly decreases plant quality grants a competitive advantage to larger invertebrate herbivores, such as grasshoppers, ants and other insects, which are able to convert the foliage to energy more efficiently than smaller herbivores.

You will hear the high - pitched chirping of the other insects, and you'll hear them and other small animals scurrying in fear.

If we have not already found them, we must surely be close to discovering the smallest insects and other arthropods,» says the lead author, John Huber from Natural Resources Canada.

MSV is transmitted amongst maize and other weed host plants by small insects called leafhoppers.

As a natural history photographer who specializes in photographing insects and other small creatures, I sometimes wonder why everyone isn't as obsessed with the little things in life as I am.

But here at home, a much smaller organism may be circling the globe time and time again without accolades: According to a new study, the itty bitty dragonfly Pantala flavescens could take longer flights than any other known insect, putting it in the ballpark of larger migratory animals like birds and whales.

Some groups of people he studied ate little or no meat, but large quantities of raw or fermented milk and cream; others ate beans and grain and small amounts of animal products, including insects and dried shrimp and fish.

Because Shea Butter has such a large healing fraction, in addition to moisturizing fraction, regular use of this natural cream can treat many skin problems, including blemishes, wrinkles, itching, sunburns, small skin wounds, eczema, skin allergies, insect bites, frost bite, and other skin conditions.

Godzilla has a fairly small role in this rendition; there are a couple other giant beasts, huge insects, dubbed MUTO (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Object), which dominate the movie's story arc.

In a small patch of pine trees outside Magellan Charter School, a fourth - grade science class is on the hunt for insects, plants and other life.

The ordinance does have an exemption for small «backyard» breeders and those who raise dogs and cats at their home or business, AZCentral.com reports, yet it also bans the use of «animals as prizes» at carnivals and amusement parks, which includes goldfish, insects, bunnies, and other critters (another nice piece of news to hear!).

Once your home is sanitized, defend against a recurrence of fleas and other insect pests by applying small amounts of diatomaceous earth throughout the home.

Citations varied from keeping animals in too - small and rusting cages with exposed nails or wires, to caked feces, to infestations of roaches and other insects that covered the walls and ceilings of kennels.

Catnip is ten times more effective than DEET at repelling mosquitoes Some insects also contain Nepetalactone which may protect them from other insects Large cats such as tigers can also enjoy a little catnip There are 250 species in the mint family Labiatae, only one causes this response in cats Cats can smell very small amounts of catnip in the air, only 1 part per billion

Flea bites on humans will usually show up as a small red dot - like bumps, not unlike many other insect or pest bites.

They're usually smaller than other insect bites and can be difficult to see through your dog's fur.

Your kitty's wild ancestors had to hunt insects, birds, mice and other small animals to survive.

Fleas are a small insect parasite that may take up residence on your hedgehog, especially if exposed to fleas outdoors or in a house with dogs, cats or other animals who themselves have fleas.

Fleas are a small insect parasite that may take up residence on your ferret, especially if exposed to fleas outdoors or in a house with dogs, cats or other animals who themselves have fleas.

Insect and rodent poisons are meant to kill other, smaller animals, so it's no wonder they can be poisonous to your pet as well.

Wild hamsters also eat insects, frogs, lizards and other small animals.

Tissue reaction / allergy / foreign body: he could have a splinter or something that got walled off Insect bite that caused a granuloma Lipoma: if it is movable and small and soft (but not necessarily 100 %) it could be a fatty benign tumor Other neoplasia (I could go on and on but Dexter younger, so it is less likely) MCT Etc. ect... the tests need to be done to determine the cause

In the wild, hedgehogs are opportunistic omnivores, who may eat virtually any small animal they encounter, although they exhibit a distinct preference for insects and other invertebrates.

His small home was an insect zoo from one end to the other, with every conceivable space occupied with a small bug cage.

Young dragons up to 29 inches -LRB-.75 meters) live in trees and eat insects, birds, eggs, small mammals and other reptiles.

We will separate bees from other insects and debris and then attach the bees to small pins by piercing or gluing them to the pins.

Karen Rosenberg: «Insects also figure in small paintings by Tazeen Qayyum, who renders cockroaches and other household pests with extraordinary delicacy.

The wattled curassow depends heavily on rivers (and the humid lowlands and forests that house them) for the fish, insects, and other small waterlife that it feeds on — and since they're native to South America, the deforestation, hunting, development, and logging that have been built up along the Amazon have also caused a drastic drop in the population of these birds.

Some birds in Australia use smoldering sticks to spread wildfires and flush out smaller birds, insects, frogs and other prey, according to a recent study published in the Journal of...

But a growing number of people who do appreciate these small but important organisms — from scientists to adventurous foodies to artists — are trying to get others to look at insects in a different, if not awe - inspired, way.

Why the large animals and all dinosaurs, many birds, many shallow water marine shelled organisms among others, to the exclusion of insects, small mammals, lagoonal, swamp and estruarine animals and plants such as alligators, frogs, turtles, etc?