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Pest nuisance in poultry farms

About 5k million chickens are being raised every year as a source of food, both meat and eggs of chicken. The commercial egg laying industry is comprised of over 273 million laying hens, of which about 237 million produce table eggs, the eggs one buys at the supermarket and the rest for fertile hatching eggs as a replacement for the laying flocks.

But the huge poultry industry has to face the nuisance caused certain insects!

Litter beetles are common pests in poultry houses and are well known for eating feed, disturbing chickens, harboring diseases and causing damage to the poultry housing. If the infestation in the house is heavy enough, beetles are even known to kill weakened chickens in their search for moisture and food. In addition to directly affecting the birds, beetles can cause significant damage to poultry houses – it is common for them to do damage to wood and insulation while searching for food and place to pupate. Litter beetles are nocturnal insects, have no natural enemies in the environment, and because of their long association with birds are attracted to ammonia.

In the past few years, litter beetles have become the most serious pest affecting several types of poultry production systems. Entomologists who work with arthropod pests of poultry give priority to litter beetles because they have a high reproductive rate, are difficult to control, are vectors of disease, cause considerable damage to insulation in poultry facilities, and may migrate from litter disposal sites to urban housing areas where they are a nuisance. They also may consume considerable amounts of poultry feed if they are very numerous.

Because the beetles feed on poultry carcasses and because poultry may feed on them, litter beetles are mechanical vectors of several diseases, including Marck’s disease, avian influenza, salmonella, fowl pox, coccidiosis, botulism and New Castle disease. They also are reservoirs of and vectors of cecal worms and tapeworms.

Adult litter beetles are black or dark reddish-brown and about 1/4 inch long. Larvae are yellowish-brown and

Poultry lice are small, less than 1/8 inch, wingless insects with chewing mouthparts.

The most common are brown chicken lice and chicken body lice. Less important are large chicken lice, shaft lice, chicken head lice, fluff lice, and several other species which are rarely present.

Egg production is reduced, and heavily infested birds refuse to eat and gradually lose weight. Lice can be observed moving on the skin when feathers are parted, especially around the vent, head, and underwings.

Several kinds of mites attack poultry. The most common are chicken mites and northern fowl mites. Occasionally scaly-leg mites are a problem. Mites vary in size 1/16 to 1/8 inch long and structure, have eight legs, and have mouthparts on the anterior of the body. Usually, there are no clearly defined body divisions.

Chicken mites feed at night. During the day they remain in cracks around roosts and interior portions of poultry houses. At night, they feed on the birds as they roost or nest. Chicken mites are small and grey or yellow in color but darken after filling with blood. Northern fowl mites remain on poultry. They are small and red or brown. Feathers of infested birds are discolored by mite excrement and eggs, and the skin is scabby. Scaly-leg mites burrow under the skin, especially on the lower legs and feet. Legs become scaly, swollen, and exude lymph fluid. Severely infested birds may be crippled or unable to walk.

The common bedbug and several other closely related insects feed on poultry. They are flat, wingless, bloodsucking insects that are about 1/5 inch long when fully grown. They have a very distinctive pungent odor when crushed. Bedbugs feed at night, hiding and laying eggs behind insulation, in wall cracks, loose boards, nests and other dark areas during the day. At night they move to sleep birds and suck their blood. Small, dark fecal spots around cracks, roosts, and on chicken eggs frequently are observed. Bedbugs can be carried into poultry houses by other birds or into human dwellings where they become a pest of humans.

Other blood-feeding insects or mites that may occasionally be pests of poultry include chigger mites, biting midges, and black flies (turkey gnats). Chiggers may be a problem where turkeys are kept on an open range. Chiggers often are covered with dense, feathered hairs that give them a velvety appearance. They are often bright red with a figure-eight-shaped body about 1 mm long.
Feeding by the chigger (larvae) creates scabby, reddish lesions that require two to three weeks to heal after the engorged mites leave the bird.
House flies are the most persistent and common fly pest, although other species such as blowflies and little house flies also are present. House flies do not bite poultry, but are severe nuisances, and can spread some poultry diseases. House flies are present because of poultry manure and exposed wet feed, which is ideal feeding and breeding materials.

Rodents, insects, poor sanitation found at Rose Acre egg facility

BY DAN FLYNN | MAY 8, 2018

FDA’s Form 483, observations for the March 26 to April 11, 2018 inspection of Hyde County Egg at 1560 Hyde Park Canal Road in Pantego, NC, documents problems at the production facility for three million hens producing 2.3 million eggs per day.
pests were a problem dating back to at least September 2017, according to records examined by FDA inspectors.

A steel wool scrubber was removed by an employee from a dustpan of water and egg mix and used to scrub debris off the egg buffers.

Finally, numerous flying insects were inside the egg processing facility.

Rose Acre’s recall is the largest since 2010 when 550 million eggs were called back from two Iowa egg production facilities owned by one-time egg baron Austin “Jack” Decoster.

“Jack” and Peter DeCoster and Quality Egg LLC paid a total of $7 million in fines, and the father and son each served three months jail for allowing their bad eggs to reach the market. Almost 2,000 people were sickened by the recalled DeCoster eggs.

The invited pests must be stopped from entering the poultry. To achieve same the poultry owners spray dangerous insecticides and pesticides in the farms which is dangerous for the animals from the poultry farms. Also, even after fumigating the pests continue to enter the poultry premises.

C Tech Corporation can offer an eco-friendly solution to the nuisance caused by the insects in the poultry farms. Our product Termirepel^TM is low-toxic, non-hazardous and insect aversive. Our products work on the mechanism of repellence and they do not harm or kill the target species but generate fear or trigger temporary discomfort within the pests that keep the pests away from the application.

Our product works on the mechanism of repellency. It temporarily inhibits the mating cycle of the insects. The product impairs the ability of the insects to reproduce, that is the insects will not lay eggs or the laid eggs will be infertile. The product causes feeding disruption in an insect by triggering an unpleasant reaction within the insect which might try to feed on the application. The product temporarily blocks the reproduction system of the insects by hindering the release of the vital hormones for growth.

Our product is compliant with RoHS, RoHS2, ISO, APVMA, NEA, EU-BPR and REACH and is FIFRA exempted. The green technology-based product can protect the crops and prevent the loss caused by the corn rootworm and other insects as well.

Our Termirepel^TM masterbatch can be incorporated with various polymeric applications like feeder, drinkers, incubators, foggers, plates etc. used in the poultry farms.

Termirepel^TM is available in liquid concentrate which can be mixed in paints and be applied on the interior and exterior of the poultry farms.

Termirepel^TM is available in lacquer form. These products can be directly sprayed or applied to the application as a topical application. It can be applied to the already laid pipes and tubing in the poultry farm. It can be applied to the already installed applications used in poultry farms. The lacquer is compatible with most of the surfaces like wood, metal, concrete, polymers, ceramics, etc.

Thus, using our products, you can get an effective solution to fight menace caused by insects!

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The khapra beetles – Grain destroyer

This insect has put a restriction on import of commodities where it harbors. Quality checks are done to make sure that this insect does not invade a new place. The importer fear khapra beetle, a native Indian insect!

The Khapra Beetle is one of the world’s most destructive pests of stored grain products and seeds. It is considered one of the 100 worst invasive species in the world.

It can cause losses of up to 75% from direct feeding. Infested grain also becomes contaminated with beetles, cast skins and hairs from larvae, which can be a health risk and are difficult to remove from grain storage structures and transport vessels. Handling or consuming contaminated grain and seed products can lead to health issues such as skin irritation and gastrointestinal distress.

Established infestations are difficult to control because the beetle can survive without food for long periods, requires little moisture, hides in tiny cracks and crevices, and is relatively resistant to many insecticides and fumigants.

Khapra beetle can reproduce rapidly in stored products under hot conditions. These beetles tend to crawl into tiny cracks and crevices and remain there for long periods. Adult khapra beetles have wings, but apparently, do not fly.

Khapra beetle will feed on most any dried plant or animal matter. Khapra beetles, however, prefer grain and cereal products, particularly wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, rice, flour, malt, and noodles. They can feed on products with as little as 2% moisture content and can develop on an animal matter such as dead mice, dried blood, and dried insects.

Khapra beetle infestation can spoil otherwise valuable trade goods and threaten significant economic losses if introduced to a new area. Presence of this pest attracts trade restriction implications. Non-Khapra beetle countries enforce quarantine restrictions on the imported commodities from Khapra beetle countries.

The Khapra beetle has become established in many Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries. It has also been discovered in North America. United States customs agents have discovered it in isolated infestations on the East and West coast of the United States.

Now, the khapra beetle is discovered in many new areas!

One of “world’s most destructive insects” found at Philadelphia airport

By Jared Shelly

Sep 25, 2014, 12:11am

The khapra beetle is one of the most destructive insects in the world, so kudos to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection who intercepted one at the airport.

‘Dangerous and invasive’ Khapra beetle intercepted at Pearson

By Laurent Bastien Corbeil Staff Reporter – The Star

Native to India, hardy beetle will attack almost any kind of stored food product and is hard to kill.

The Pan Am Games are over, but Toronto is still attracting travelers from around the world — some with more legs than others.

U.S border agents at the airport said Tuesday they found a large quantity of Khapra beetles, considered one of the world’s most destructive stored-product pests, in a plastic bag of dried beans.

The bag had been checked in by a passenger from Somalia and was on its way to Atlanta before being intercepted by U.S authorities.

The oval Khapra beetle, about 1.6-3 mm long, is particularly dangerous because, unlike other invasive species, it feeds on healthy grains. And once the insect buries itself inside a shipment, it becomes a haven for bacteria.

In the more severe cases, infested seeds can lose up to 70 percent of their weight.

“They are difficult to control once they are established somewhere because they will attack any kind of stored product,” said Stéphanie Boucher, an entomologist at McGill University. Wheat, barley, rice, flower, pasta and even chocolate, she said, are all seen as food by the beetle.

When these beetles have got immune to insecticides, what can be the solution to keep them away from the areas where they cause a nuisance?

C Tech Corporation has a solution to stop the nuisance caused by the khapra beetles!

Termirepel^TM an anti-insect aversive is the best solution to combat the menace caused by khapra beetles.
Termirepel^TM is available in the form of the masterbatch, which can be incorporated with the base polymers like PVC, LDPE, HDPE, etc. while manufacturing polymeric applications like agricultural films, tree guards, wires and cables, pipes, polymeric harnesses, etc. The masterbatch can be incorporated in plastic mulches used to cover trees.

The liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a predetermined ratio and can be applied as a topical application on interior and exterior of grain warehouses, concrete fences around farms, etc.

The lacquer can be applied topically on a variety of surfaces like the wood, concrete, polymeric surfaces, metals, etc. It can be applied on the wooden fences around farms. It can be applied on already installed applications like pipes, pumps, motor, cables etc.

To keep the insects at the bay Termirepel^TM lacquer as well as the liquid concentrate can be sprayed or coated on the tree trunks.

Termirepel^TM is effective against a multitude of other insects like beetles, mayflies, thrips, aphids, etc. The repelling mechanism of the product would ward off the khapra beetles and other insects that could cause any damage.

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Termites making a meal in your home?

Can termites put holes in your property as well as your wallet?
Yes, termites can cause many problems and the damage caused by termites could lead to high expensive repair.

Don’t wait until it’s too late to protect your home from termites.

Our homes are the largest financial investment for us. Termites can destroy these investments by causing major damage before we even know they’ve invaded our homes.

Many people are worried about the risk of termite infestations; though they wonder what impact termites will have when they enter their home.

A: Primary king
B: Primary queen
C: Secondary queen
D: Tertiary queen
E: Soldiers
F: Worker

According to the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), it is estimated that termites cause more than $5 billion in property damage each year.

Termites are the most successful groups of insects on the Earth. Worldwide there are around 2,600 species of termites.

Termites are grouped into basic categories: Dampwood, dry wood, subterranean, Formosan.

Termites are often known as the “silent destroyer” as they secretly hide and attack our home and cause damage.

Termites generally like dark areas where they are not exposed to light and air thus requires a source of moisture to survive. Termites eat the dead plant, wood, paper, waste etc. making them destructive pests when they enter at home.

At our home termites will usually form a nest in walls, ceiling, wooden furniture, kitchen trolleys, or under the house.

Termites make their own colonies and each colony will consist of workers, soldiers, and reproductive termites. The soldiers are the one who defends the colony from other termites; the workers do the feeding and building of the nest, and the reproductive termite is the one which lay eggs.

When no signs of the infestation are noticed at the early stage the damage can occur to a high level, thus affects the structure of the house and damage the other items from the house.

Are termites harmful to human?

Yes, termites are harmful to humans as they always carry fungus on themselves due to which a person may suffer from allergic reaction, asthma attack and cause irritation when it gets in contact with our skin or a burning sensation occurs on our skin.

The below news articles gives the evidence for the termite’s nuisance,

Call Collett: Termites infest Hanahan home

Posted: Jun 14, 2018 08:05 AM EDT

Termites infested the family’s Hanahan home two years ago. With the siding off to investigate, termites were found in walls, the floor, the windows, in the master bedroom and bathroom.

There were remnants on the front stairs. The Woods expected Arrow to cover the fix since their contract with them covers up to $250,000 in repairs.

Termites swarm across New Orleans on Sunday night

By Marie Simoneaux | Posted May 06, 2018 at 11:26 PM

Spring is in the air and if you are from Louisiana, you probably know that means something else is in the air too — termites. Swarms of the small flying bugs were out across the New Orleans metro area Sunday night (May 6), and we’ve got some pictures and videos to prove it.

Formosan termites are small, cinnamon-colored bugs. They were introduced to New Orleans and elsewhere in the U.S. after World War II, and have wreaked havoc on New Orleans buildings over the decades. They swarm when they’re ready to mate, and generally travel no more than about 300 yards from their nest.

Pesticides do not work against termites as they are not effective. In order to keep your home safe from termites we do require a strong solution and for this, our product Termirepel™ manufactured by C Tech Corporation is an anti-insect aversive which repels insects.

Termirepel™ works on the mechanism of repellency. It temporarily inhibits the mating cycle of the insects. The product impairs the ability of the insects to reproduce, that is the insects will not lay eggs or the laid eggs will be infertile. The product causes feeding disruption in an insect by triggering an unpleasant reaction within the insect which might try to feed on the application.

The product temporarily blocks the reproduction system of the insects by hindering the release of the vital hormones for growth.

Termirepel™ is an extremely low concern, low toxic, nonhazardous, non-carcinogenic and non-mutagenic insect aversive. It does not kill or cause harm to insects as well as to the environment which indirectly helps to maintain the ecological balance.

Termirepel™ is available in the form of the liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a predetermined ratio and be applied on the material which has to be protected from termites

Our product in the lacquer form can be applied topically to the applications. The lacquer is compatible with most of the surfaces like wood, concrete, metal, polymer, ceramic, cables, wires etc.

Our product in the form of the masterbatch, which can be incorporated into the polymeric applications like polymeric tree guards, pipes, wires, cables, polymeric material, instruments and equipment which we use at home.

Termirepel™ is thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not kill or harm the insect but repels them. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, ISO, REACH, APVMA, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted.

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The truth about cockroaches!

Have you ever found black grainy droppings or evident of brown skins around your premises??

If yes, then it is a sign of cockroach infestation.

Cockroaches are synonymous with filth and poor hygiene thus they are boon to immune. The cockroach infestation can be a serious problem for everyone in the building, home or commercial. Cockroaches can be identified by their long antennae and legs. Cockroaches are one of the most difficult structural pests to eradicate because they have the ability to hide.

Cockroaches do feed and live in areas where dangerous bacteria, such as bathrooms, drains, and dumpsters. They absolutely love humid and dark places like sewers and garbage disposals, since this is where a lot of food ends up. From these areas, they can pick up food spoilage organisms and human pathogens. The cockroach can be a reservoir for bacteria which includes salmonella, staphylococcus, and streptococcus.

At night they enter into areas where food and water are accessible, like the kitchen and bathroom, and spread diseases they carry on their body, since they run from the light and are nocturnal they may be difficult to see. The cockroach virtually eats everything. Ingested bacteria are the one which can be found in the cockroaches’ digestive system, as they can survive many a time for months or even years, and they are passed in its droppings. Cockroaches will vomit and transfer on food and thus disease may be transmitted to humans when humans eat food contaminated by cockroaches. They become a health risk when they walk on eating utensils.

Wherever cockroaches go they leave behind traces of their existence. Cockroaches infestation include feces, saliva, and the shed parts of their bodies, these parts of cockroach contains specific proteins. When it comes to food, roaches will eat paper and glue thus roaches will eat anything that has nutritional value. They are attracted to food like starch, sugar, grease, meat, and cheese. Decaying and waste food items are delicious for a hungry roach in search of his meal. Cockroaches are very difficult to eradicate.

Common hiding spots for cockroaches include:

Crack in walls

Confined Spaces

Furniture items

Kitchen

Below sinks

Gardens

According to the news article,

A cockroach crawled into a Florida woman’s ear. It took nine days to get it out.

The Washington Post, May 5, 2018.

That morning of April 14, around 1:45 a.m., Jordan Holley rushed to the bathroom to help his panicking wife, grabbed a flashlight and looked inside her ear. And there it was, a small part still visible from the outside as it stayed there, lodged in the middle of the ear canal. Jordan Holley managed to pull out a couple of legs using a pair of tweezers, but the intrepid bug had crawled too deep.

The young couple drove to the emergency room just a few miles away. A man sitting behind a desk near the hospital’s entrance saw the look of panic in Katie Holley’s face and asked whether she was in pain. She felt a ‘crawling sensation.’ Doctors found a live cockroach in her skull.

San Antonio has higher roach infestation than New York City, data shows

Updated 6:54 pm, Friday, July 31, 2015

More than one in four San Antonio households reported roach infestations in 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released last month.

Results from the American Housing Survey, which examined 25 U.S. cities, showed that almost 28 percent of homes here had evidence of roach problems within 12 months of being surveyed.
The Alamo City was found to have a bigger roach problem than several major U.S. cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago and the District of Columbia.

Thus insecticides can be proving to be ineffective we need a solution that is effective, eco- friendly and easy to use.

The unique product Termirepel™ manufactured by C Tech Corporation is an anti-insect aversive which repels insects.

The product temporarily blocks the reproduction system of the insects by hindering the release of the vital hormones for growth.

Termirepel™ is an extremely low concern, low toxic, non-hazardous, non-carcinogenic and non-mutagenic insect aversive. It does not kill or cause harm to insects as well as to the environment which indirectly helps to maintain the ecological balance.

The product available in the form of liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a predetermined ratio and be applied on the interior and exterior of houses, restaurants, offices, factories, warehouses, fences in the garden to keep the cockroaches away from these places.

Our product in the lacquer form can be applied topically to the applications. The lacquer is compatible with most of the surfaces like wood, concrete, metal, polymer, ceramic, etc. It can be applied to the furniture, equipment, metal decors, metal fences etc.

Termirepel™ is available in the form of the masterbatch, which can be incorporated into the polymeric applications. The product can be used while manufacturing various applications like drainage and water pipes, cables, home use essentials made of polymers, industrial instruments etc.

The product is also effective against other pests thus protecting the trees from other pest attacks.

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Cloth eater moth

Many of us can tell horror stories but none of the told stories can be horrifying than the one where the moths destroy expensive clothes!

What can be more ridiculous than the insects gnawing on your favorite clothes?!

The moths’ larvae feed on woolen carpets, clothing, upholstery, fur and stuffed animals, resulting in holes or patches if left untreated. The larvae of the common clothes moth eat their way through silk, cashmere, wool and other natural fibers containing the protein Keratin. Serious infestations of clothes moths can develop undetected in a home, causing significant damage to clothing, bedding, floor coverings and other articles.

Clothes moths are small, about 1/2-inch, buff-colored moths. Two different species are common in Kentucky, the webbing clothes moth and the casemaking clothes moth. The webbing clothes moth is uniformly buff-colored, whereas the casemaking clothes moth is similar in appearance but has indistinct dark specks on the wings.

Clothes moths are seldom seen because they avoid light. They prefer dark, undisturbed areas such as closets, basements, and attics, and tend to live in corners or in folds of fabric.

The larval stage of clothes moths is creamy-white caterpillars up to 1/2-inch long. Webbing clothes moth larvae spin silken feeding tunnels or patches of webbing as they move about on the surface of fabrics. The casemaking clothes moth encloses itself in a portable case that it drags about wherever it goes.

Damage to articles may consist of irregular surface feeding or holes eaten completely through the fabric. Oftentimes, the larvae leave the material they developed on and can be seen crawling slowly over walls or ceilings. The casemaking clothes moth, in particular, may travel considerable distances from the infested article to spin its cocoon in a protected crack, or along the juncture of a wall and ceiling.

Every one of us maintains our expensive clothes and make sure they stay for longer. But what is to be done when they are attacked.

The webbing clothes moth is infesting Parliament House in Canberra

PARLIAMENT House staff were warned today about a gross moth that is infesting the building. The tiny creatures are eating the fabric of our democracy.

By Malcolm Farr MAY 25, 2017 10:34 AM news.com.au

SECURITY is tightening around Parliament House in Canberra to counter a threat to the fabric of democracy.

This threat is a particularly voracious moth which gnaws through carpets and clothing and is a sneaky menace.

Known as the casemaking moth, it has become a big enough nuisance for an alert to be issued to all Parliament House workers today.

“Although the outbreak is currently contained, we are asking that all building occupants remain vigilant in keeping an eye out for signs that casemaking moths may be present,” said a notice today from the Department of Parliamentary Services.

“They will usually be found in carpet or clothing, and are very fond of organic fabrics eg wool, silk or cotton materials.

Clothes moths are on the march and heading your way – let the battle begin!

Members of the public are being invited to keep tabs on the nation’s clothes moths, those unwanted interlopers in our wardrobes

By Max Davidson for the Daily Mail

PUBLISHED: 09:07 BST, 10 April 2017

Had English Heritage launched Operation Clothes Moth on April 1 rather than April 6, it might have invited suspicion.

Members of the public have been asked to do many things over the years, but inviting them to keep tabs on the nation’s clothes moths, those unwanted interlopers in our wardrobes, is a first.

It is hard to imagine the French or Germans doing something so exquisitely eccentric.

But there is a method in the madness. Clothes moths are on the march, like a rampant new political party, and their numbers have doubled in the past five years alone, according to English Heritage, whose expert conservators have seen at first hand the destructive impact of moths.

Pest control methods have been used to stop the destruction of clothes caused by these moths. But those methods did not work to stop the nuisance caused by these pests. Different sprays and pesticides to stop the menace, but they could not get rid of these pests.

To stop the nuisance caused by these moths there is a need for an effective solution and C Tech Corporation has one!

The unique product Termirepel^TM manufactured by C Tech Corporation is an anti-insect aversive which repels insects.

Termirepel^TM is available in the form of the masterbatch, which can be incorporated with the polymeric applications like polymeric cloth storage containers, cupboards, hangers, etc.

The product available in the form of liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a predetermined ratio and can be applied in the interior and exterior of houses, cloth storage warehouses, and other textile industrial areas.

The product available in the form of lacquer can be applied topically to the applications. The product can be applied to the already installed wooden and metallic cupboards. It can be applied on the selves, and on the exterior of storage devices.

The product is also effective against a multitude of other insects and pests like beetles, mayflies, thrips, aphids, etc.

Termirepel™ is thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not kill or harm the insect but repels them. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, REACH, APVMA, NEA, EU-BPR compliant and FIFRA exempted.

Thus, using Termirepel^TM would effectively ensure that the area around us remain safe and protected from the pests for a long period of time.

If you are facing problems from the sneaky pests that contact us on:
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Cicadas – The singing insects!

How could a creature stay underground for years and appear on the over the ground all of a sudden!

Cicadas do this!

Cicadas are oval-shaped, winged insects that provide a buzzing and clicking song heard in nature. Most cicadas appear every year in late June through August, while others emerge only every few years.

There are around 3,000 cicada species, so they vary in size from 0.75 to 2.25 in long. Cicadas can be black, brown or green and can have red, white or blue eyes.

Their wings are transparent and can seem rainbow-hued when held up to a light source. The veins on the tips of the wings of some cicadas make the shape of a W. They live a relatively long time — 4 to 17 years, depending on whether they are annual or periodical cicadas. The periodical cicadas live the longest. The 13 or 17-year life cycle of a periodical cicada begins when an adult female cicada lays her eggs in slits she cuts in the twigs and branches of trees. When the eggs hatch, they nymphs or juveniles drop to the ground and burrow into the soil. The growing cicada then spends the next 13 to 17 years underground as a nymph.

A group of these insects is called a cloud or plague. Cicadas are herbivores. This means they eat vegetation. Young cicadas eat liquid from plant roots while molting cicadas eat twigs.

Cicadas are among the loudest insects known to man, and a swarm of them can produce sounds up to 120 decibels. That’s louder than a rock concert (about 115 decibels), and comparable to the noise from a chainsaw.

Cicadas loudest in four years as Sydney experiences a bumper season

Sarah Falson – DECEMBER 20 2017 – 11:00 AM – Hawkesbury Gazette.

YOU’D be right if you thought the cicadas were a little louder this year. Sydney is experiencing a bumper season – the largest since 2013 – and leafy areas of the Hawkesbury are teeming with the vociferous invertebrates.

Their chorus is so loud in some suburbs (including Bowen Mountain where this journalist lives) that simply being outside amongst the trees, once peaceful, has become a little stressful.

Then, once the sun goes down and the cacophonous chorus calms, the boisterous bugs find other ways to make nuisances of themselves – like flying into the nearest person’s head en route to gather around the glow of the garden light.

Billions of Cicadas Set To Invade the Northeast in May

By James Crugnale – The Weather Channel

April 15, 2016

The red-eyed, loud, humming insects are expected to emerge in parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The critters, which are part of the “Brood V,” will then spend the next four to six weeks mating and laying eggs.

Gene Kritsky, a cicada expert at Mount St. Joseph University told weather.com in a phone interview that when the ground reaches the magic temperature of 64 degrees Fahrenheit, the insects will burst out, though unseasonable continental warming could affect their surge

Kritsky assured that the insects were not dangerous to humans.

“They’re sucking insects,” he said. “These guys will puncture the bark of trees but won’t cause any harm (to people). They’re actually quite beneficial for ecology — (their emergence) helps rain get to roots faster.”

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Colorado potato beetle!

Most gardeners face plant-munching pests in their vegetable garden from time to time, and the little buggers cause more than mere aesthetic damage. The Colorado potato beetles are one of them!

The Colorado potato beetle is also known as the Colorado beetle, or the potato bug, is a major pest of potato crops. It is around ½ inch long, with a bright yellow/orange body and five bold brown stripes along the length of each of its elytra.

Native to America, it spread rapidly in potato crops across America and then Europe from 1859 onwards. The beetles possess potential to spread to temperate areas of East Asia, India, South America, Africa, New Zealand, and Australia.

Colorado potato beetle females are very prolific and are capable of laying over 500 eggs in a four to five week period. The larvae are the most damaging form but adults also feed on the foliage. Due to feeding, leaflets have holes of varying sizes usually starting around the margins. The leaf blades are eaten often leaving a skeleton of veins and petioles behind. This results in defoliation. Defoliation intensity levels are reported as 25% before tuber bulking, 10% during the first half of bulking, four to six weeks and 25% after bulking. Vine damage results in yield loss due to loss of foliage to support tuber growth and mis-shaping of tubers is also possible. Severe damage may result in plant stunting as well.

They are today considered to be the most important insect defoliator of potatoes. They may also cause considerable damage to tomato and eggplant crops with both adults and larvae feeding on the plant’s foliage. It may feed and survive on a number of other plants like pepper, tobacco, ground cherry and other plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Larvae may defoliate potato plants resulting in 100% yield losses if the damage occurs prior to tuber formation.

Let us have a look at some recent news articles pertaining to the Colorado potato beetle menace.

Potato beetle resistance brewing

Potato producers are getting ready for their yearly fight with Colorado potato beetle, but in some places the products don’t work the way they used to

By Alexis Stockford │May 1, 2018

The battle against Colorado potato beetle is becoming more difficult every season.

It’s not a new problem. As early as 2014, producer groups were already warning that Colorado potato beetles were becoming increasingly resistant to neonicotinoids.

Four years later, the problem has not gone away and, in some patches of the province, has arguably got worse.

High beetle populations made their way into last year’s provincial insect summary, with Manitoba Agriculture noting possible resistance in Titan- and Admire-treated fields.

Colorado potato beetle genome gives insight into major agricultural pest

By Eric Hamilton │January 31, 2018

The Colorado potato beetle is notorious for its role in starting the pesticide industry — and for its ability to resist the insecticides developed to stop it.

Managing the beetle costs tens of millions of dollars every year, but this is a welcome alternative to the billions of dollars in damage it could cause if left unchecked.

But it’s the beetle’s ability to rapidly develop resistance to insecticides and to spread to climates previously thought inhospitable that has fascinated and frustrated entomologists for decades.

The trench method is widely used to control the Colorado potato beetle where a trench is plowed between overwintering sites where the emerging beetles are trapped in the trench but the adults may fly over the trench thus proving to be ineffective.

The beetle’s ability to rapidly develop insecticide resistance is a major reason for insecticide failures against them. The pest became resistant to DDT in 1952 and dieldrin in 1958, most widely used insecticides across the globe! Flamethrowers are used to kill the beetles when they are visible at the top of the plant’s foliage but it has adverse effects on human health due to the fuel used in it.

When all of these methods have failed to get rid of these beetles why rely on them?

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The unique product Termirepel™ manufactured by C Tech Corporation is an anti-insect aversive which repels insects.

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