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FOOD BEETLES [4 records]

Record 1 2026-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A type of garden designed with the intent of growing specific nectar and pollen-producing plants, in a way that attracts pollinating insects known as pollinators.

CONT

Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other beneficial insects and small mammals pollinate plants that : bring us countless fruits, vegetables, and nuts; support half of the world's oils, fibers and raw materials; prevent soil erosion; [and] increase carbon sequestration[. ] A pollinator garden supports and protects these important creatures by providing food and shelter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Biologie végétale
CONT

Un jardin des pollinisateurs est un espace extérieur soigneusement aménagé pour devenir un habitat accueillant pour les pollinisateurs. L’élément le plus important d’un jardin pollinisateur est qu’il comporte des plantes indigènes (plantes de la région).

CONT

La bibliothèque a aussi maintenant son propre jardin de pollinisateurs sur un terrain à proximité qui a été offert par la Ville d'Ingersoll. Le jardin est principalement constitué de plantes vivaces indigènes favorables aux papillons monarques et aux pollinisateurs, telles que l'asclépiade rouge, l'agastache, la misère, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Arquitectura paisajista
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Espacio público o privado en el que se colocan plantas, preferentemente nativas de tu región, que proveen alimento, refugio, agua y espacio para los polinizadores.

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Record 2 2023-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Dermestids are small, plump, oval beetles. Many are covered with minute scales that may be brown, red, or white; some are uniform brown or black and hairy. Immature dermestids are bristly or hairy grubs and are important pests. Although most adults feed on plant pollen, grubs are scavengers of dried organic materials, primarily of animal origin, including leather, furs, skins, wool, silk and stored food.

OBS

A family of insects that belongs to the order Coleoptera.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille d'insectes de l'ordre des Coléoptères.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The larva of various beetles of the family Tenebrionidae that infests, feeds on, and pollutes grain products(as flour and meals) but is often cultured for food for insectivorous animals, laboratory use, or as bait for fishing; esp : a pale brown to yellowish larva of a cosmopolitan beetle.

Key term(s)
  • yellow meal worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Entreposées dans de mauvais locaux, les farines peuvent être attaquées par de nombreux déprédateurs : mites de la farine, blattes, ténébrions meuniers et leurs larves, lesquelles portent improprement le nom de «vers de farine».

CONT

Le ver de farine est une larve allongée, presque cylindrique, qui atteint 35 mm de long et dont la couleur est jaunâtre ou brunâtre. Ses pattes sont courtes et épineuses. L'insecte adulte a le corps allongé, de forme parallèle, brun noir et de 20 mm de long.

Spanish

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Record 4 1977-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

A growth of fungus in the nests of various ants and beetles that is tended and used by them for food.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

Les termites de la sous-famille des Macrotermidés ont la curieuse habitude de confectionner dans leur nid des «meules à champignons» dont la taille varie de celle d'une noisette à celle d'une tête humaine [...] Les meules constituent un milieu favorable au développement des champignons dont le mycélium prospère à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur des meules et y forme un feutrage.

Spanish

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