White-marked spider beetle (Ptinus fur)
adult. (avi 0.41Mb)
Firebrat
(Thermobia domestica) adult. (avi 0.58Mb).
Larder beetle
(Dermestes lardarius) adult. (avi, 0.90Mb)
Old House
Borer (Hylotrupes bajulus), larvae taken out of wood.
(avi, 0.63Mb)
Reesa
vespulae (Milliron)(Coleoptera: Dermestidae) larva
crawling. (avi, 0.66 Mb)
Yellow meal worm (Tenebrio
molitor) larvae, pupae and adults. (avi, 0.57 Mb),
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Cigarette Beetle
(Lasioderma serricorne) aduld and larvae. (avi 1.0 Mb)
Broom
moth (Melanchra pisi) larvae
feeding on pea. (avi, 0.54Mb)
The
diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) larvae feeding
on turnip rape. (avi 0.45Mb).
DBM on cabbage. (avi 0.56Mb)
The
diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) larvae is unable
to feed on hairy radish leaf. (avi 1.0Mb). Trichomes are an
example of structural herbivore defence in plants.
Larvae of
Thrips tabaci feeding on bean leaf (avi 0.54 Mb).
Tetranychus
urticae spider mites on bean leaf (avi, 0.76 Mb).
Pine sawfly (Diprion pini) larvae defending herself. (avi, 0.78Mb)
First instar larvae of the European Pine Sawly (Neodiprion sertifer) feeding on a Scots pine needle.
Ichneumon
wasps (Ichneumonidae) are parasitoids of insect larvae. (avi,
1.1Mb)
Euseius (Amblyseius)
finlandicus is a predator mite of cyclamen mite on
strawberry, but here it is using pollen as an alternative food
source. (avi 0.67 Mb)
Collembola
(springtails) use the unique structure ( furcula) on the underside of the abdomen for
jumping. Springtails are important decomposers of organic matter
in soil. These "snow fleas" (possibly Isotoma
viridis) were collected from snow surface on January 9,
2001. (avi, 1.14 Mb).
Predatory mite Phytoseiulus
persimis try to catch a spider mite (avi, 0.51 Mb).
Tenebrio molitor
Pine processory moth
caterpillars from Jarmo
Holopainen on Vimeo.