Insects

Insects • January 29, 2021

Tsetse Fly: Insect Profile and Information

Tsetse fly, known scientifically as Glossina, is an obliged parasite that feeds on mammals to survive. Extensive analysis and studies have been conducted on tsetse due to their role in transmitting diseases. They also have a special economic effect in sub-Saharan Africa as the biological transmitters of trypanosomes, which are responsible for sleeping sickness in […]

Christian Edet • June 30, 2024

Insects • January 12, 2021

Ants: Profile and Information

Ants are eusocial insects belonging to the family Formicidae and the order Hymenoptera, bees, and wasps. We find ants appearing in a considerable diversity in the fossil record across the globe during the Early Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous. Ants developed from Vespoid wasp ancestors during the Cretaceous era and diversified after the emergence of flowering […]

Christian Edet • June 28, 2024

Insects • October 24, 2020

How Do Tick Reproduce?

Precautionary measures and judicious regular checking are important as ticks are more common during the warmer period. There are different ticks in the world, but in this article, we will be sharing insight about a certain kind of tick called the deer tick, also known as the black-legged tick. Not every tick is a carrier […]

Oluwafemi Peter • June 21, 2024

Insects • February 16, 2020

Conehead Termites: Profile and Information

The conehead termite is a species of termites distinguished by the shape of the head. It is closely related to Nasutitermes Ephrata; both species have been studied intensively, particularly on Barro Colorado Island in Panama. These studies and others have revealed that the termite interacts with many different animals, including species of ants and a […]

Aigbini Jennifer • June 18, 2024

Insects • January 19, 2020

Drywood Termites: Profile and Information

This termite species was once considered exotic but is now regarded as a native species. It has been found in various locations across northern Australia, even in several islands off north-eastern Queensland and the Torres Strait. It is also found in Singapore and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. Scientific Classification Drywood termites, scientifically called Cryptotermes domesticus, […]

Aigbini Jennifer • June 17, 2024

Insects • January 16, 2020

Formosan Termite: Profile and Information

The Formosan termite, scientifically called the Coptotermes formosanus, is an intrusive variety of termites transported internationally from its aboriginal settlement in southern China to Formosa in Taiwan and Japan. Around the 20th century, it reached the Continental part of the United States, Hawaii, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. Formosan Termites are similar to most subterranean […]

Aigbini Jennifer • June 17, 2024

Insects • January 13, 2020

Subterranean Termites: Profile and Information

The Rhinotermitidae, called subterranean termites, is the most significant economic pest in the United States. These termites cause a lot of damage annually to residences, historical buildings, and commercial structures. Along with buildings, termites also consume books, documents, and pictures. Subterranean termites have existed for over 55 million years and are particularly destructive. Most of […]

Aigbini Jennifer • June 17, 2024

Insects • January 13, 2020

Dampwood Termites: Profile and Information

The Dampwood termites comprise a small, primitive family, Termopsidae of the termites family, Isotepra. They include four or five existing genera with 13 to 20 living species but can be split into several subfamilies. They may be a disturbance compared to the drywood termites (Kalotermitidae), whose destructive inclinations pale, as they do not cause widespread […]

Aigbini Jennifer • June 17, 2024

Insects • January 7, 2020

Termites: Profile and Information

Termites are one of the most popular insects in the world. These eusocial insects are classified as epifamily Termitoidae within the cockroach order Blattodea or as at the taxonomic rank of infraorder Isoptera. Termites were formally organized differently from cockroaches, but phylogenetic studies have recently indicated that these ant-looking bugs evolved from cockroaches during the […]

Emmanuella Oluwafemi • June 17, 2024

Insects • November 12, 2019

Ladybug: Profile and Information

The Ladybug is a small insect with a huge personality. There’s hardly anywhere in the world that the Ladybug isn’t admired. This is an insect both the old and young can recognize easily. Despite the name (Ladybug), they have both males and females. The insects can be identified by their bright red and several black […]

Oluwafemi Michael • June 14, 2024