Garden Insects

Six (6) is the number of legs that a fly (order Diptera) has.

Specifically, a fly is a member of the insect class. All insects have three pairs of jointed legs. The front pair of legs serve as antennae.

No, there is no such thing as a giant water beetle.

Specifically, a beetle has chewing mouthparts, leathery forewings, and membranous foldable hindwings. It meets its dietary needs by feeding upon animal and plant materials. It undergoes complete metamorphosis in that its larvae and adult stages look dissimilar.

A bug has piercing mouthparts and membranous wings (when present). It looks to maintaining a liquid diet from plant (and sometimes animal) fluids. It undergoes incomplete metamorphosis because juveniles constitute immediately recognizable, smaller, wingless (when present upon maturity) versions of adults.

Bugs are members of the order Hemiptera. Beetles belong to the order Coleoptera. Giant water bugs exist in the bug order whereas no known giant water insect will be found in the beetle order.

Answer old Florida organic method. three tablespoons of vegetable oil to one gallon of water. apply to top and bottom of leaves. reapply as needed. wiki goodness. spray bottle , or hose end sprayer. Using a spray attachment on your garden hose, spray the undersides and tops of the leaves thoroughly. When the aphids are washed off, they cannot climb back on again.

Answer Rubbish, of course they can climb back, unless you killed them. you can try a pesticide, but you dont really want to use most of these at home do you? or you can try spraying it with a diluted soap and water and alchohol mix. every 3-4 days until they are all gone. since this is just the one plant you can try wiping all the leaves and stems with same mix. Yes, I agree that the aphids can and most likely would climb back up. Soap and water will work but don't spray it on a plant in the heat of the day and not when sun is shinning on it, wait till late afternoon or spray early around 7 or 8 in the morning. If you do this and keep washing them off it makes it hard to impossible for them to repopulate.

The Georgia state bird is the Brown Thresher. The Green Tree Frog became Georgia's State Amphibian during the 2005 legislative session, making it the newest state symbol. The idea for this bill came from kids just like you!! The Green Tree Frog was chosen because it has very porous skin and can't live in a heavily polluted environment. The class hoped that it would draw the public's attention to pollution. Even kids can make a difference!!

In 1970, the Brown Thrasher became the state bird of Georgia. Much like the Green Tree Frog, this animal, too was chosen by students. The Brown Thrasher can be found in neighborhoods and fields throughout Georgia. These birds eat lots of different things, like bugs, small animals, fruit and nuts. Brown Thrashers have long curved beaks that help them find food.

In 1985, Georgia adopted a state Marine Mammal, the Right Whale. By far the most delicate of our state symbols, there are only about 300 Right Whales left in the world. The Right whale is the only whale that is native to Georgia waters. Even though this animal is now on the endangered species list, human actions still pose a serious threat to it. Many whales have washed up on shores after being hit and killed by passing boats.

The Tiger Swallowtail became Georgia's official state butterfly in 1988. Its bright yellow and black markings make it one of the most beautiful butterflies in Georgia.

The Honeybee is not only the state insect of Georgia, but its also the state insect of Kansas, Arkansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont and Wisconsin!! Quite a popular insect!! The honeybee was chosen as our state insect in 1975 because of its contributions to Georgia through honey production and helping with agriculture pollination.

With fishing being so popular in Georgia, it seems only fitting that we have a State Fish. In 1970, the Largemouth Bassbecame the state fish. These fish are among the most sought after in Georgia- at one time- the world's largest Largemouth Bass was caught in Georgia!

The state reptile, the Gopher Tortoise, is one of the oldest living species native to Georgia! The group of land tortoises that it belongs to originated in North America over 60 million years ago!!! The Gopher Tortoise digs burrows up to 40 feet wide and 10 feet deep, which provides shelter for the tortoise and more than 3 dozen other animal species. This is another one of our symbols who's population is declining. In Georgia, the Gopher Tortoise is categorized as a Threatened Species- they are also listed that way in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. In Florida the Gopher Tortoise is considered a Species of Special Concern, South Carolina lists the species as Endangered! The Gopher Tortoise was designated as Georgia's official Reptile in 1989.

The Bobwhite Quail has been Georgia's official State Game Bird since 1970. These birds have become increasingly popular to hunt in Georgia and their population is quite large.

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A swarm is nature's way of increasing the number of colonies.

When a colony starts to get too big for its hive the queen will leave with about half of the workers to search for a new home. The remaining workers draw out cells with wax to form queen cells and take eggs recently laid by the departing queen and put them in the queen cells. When the eggs hatch the larvae are fed exclusively on royal jelly, which makes them develop into new queens, one of which will eventually be the new queen for the old hive.

The old queen and workers fly off and will settle, usually on a tree branch or a similar structure a hundred metres or so from the old hive. The workers cluster around the queen, giving the traditional 'ball of bees'. From this, scout bees will go out to search for a likely place for a new home, something like a small cave or a hollow tree. They will eventually return and lead the swarm to it.

Many people fear a swarm, thinking it is dangerous. This is not so. Before the bees leave the old hive they gorge themselves on honey, eating as much as they can because they don't know how long it will be before they can forage again. A bee that is full of honey is even more docile than usual and less likely to sting. It is believed that a bee that is really full can't sting because it can't bend its abdomen down to use the sting.