Garden Insects

Honey bees don't usually migrate. Nor do they hibernate, but they won't leave the hive if it is too cold or wet. They only time they will leave a hive as a group is as a swarm, where roughly half of the colony will leave to start a new hive elsewhere. The only time the whole colony will move is if their current hive becomes uninhabitable for some reason, in which case they will move anything from a few metres up to two or three kilometres.

Amino acids, carbohydrates, enzymes, fats, minerals, nitrogen compounds, organic acids, proteins and vitamins are the nutrients that honeybees seek and sustain. Amino acids, fats, minerals and vitamins come from pollen. The bee enzyme invertase will convert sucrose-rich floral nectars into dextrose- and laevulose-rich solutions that become carbohydrate-rich honey.

Yes, honey bees recycle old wax by reusing it to build new honeycomb cells. They chew and soften the old wax to mold it into shape for creating new cells, reducing energy consumption and resources needed for wax production. This behavior helps honey bee colonies operate efficiently and sustainably.

Honey bees use a combination of walking and flying for locomotion. They walk on six legs to move around on the ground and climb over surfaces, and they fly using their wings to travel longer distances between flowers and their hive. Honey bees are known for their efficient flight patterns and ability to navigate complex environments.

Honey bees have a combined mouth parts than can both chew and suck (whereas grasshoppers can chew and moth can suck, but not both). This is accomplished by having both mandibles and a proboscis. The mandibles are the paired "teeth" that can be open and closed to chew wood, manipulate wax, cleaning other bees, and biting other workers or pests (mites). The proboscis is mainly used for sucking in liquids such as nectar, water and honey inside the hive, for exchanging food with other bees (trophallaxis), and also for removing water from nectar. The workers can put a droplet of nectar between the proboscis and the rest of the mouth parts to increase the surface area, and slowly moving the proboscis back and forth.

Yes, shredded office paper can be used along with newspaper in a worm composting bin. Both materials are good sources of carbon for the worms' bedding. Just make sure to balance the carbon-rich paper with nitrogen-rich food scraps to maintain a healthy environment for the worms.

Not really - they feed on sugary honey dew from aphids so can stop ladybirds but on the whole don't really do much damage to plants. The RHS has this to say on ants (taken from their web site) "Ants can cause concern but they are a nuisance rather than destructive pests. They feed mainly on insects, including other ants. They also look for the sweet liquid known as honeydew, which is excreted by aphids and some other sap-feeding insects."

DON'T KILL TENT WORMS!!! they do not hurt your garden or trees those are lies they are very good when it comes to pesky ants! when they run out of leaves they will eat the ants and they will no longer want a tent worm yard.

My simple answer is: If you want to kill them smash them or you could put a poison on them that will not hurt plants.

Fast growth, glycoalkaloid adaptations, multiple locomotion, numerous eggs, resistance to pesticides, sheltered overwintering, and symbiosis with microbes are ways that Colorado potato beetles defend themselves. The insects in question (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) are immune to the toxic glycoalkaloids in Solanaceae family food and host plants and become resistant to the toxins in such pesticides as carbamates, neocniotinoids, organophosphates and pyrethroids. They survive through a combination of cooperation with microbes to overcome food and host plant defenses, production of hundreds of eggs secured to leafy undersides, translocation by flying and by hitch-hiking, and wintering underground in the pupal stage.

Reactions that are intended to guarantee survival of the individual and of the species can be offered as a definition of the adaptations of aphids. They may be behavioral, as epitomized by bribing predatory ants with honeydew or jumping off plants to escape predatory ants, or chemical, as evidenced by emitting alarm signals through odors of damaged parts or by secreting pheromones. T.A. Novgorodova of the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology in the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences offers a comparison, from June 21, 2001, of ant-friendly aphids that save honeydew for ants in exchange for bodyguard protection with ant-hostile aphids that toss honeydew as it is produced to confuse predators as to exact colony whereabouts.

Bees in a hive have specific roles and a social structure that allows them to work together efficiently. The queen bee lays eggs, worker bees collect food, care for the young, and defend the hive, while male bees mate with the queen. Bees communicate through pheromones and dances to coordinate their behavior and maintain harmony within the hive. Additionally, bees build combs in specific hexagonal shapes to maximize space utilization.

no, but bumble bees are and they don't sting unless you step on them and are as big as an American quarter dollar. honey bees are small maybe a centimeter long with orangeish yellow and black stripes, and do not sting unless stepped or wounded.

Bee-eaters typically live around 6-8 years in the wild, although some individuals may reach up to 20 years in captivity. Life span can vary based on factors such as predation, habitat quality, and food availability.

Dragonflies do not typically prey on honey bees. Dragonflies mostly feed on small insects like flies, mosquitoes, and gnats that they catch while flying. Honey bees are not a common part of their diet.

Field crickets, fire ants, ground-dwelling beetles and ground-nesting bees are examples of insects that make dirt castings on garden and lawn surfaces. Ground-nesting bees include metallic green sweat (Agapostemon spp), mining (Andrena spp), polyester (Colletes spp) and sweat (Halictus spp, Lasioglossum spp) bees in North America. The grub stages of such beetles as the invasive Japanese (Popillia japonica) may be implicated.

Yo, bro. LMFAO. yeah anyway, just take your mature male plant shake it in a bag full of air. And then "blow" the air at the females you wish to seed.

To keep ants out of a beehive naturally, you can create a moat by placing the beehive stands in containers filled with water or grease. This will prevent ants from reaching the hive. Additionally, you can try applying substances such as cinnamon, diatomaceous earth, or mint around the hive to deter ants. Regularly inspecting and maintaining the area for any ant trails can also help prevent infestations.

To be a bee in a hive full of honey, you would need to follow the typical roles and responsibilities within the hive. This may involve gathering nectar, making honey, caring for larvae, and maintaining the hive's structure. Cooperation with other bees and communication through dance-like movements would also be crucial for the collective well-being of the hive.

Austrian ethologist Karl von Frisch discovered that honey bees convey information to one another through a unique dance language. He described how bees perform the "waggle dance" to communicate the location of food sources to their hive mates. Von Frisch's work in the 1940s earned him a Nobel Prize in 1973.

Various types of bees pollinate flowers, including honeybees, bumblebees, mason bees, and mining bees. These bees play a crucial role in transferring pollen from one flower to another, promoting plant reproduction and biodiversity.

One of the weirdest honey bee problems is "zombees," where honey bees are infected by a parasitic fly that manipulates their behavior, causing them to leave their hives at night and die. This phenomenon is known as "Zombee Syndrome."

Yes, bees eat honey. They collect nectar from flowers, bring it back to the hive, and convert it into honey. Honey is a primary food source for bees, providing them with the necessary energy and nutrients to sustain their activities.

No, bees are not the only pollinators. Other insects such as butterflies, beetles, and flies also play a crucial role in pollination. Additionally, some birds and bats are pollinators for certain plant species.

goodness gracous holy cretacuous period (diatomacious earth) . I am a strict beegan, which means i eat only Bee's. All i ever eat is Bee's. if prepared properly, a goldfish could most certainly eat a Bee