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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | In general, any small, invertebrate, air-breathing animal with legs and a segmented body, including [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=spider spiders]. More specifically, the class ''Insecta'' has adult members whose bodies are segmented into a head, thorax, and abdomen. These species also have 1 pair antennae, 3 pairs of legs (one on each thoracic segment), and often have 1-2 two pairs of wings. Examples of insects include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ant ants], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carpenter | + | In general, any small, invertebrate, air-breathing animal with legs and a segmented body, including [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=spider spiders]. More specifically, the class ''Insecta'' has adult members whose bodies are segmented into a head, thorax, and abdomen. These species also have 1 pair antennae, 3 pairs of legs (one on each thoracic segment), and often have 1-2 two pairs of wings. Examples of insects include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ant ants], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carpenter%20bee bees], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=house%20fly flies], crickets, mosquitoes, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=dermestid beetles], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cockroach cockroaches], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silverfish silverfish], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=termite termites], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=clothes%20moth moths], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paper%20wasp wasps]. Insects can detroy artifacts and structures by eating proteinaceous ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wool wool], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=animal%20glue animal glue], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=parchment parchment]) and cellulosic ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paper paper], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=starch starch], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wood wood]) materials. The adult insects typically range in size from 1.0 to 50 mm. Their lifespan can be from two weeks to two years. The adult females usually deposit eggs in several locations. After hatching, the larvae eat and destroy nearby food sources. Many insects avoid brightly lit spaces, but may be detected by observation of material destruction, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=frass frass], or by being lured into [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=insect%20traps traps]. They are killed with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=insecticide insecticides] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fumigant fumigants], many of which are toxic to mammals. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Anoxia Anoxia] treatments are also used to kill insects. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
| − | Eric H. Smith, Richard C. Whitman, ''NPMA Field Guide to Sturctural Pests'', National Pest Management Association, Fairfax VA, 2005. | + | º Eric H. Smith, Richard C. Whitman, ''NPMA Field Guide to Sturctural Pests'', National Pest Management Association, Fairfax VA, 2005. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
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Revision as of 06:46, 24 July 2013
Description
In general, any small, invertebrate, air-breathing animal with legs and a segmented body, including spiders. More specifically, the class Insecta has adult members whose bodies are segmented into a head, thorax, and abdomen. These species also have 1 pair antennae, 3 pairs of legs (one on each thoracic segment), and often have 1-2 two pairs of wings. Examples of insects include ants, bees, flies, crickets, mosquitoes, beetles, cockroaches, silverfish, termites, moths, and wasps. Insects can detroy artifacts and structures by eating proteinaceous (wool, animal glue, leather, parchment) and cellulosic (paper, starch, and wood) materials. The adult insects typically range in size from 1.0 to 50 mm. Their lifespan can be from two weeks to two years. The adult females usually deposit eggs in several locations. After hatching, the larvae eat and destroy nearby food sources. Many insects avoid brightly lit spaces, but may be detected by observation of material destruction, frass, or by being lured into traps. They are killed with insecticides and fumigants, many of which are toxic to mammals. Anoxia treatments are also used to kill insects.
Synonyms and Related Terms
insects (pl.)
Other Properties
Growth stages for insects with complete metamorphisis includes: egg, larvae, pupae, and adult.
Additional Information
º Eric H. Smith, Richard C. Whitman, NPMA Field Guide to Sturctural Pests, National Pest Management Association, Fairfax VA, 2005.
Authority
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997