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Chinch Bug (other)
The term chinch bug can refer to a few different North American insects: *''Blissus insularis'' – the southern chinch bug *''Blissus leucopterus'' – the true chinch bug *''Nysius raphanus'' – the false chinch bug All three species are in the order Hemiptera, making them true bugs. *The entire genus ''Blissus'' of which there are 16 species in North America. The term can also be used in the Southern United States to refer to the not closely related Bed bug (insect), bedbugs. {{Disambiguation Animal common name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Plate, North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about , about 16.5% of Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In Americas (terminology)#Human ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blissus Insularis
''Blissus insularis'', the southern chinch bug, is a species of true bug in the family Blissidae. It is found in North America and Oceania. References * Nishida, Gordon M., ed. (2003). "Hawaiian Terrestrial Arthropod Checklist, 4th ed.". ''Bishop Museum Technical Reports no. 22'', iv + 313. * Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. (1988). ''Catalog of the Heteroptera, True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States''. Brill Academic Publishers. Further reading * Blissidae Insects described in 1918 {{pentatomomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blissus Leucopterus
''Blissus leucopterus'', also known as the true chinch bug, is a small North American insect in the order Hemiptera and family Blissidae. It is the most commonly encountered species of the genus '' Blissus'', which are all known as chinch bugs. A closely related species is ''B. insularis'', the southern chinch bug. The name of the chinch bug is derived from the Spanish ', which refers to the bed bug and is in turn derived from the Latin ''cimex''. The chinch bug is not related to the bed bug, but took this name account of producing a similar smell to that of bed bugs when crushed. These bugs tend to gather on sunny, open patches of turfgrass. Due to their small size, chinch bugs are hardly noticeable, so they become problems, since they are considered pests that feed on stems of turfgrass and grain crops. Identification ''B. leucopterus'' is about long when fully developed. The adults' bodies vary in colour from dark red to brown with white wings and red legs. Young nymphs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nysius Raphanus
''Nysius raphanus'' (also known as the false chinch bug) is a small (no more than inch) North American insect in the order Hemiptera and family Lygaeidae. They are grey to brown in color, with largely transparent wings, and can release an offensive odor similar to stinkbugs. They have no larval stage, instead going through several nymph stages with the nymphs resembling adults but having no wings. In high numbers false chinch bugs can cause significant plant damage. References Backyard Gardener - False Chinch Bugs, June 6, 2001False chinch bugs External links raphanus ''Raphanus'' (Latin for "radish") is a genus within the flowering plant family Brassicaceae. Carl Linnaeus described three species within the genus: the cultivated radish (''Raphanus sativus''), the wild radish or jointed charlock ('' Raphanus r ... Hemiptera of North America Insects described in 1872 {{Pentatomomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to around , and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is often limited to the suborder Heteroptera. Entomologists reserve the term ''bug'' for Hemiptera or Heteroptera,Gilbert Waldbauer. ''The Handy Bug Answer Book.'' Visible Ink, 1998p. 1. which does not include other arthropods or insects of other orders such as ants, bees, beetles, or butterflies. In some variations of English, all terrestrial arthropods (including non-insect arachnids, and myriapods) also fall under the colloquial understanding of ''bug''. Many insects with "bug" in their common name, especially in American English, belong to other orders; for example, the lovebug is a fly and the Maybug and ladybug are beetles. The term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blissus
''Blissus'' is a genus in the true bug family Blissidae, commonly called chinch bugs in North America. The review by Slater (1979) listed 27 species. The species ''B. leucopterus'', ''B. occiduus'' and ''B. insularis'' are important pests of cereal crops and turf grasses in their different ranges in the United States. List of species * ''Blissus antillus'' Leonard, 1968 * ''Blissus arenarius'' Barber, 1918 ** ''Blissus arenarius maritimus'' Leonard, 1966 * ''Blissus barberi'' Leonard, 1968 * ''Blissus bosqi'' Drake, 1940 * ''Blissus brasiliensis'' Drake, 1951 * ''Blissus breviusculus'' Barber, 1937 * ''Blissus canadensis'' Leonard, 1970 * ''Blissus hygrobius'' (Jensen-Haarup, 1920) * ''Blissus insularis'' Barber, 1918 - southern chinch bug * '' Blissus iowensis'' Andre, 1937 * ''Blissus leucopterus'' (Say, 1831) - true chinch bug ** ''Blissus leucopterus hirtus'' Montandon, 1893 - hairy chinch bug * ''Blissus minutus'' (Blatchley, 1925) * ''Blissus mixtus'' Barber, 1937 * ''Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bed Bug (insect)
''Cimex'' is a genus of insects in the family Cimicidae. ''Cimex'' species are ectoparasites that typically feed on the blood of birds and mammals. Two species, '' Cimex lectularius'' and '' Cimex hemipterus'', are known as bed bugs and frequently feed on humans, although other species may parasitize humans opportunistically. Species that primarily parasitize bats are known as bat bugs. The insects are long and have flattened reddish-brown bodies with small nonfunctional wings. Description Adult ''Cimex'' are light brown to reddish-brown, flat and oval. The mouthparts are beak-like, and adapted for piercing and sucking. Following a blood meal the abdomen is plump and darker in colour. The front wings are vestigial and reduced to pad-like structures and there are no hind wings. ''Cimex'' have segmented abdomens with microscopic hairs that give them a banded appearance. Adults grow to long. The different species are very similar in morphology and can only be separated by m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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