Climate Change; Adaptation and Mitigation in Himachal Pradesh (HP) The increase in global temperature has attributed to global warming‚ which became one of the major issues towards the end of 20th century. It is said to increase over the next hundred years and even greater increase is expected in Indian sub continent. Torrential rainfall and cloud outburst generate very high magnitude of flash floods in the mountain regions of the Himalayas during rainy season. During the last few years such
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Bees are the Bee’s Knees: The Economic Importance of Bees As Pollinators Introduction Bees have indirectly contributed to the United States’ economy for hundreds of years. Dozens of industries have flourished and thrived off the backs of these tiny insects‚ and without them‚ the average American lifestyle would not exist. As a society‚ we are dependent on bees to pollinate our crops and provide us with honey‚ which in the U.S. alone was worth $317 million in 2013 (“Honey Industry Facts”). Bees also
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first synthesised in late 1800’s‚ however was rediscovered by Paul Miller during the start of World War 2 in 1939. It was hailed as a miracle for all people for a number of reasons‚ including a low toxicity to humans‚ highly toxic to a wide range of insects‚ insoluble; so it didn’t have to be applied often and inexpensive. It was carelessly used during the War to reduce mosquito populations and thus control malaria where the U.S troops were fighting and to prevent the spread of lice in civilian populations
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day mostly all of larvae went through a metamorphosis in the warmer climate‚ it took 2 more days for the room temperature butterflies to hatch and another 4 days from that for the cooler ones to hatch. Metamorphosis is something that happens in insects and amphibians‚ for
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Edmund Balogun Bio 105 Assignment- Amniotes The Reptiles Chameleon: An Innate behavior can be said to be an inborn behavior. One of the innate behaviors shown in the clip is the chameleon’s ability to reach for cover and adapt with the environment and to feed. The predatory behavior of the chameleon can be seen in its feeding‚ it brings out its tongue to pick a prey in a fast way. It is important because it enables it catch their prey so that they don’t escape. The eyes of the chameleon moves
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Pharmacology Report 1: Determination of an insecticide in cockroaches Introduction Pesticides are toxic and go through many different testings and procedures before they are put on the shelf in various industries. One general method that is used to asses toxicity of pesticides before released for sale is the LD50 (Lethal Dose 50) method. This method is conducted by calculating the most accurate dose of toxin that will kill animals 50% of the time. Before determining an accurate LD50 of a chemical
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Adult black widow spiders have a shiny‚ black‚ rounded‚ circular abdomen and are about 1/3 inch long (about 1-1/2 inches when their legs are spread). Adult spiders have two reddish or yellowish triangles on their bottom which looks like an hourglass marking‚ and their body color is dark colored usually black or sometimes dark brown. They are usually recognized because of their red or red-orange hourglass design on the bottom of their abdomen. This pattern is changeable and may look
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Do any of these utensils; blue Paper Mate pen‚ pencil‚ highlighter‚ and marker‚ have a 2 Introduction The termites‚ a small white insect which eats wood and live in hot countries‚ are the group of unsocial insects that are classified as the Epifamily Termitoidae. While termites are commonly known‚ especially in Australia‚ as "white ants"‚ they are only distantly related to the ants. A pheromone is any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the behavior of other
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without bees pollinating many crops would disappear such as fruit‚ vegetable‚ and nuts. If bees disappear that diversity crops would gone after bees(Morse‚2000). “Honey bees are big money makers for U.S. agriculture. These social and hardworking insects produce six hive products honey‚ pollen‚ royal jelly‚ beeswax‚ propolis‚ and venom all collected and used by people for various nutritional and therapeutic purposes” (“Helping Agriculture’s Helpful”). The beginning of agricultural industry in 1909
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Environment. Running Away From Problems. Sensitivity to Environment. Dependence Upon Others. Hurting the ones you Love. Blood Wisdom. The Dependent Vampire. General Description: All fleas are compressed laterally and are wingless‚ parasitic insects that subsist on blood. They have well-developed back legs in their mature stage that enables them to leap from host to host. Fleas have a sense organ on their bodies which is very sensitive to vibration and air currents. Fleas have multiple stages
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