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    mealworm is laid as an egg. Mealworms prefer dark‚ cool‚ moist places. In the wild‚ they are most likely to be found under rocks or logs. Mealworms are decomposers‚ so in their larvae and beetle form‚ they consume many things. These include dead insects‚ leaves‚ sticks‚ feces‚ new plant growth (only occasionally)‚ and stored

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    “Mom! There’s a cockroach on my banjo case!” “Okay honey‚ I’ll bring the skillet” Entomophagy is the term for eating insects as food. Insects as food? The idea is not culturally accepted in many developed first world countries. So why do so many people frown upon the consumption of insects? Offering a fried grasshopper to a friend would probably bring about comments such as “gross!” “no way” or “you’re kidding me!!” Let’s face it‚ bugs are known for some gross things. Cockroaches‚ for instance

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    i am so afraid of any kind of insect especially cockroaches and i want to act before i have a problem with it. What do you suggest i do to prevent the insects from even approaching my house? If this happens‚ how do i minimize the problem? Thanks There is nothing more annoying than having a houseplant with an insect infestation and not knowing what to do about it. To prevent destruction from pesky insects‚ though‚ you must know what you are up against and what is effective to keep the pests away

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    INSECT REPELLANT SPRAY USING CITRONELLA PLANT An Investigatory Project Presented to Mrs. Science Researcher: Sean Patrick Labordo School year 2014 – 2015 Acknowledgement The researchers wish to extend their sincerest appreciation to the following people who helped make this research. They are the people who helped and contributed much for the success of this Investigatory Project. To God‚for his gift of wisdom and understanding to the researchers and for answering

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    Insects are often seen merely as pests or uninvited guests to humanactivities. A large number of insects coexist with us humans and are either harmless or beneficial to our society and its endeavors. Often what is needed is a proper balance between our society and the societies that insect speciesrepresent. The emergence in the mid-20th century of integrated pest management is one aspect of our efforts to live together more successfully. The changes humans have brought upon their ecosystems by monocultures

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    BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF KEY INSECT PESTS OF PULSE CROPS Bishwajeet Paul Division of Entomology‚ Indian Agricultural Research Institute‚ New Delhi-110012. Pulses are defined as the dried edible seeds of cultivated legumes. The English word pulse is originated from the Latin word ‘puls’‚ meaning pottage or thick pap. They belong to the family Leguminosae and include peas‚ beans and lentils. The edible pulses constitute a large group of various species that are capable or surviving in very

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    things. Example is the insects. One of the easy ways to prevent insects is to use insect repellant. This is the reason why the researcher decides to make a liquid insect repellant. There are many commercially available liquid insect repellant in the market. The commonly used commercial liquid insect repellant in the Philippines is quite unaffordable and use chemical that may cause irritation. The researcher plans to use all natural ingredients in the liquid insect repellant in his study

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    little sticky.  Put it in a container. LEmongrass GArlic and GInger Insect Repellant (Investigatory Project) By: Mikaela Singson and Allen Jeso Eloro Presented to: Mr. Ongsotto Abstract Our purpose of making this repellant is that insect will avoid destroying that object like plants‚ things‚ foods and such for it has a strong smell insects doesn’t like. And we make this repellant by boiling the two ingredients and after that‚ we combine it together

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    Investigatory Project (Natural Mosquito Repellent) Abstract Mosquito repellents are essentially required these days. Mosquito coils are one of the cheapest and effective way of avoiding them‚ but this coils are made up of chemicals which can harm our health. So we thought about making a substitute mosquito coil that is not harmful to our health and that is the Anstor katol a natural and environmental friendly coil. Introduction Background of the Study: We chose this project because

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    BACKGROUND Insect repellents help to prevent and control the outbreaks of insect-borne diseases such as malaria‚ Lyme disease‚ dengue fever‚ and bubonic plaque. Actions to reduce vector- borne diseases can result in major health gains and relieve an important constraint on development in poor regions. Insect repellents are important to the public health tools for the prevention of vector-borne infectious diseases. Technically‚ an insect repellent is any chemical or natural‚ that causes insects or other

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