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Bookworm is a general name for any insect that is said to bore through books. [1] [2] The damage to books that is commonly attributed to "bookworms" is often caused by the larvae of various types of insects, including beetles, moths, and cockroaches, which may bore or chew through books seeking food.
Adult booklice can live for six months. Besides damaging books, they also sometimes infest food storage areas, where they feed on dry, starchy materials. Although some psocids feed on starchy household products, the majority of psocids are woodland insects with little to no contact with humans, therefore they are of little economic importance.
Psocoptera (/ s oʊ ˈ k ɒ p t ər ə /) are a paraphyletic group of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. [1] The name Psocoptera has been replaced with Psocodea in recent literature, with the inclusion of the former order Phthiraptera into Psocodea (as part of the suborder Troctomorpha).
The small, wingless insects, generally referred to as silverfish, are one of the more common household pests in South Carolina each spring, according to Walker Pest Management. And while they are ...
The local sheriff (Luz) joins forces with his former girlfriend (Langlois) and a pest control agent (Stephen Davies) to defeat the carnivorous insects. The film was released in the United States on May 13, 1988, by Concorde Pictures , and received mixed reviews from critics.
Chelifer cancroides is the species most commonly found in homes, where it is often observed in rooms with dusty books. [1] There, the tiny animals (2.5–4.5 mm or 0.10–0.18 in) can find their food such as booklice and house dust mites. They enter homes by riding insects larger than themselves, or are brought in with firewood.
Insect fictional The Stingiest Man in Town: Barry B. Benson: Honey bee Bee Movie: Barry B. Benson (Voiced by Jerry Seinfeld) is "just an ordinary bee" in a hive in Sheep Meadow, Central Park in New York City. Bim Heimlich Caterpillar A Bug's Life: An overweight caterpillar who speaks with a German accent and longs to be a butterfly. Bumble ...
The entomologist E. O. Wilson has characterised parasites as "predators that eat prey in units of less than one". [7] According to the immunologist John Playfair, the term 'parasite' is distinctly derogatory in common usage, where a parasite is "a sponger, a lazy profiteer, a drain on society". [8] The idea is however much older.