Sentence examples for species insect from inspiring English sources

Climate change, the state report says, will "likely exacerbate and intensify the effects of invasive plant species, insect pests, and tree diseases".

If another disease comes along, what are you going to do — write a grant and wait two years to get it funded?" Both scientists agreed that bio-threats are increasing here, with more invasive species — insect, plant and aquatic — and more disease.

Silken fungus beetle, (family Cryptophagidae), also called Cryptophagid Beetle, any of approximately 800 insect species (insect order Coleoptera) in which the adult beetles are less than 5 mm (1/5 inch) in length, are oval, are yellow or brown, and are covered with fine, silky hairs.

For example, "climate change can affect forests by altering the frequency, intensity, duration, and timing of fire, drought, introduced species, insect and pathogens outbreaks, hurricanes, windstorms, ice storms, or landslides" (Dale et al. 2001).

In natural populations of alien species, insect herbivores can be introduced to control the spread of their invasive hosts.

"Usually we're up against people trafficking living species – insects, snakes, spiders – with collectors driving demand," he says.

Comprising up to 10 million living species, insects today can be found on all seven continents and inhabit every terrestrial niche imaginable.

After all, with at least 750,000 species, insects were given many opportunities for "evolutionary tinkering" (Jacob 1977).

Whereas larger animals have developed more complicated homosexual motivations — like maintaining alliances, which has been found in certain primate and seagull species — insects seem to mistakenly partake in it in a hasty attempt to secure mates.

With over one million identified species, insects display a huge diversity and occupy extreme environments.

In comparison with other animal species, insects have a relatively small number of genes, ranging from ∼15 000 to 17 000 [ 2].