Investigating Sustainability Foltz 2013 | Page 43

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Stinkbugs can be 0.5 to 1.5 inches long. Stinkbugs are often bright and colorful. The female stinkbugs lay eggs underneath leafs and other warm places and they will hatch in four to five days. The stinkbug came from part of Asia such as japan china Taiwan and South Korea. Stinkbugs first started appearing in the United States in 1998 in eastern Pennsylvania after that the stinkbug has been sighted in thirty-five other states including
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Most people would think that all mosquitos are bad but compared to the Asian tiger mosquito; regular mosquitos � are just like ladybugs. The Asian tiger mosquito has diseases � such as the west Nile virus, yellow fever virus, and dengue fever �. The Asian tiger mosquito is native to tropical parts of Asia � but has spread to parts of Europe, Africa, and America
.“ It is believed that the Asian tiger mosquito first arrived in North America through a shipment of used tires at the Port of Houston in 1986; it has since fanned across the eastern United States. In 1990, the invasive mosquito made its way to Italy from Georgia by stowing away in-- you guessed it-- more used tires.” says Marissa Fessenden of Ebsco. com

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The demon ant as some people call it is in every continent except for Antarctica. The argentine ant normal travels in groups and has life threatening battle tactics that are almost unstoppable. When the argentine ant came to the U. S. it met up with another dangerous ant called the Asian needle ant and a battle between those to ants would not end very well. The argentine ant has established many“ mega colonies around the world in fifteen countries and 6 continents the most recent appearance has been in some of the most populated parts of South America