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Talk:Beneficial insect

message: I added Phytoseiulus persimilis to the list on this article, then realised afterwards that of course it isn't an insect. What should this article be about and what should its title be? Certainly in horticulture it would be normal to consider all cultivated beneficial invertebrates together under the term "biological control", thus not applying consideration only to insects. I'm inclined to think that an article on this topic should attempt coverage of something similarly broad, but then if so what should become of this article; should it change its title and scope, or just be merged with Biological pest control? PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 21:49, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Article circumscription and title

message: Hi  This seemed fine to me. Certainly my impression is that they're one of the quintessential beneficials. I don't have anything to back that up though. If you have any <ref> for them being doubted, that by itself would be worth including in the article. "Although mantids are often thought to be beneficial, ..." kind of thing. Invasive Spices (talk) 21:27, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Mantids
Talk:Bibionidae

message: How big are these insects?  None of the pictures have anything for scale (except a leaf, but leaves come in all different sizes), and no mention of size is made in the article.  Somebody who knows or who has some better pictures please remedy this? The Wilschon 19:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scale 

message: These are slightly smaller than the triangular part of a pencil where the paint has been shaved. pentricia is a lepidopteran genus and should not be included.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.12.89.21 (talk) 05:02, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  moths and size 
Talk:Bivouac (ants)

message: I believe the line about small workers and large soldiers applies only to driver ants, not army ants, because army ants have only one worker class, but I may be wrong.  It was only recently I learned army and driver ants are unrelated, so reinterpreting what I have learned over the decades is a challenge.    Randall Bart    Talk   17:12, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smaller and larger
Talk:Aporia crataegi

message: Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that :File:AporiaCrataegi.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on November 21, 2013. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2013-11-21. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:42, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:File:AporiaCrataegi.jpg]] to appear as POTD
Talk:Black carpet beetle

message: Its larvae are described as a scourge of museums in Alan Weisman's The World Without Us.  Anything more on this that's worth mentioning in the article?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.241.41.217 (talk) 20:14, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: A paragraph or two on eradication/prevention would be useful.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.85.206.243 (talk) 02:10, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Eradication
Talk:Acidic oxide

message: there is a chinese article called 酸性氧化物 on the zh; there should be a multi-language link thither and back.
This was completed some time ago, by another editor. --HighFlyingFish (talk) 04:31, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

message: I support the merger, just on the basis of the fact that Inorganic anhydride is uncited, and even though it says its something different from acidic oxide, many of the examples are the same. But its been a while since I took Chem so it would be nice if an expert could weigh in. --HighFlyingFish (talk) 23:02, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Support the two articles are obviously on the same topic.Petergans (talk) 05:51, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  Klbrain (talk) 09:55, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merging Inorganic anhydride into this page
Talk:Black hairstreak

message: Dense scrub and canopy of such, occasionally also higher in tree-tops, rather.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.226.75.123 (talk) 18:12, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
Talk:Leopoldo Nobili

message: Some suggestions for improvement as the article is expanded:
*Template:Infobox Scientist should be added 
*Article should be divided into appropriate subheadings
*Information on research should be expanded and references required
*References should be added, preferably in the inline format  
Espresso Addict 03:21, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Review comments
Talk:Lev Artsimovich

message: I have merged in material from Lev Arzimowitch, which appears to be duplicate page; however, reorganisation of the merged text by someone more familiar with the subject is now needed. Espresso Addict 22:30, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure, if he was really Russian, only information about this physicist you'll get is, that he was from Moscow (and I think the Soviets were an extremly centralistic system, I'm not sure, I was born in the free world), but he was born in Moscow.
Espresso Addict 22:37, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge with [[Lev Arzimowitch]]

message: I have removed a large portion of this article as it is a verbatim copy of this piece, introduced in this edit--Jezebel'sPonyobons mots 20:18, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright violation
Talk:Vine weevil

message: Is this picture right? I 've made on Monday, but don't konow which bug that is. Mihael Simonic 05:58, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: In keeping with Wikipedia's policy on using common names, should this page be mpved to Vine Weevil? It certainly didn't show up on a Google search for vine weevil. Francis Hannaway (talk) 19:40, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: This page may be a suitable candidate for a move, though it has previously been moved the other way, from 'Black vine weevil' to the current title. With its current title I found it came up on page 2 of a google search for 'vine weevil', which isn't bad, though a casual look at article viewing figures suggests the article had slightly more pageviews when it was titled 'Black vine weevil'. The question with moving to a common name is one of precision: does 'Vine weevil' describe the article subject without ambiguity? Otiorhynchus sulcatus is specifically the black vine weevil; I don't know if there are other species also called 'vine weevil'. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 03:16, 27 July 2014 (UTC)

text: Agreed. Unless someone objects, I will make a BOLD move. — kashmīrī TALK 21:55, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move to 'Vine Weevil'
Talk:Blissus leucopterus

message: Liaoyi (talk) 22:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

message: I removed the article contents that appeared here - they are on the main page already. Please only put discussion about the article here, thx. Mr Insect (talk) 16:32, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: in this an image of Blissus leucopterus? Greetings--Jahobr (talk) 22:23, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Based on https://bugguide.net/node/view/1879191 , it looks good. Peter (talk) 01:29, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image
Talk:Lev Vaidman

message: Vaidman's claim of winning the first place in 1972 All-Union Physics Olympiad seems to be not true.
According to the Kvant archive, he won Diploma of II Degree - which was awarded to 8 10-form students.
Reference: Kvant archive http://kvant.mccme.ru/1972/10/VI_vsesoyuznaya_fizicheskaya_o.htm
169.237.43.193 (talk) 08:23, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: According to Kvant Archive, he won the first place in 1971 and second place in 1972. Simulacrum (talk) 19:25, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Olympiad 

message: Is there any source to support the claim that he considers himself Israeli rather than Russian? I would have thought that without that, it would be best to say he's Russian, since he spent his first 18 years there, so I'm gonna go ahead and edit that in. Feel free to revert it if you have a source to back it up. 119.224.81.14 (talk) 11:41, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Israeli vs Russian?
Talk:Blue-tailed damselfly

message: I removed this photo because I don't think it is Ischnura elegans and I couldn't find another commons one of a pair. This one looks more like Platycnemis pennipes.
thumb|100px|left|Mating wheel of Ischnura elegans - At the top the male
--Chuunen Baka  (talk  • contribs) 14:10, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello. The photo shows Ischnura elegans. Without a doubt. Look at the legs an at the abdomen of the male. If you are not sure, don't change/ delete it. 
Sorry for my english. 
Greetings from Germany
Frederik 81 (http://www.libellen-duesseldorf.de)
Frederik81 (talk) 08:28, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I've checked with a better fieldguide and have restore the image. --Chuunen Baka  (talk  • contribs) 16:47, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong species? 

message: — Assignment last updated by Ishabansal20 (talk) 18:48, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Advanced Sex, Evolution and Behavior
Talk:List of plasma physicists

message: Why is Eric Lerner's entry marked with "His level of expertise is controversial" with a link to a page of complaints by astrophysicists? Even if those are indeed errors (which is not a given), last I checked this was a list of plasma physicists, not of astrophysicists. Since no plasma physicist mentions any errors on his part in the field of plasma physics, that sentence must be removed, together with the link. (And even if one makes a wild assumption of him making errors in the field of plasma physics, of which I'm unaware, this is no grounds to blackmouth someone's level of expertise. All scientists make mistakes every now and then. Otherwise, we would have never seen multiple hypotheses formulated on the same subject.) Leokor (talk) 19:38, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eric Lerner
Talk:Bookworm (insect)

message: Just discovered some 5-mm long, white worms eating through shelves and books in my house in California.  None of the insects described in this article appear to match.
76.90.237.99 (talk) 15:57, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: please consider adding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nuksanhai (talk • contribs) 08:13, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  where is the silver fish ? 

message: Text and references copied from Bookworm (insect) to Bibliophilia,  See former article's history for a list of contributors. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 10:08, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Text and references copied from Bibliophilia to Bookworm (insect).  See former article's history for a list of contributors.  7&6=thirteen (☎) 10:43, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Attribution

message: There are several sections under "Other book-eating insects" that have refs in their headings.  In my opinion it looks bad, especially when it shows up in the table of contents, but I'm not seeing any other good place to put them.  It also looks to be discouraged by MOS:HEAD.  Thoughts? LittlePuppers (talk) 19:32, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Refs in section headings? 

message: There are some significant copyright issues in the management section (which look to be added by ).  I'll see what I can do about them (I might have to end up reverting/heavily condensing most of the section), but I thought I'd note it (and ping her) here.
(Earwig link)
LittlePuppers (talk) 21:35, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio in management section
Talk:Borbo cinnara

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Talk:Braconidae

message: Could somebody include information about how the home gardener could attract these types of insects for natural controls?  I know the adults like the nectar of some flowers.  What kinds?  this would be greatly appreciated.  Joinery1 (talk) 11:05, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Practical information request

message: The text reads as if resistance to ionising radiation (compared to mammals) is a particular characteristic of braconids. It is not. It is characteristic of the adult (imago) stage of all insects which have complete metamorphosis. It has been ascribed to the (relative) lack of dividing cells in the imago. The original work was, of course, done on Drosophila. You could either add "Like all adult insects", or (if you do believe braconids are indeed special here) add a reliable source. Macdonald-ross (talk) 09:17, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other characteristics 

message: I do not like the examples section. The examples are too specific/random given the huge scope of this family. However, I don't want to delete it and lose the information others have contributed. Maybe a small curated selection of examples would be good, or a link to a table or list where people could add more examples without cluttering up the article. I'm envisioning a table with columns: Host (family:lowest ID), Parasitoid, Location, source. Thoughts? Zelomorpha (talk) 22:28, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Examples of parasitism
Talk:Macedonio Melloni

message: It is no longer possible to comment on ratings due to a backlog. Please put any comments/questions on my talk page. GDon4t0 16:03, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: WP Bio Rating
Talk:Libellula depressa

message: "The male has a brown abdomen with two yellow stripes. The male has a pale blue abdomen."
Now which sex has which tipe of abdomen colouring?
:The male is pale blue, the female browny-yellow as the photos show. Samasnookerfan (talk) 16:15, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Differenciating the sexes

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thread_title:  Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Talk:Brontoscorpio

message: I read over the article, but I really think it would be much better if someone could locate an usable image of a Brontoscorpio anglicus fossil.  I looked around a bit and couldn't find one, does anyone have any ideas of where one could be located?  --Keithg 06:16, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fossil Image
Talk:Yo-Yo (ride)

message: Thanks for starting this article. :) There's some things I think it could use, but I don't know much, so I thought I should ask:
#Do you have any info on who invented the Yo-Yo and when?
#Who took these photos that are being linked to?
I went through and wikified things a little; the wording still needs some fixes here and there, but I think you have a really good start. --Masamage 02:22, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Questions

message: The article says the seats 'turn just fast enough to be slightly affected by centripedal force'. Does it mean centrifugal force? Drum guy 23:36, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Centripedal/Centrifugal force
Talk:Port Penrhyn

message: I have created the Category:Port Penrhyn on Commons. It should now be possible to find a suitable photo. Linus Wolf (talk) 19:02, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I have now added an image, and removed the photo request tmeplate. Linus Wolf (talk) 16:07, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested Image
Talk:Brown-banded cockroach

message: ==Untitled==
*I found that the only common thing my cockroaches had with the brown-banded cockroaches was that both heads were black. Later I looked into more images from wikimedia commons, and concluded that I didn't have the German cockroach as I expected, but actually the brownbanded cockroach. The color is bright orange in the image.
*In short:
I would like to change the image to some other image. What do you think? --87.203.145.96 12:53, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image of brownbanded cockroach 

message: *I found that the only common thing my cockroaches had with the brown-banded cockroaches was that both heads were black. Later I looked into more images from wikimedia commons, and concluded that I didn't have the German cockroach as I expected, but actually the brownbanded cockroach. The color is bright orange in the image.
*In short:
I would like to change the image to some other image. What do you think? --87.203.145.96 12:53, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: To anyone who is watching this page. I will be adding new text to this article and I just wanted to forewarn anyone who has contributed so far. I will be adding a lot of information on reproduction and sexual pheromones from scientific papers. 
November 2014: I added more to distribution and diet. Also added a section on physiology and sex pheromones. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sharkbait45 (talk • contribs) 19:30, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Project
Talk:Brown hairstreak

message: This is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan (2007) species—GRM 15:09, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Importance rating 

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Talk:Brown planthopper

message: Brown planthoppers 119.93.13.213 (talk) 04:25, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brown planthoppers
Talk:Buck moth

message: — Assignment last updated by Isaporo (talk) 17:05, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Invertebrate Zoology
Talk:Matvei Bronstein

message: Rehabilitated in the 50's? He died in the 30's.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.165.168.229 (talk) 01:29, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Rehabilitated in this context means his reputation was officially changed from bad to good.  you couldnt look up term??? 75.163.147.50 (talk) 09:00, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Why was he arrested? His wife, Lydia Chukovskaya, writes in 1990
:
"There was only one reason for the terror of 1937: quotas. The authorities set themselves the task of arresting a certain number of professors, teachers, dentists, chauffeurs, deaf and dumb people, workers, factory managers, officers, musicians, actors, film directors, shoe shiners and many others, and it didn’t matter whom they chose in each category. Those who were arrested were tortured until they admitted they were members of counterrevolutionary organizations and denounced others whose names were provided by the investigator. Afterwards they were either sent to a camp or shot. If they hadn’t confessed they would have met the same fate." Professor Tournesol (talk) 10:33, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reasons of the arrest 

message: In my opinion it is likely he was arrested becouse of his last name. Bronstein was acually also the real last name of Leon Trotsky (who took the name trotsky as a pseudonym). Trotsky was of course number one enemy of Stalin. And anyone who vaguely resembled Trotsky in any way was likely to get in trouble with the authorities during Stalin's terror.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.222.116.138 (talk) 11:21, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: and nobody  says this is proof of russian stupdity?  Well  I do! 75.163.147.50 (talk) 09:02, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Probable reason for arrest
Talk:Jewish Autonomism

message: Well, bejeevesus, I don't think this damn article oughtta bee removed.  but that's just me.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.22.58.46 (talk) 07:55, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: — Assignment last updated by Bane117 (talk) 03:00, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Zionism and the Roads Not Taken 1880-1948
Talk:Burying beetle

message: Hi, I recently took a good photo of a burying beetle with a lot of mites on it.
Would it be useful here?
Flizzjkzaop (talk) 15:15, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo? 

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thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Conservation biology
Talk:Butterfly net

message: Did these things not formerly have a psychiatric use as well? Danceswithzerglings (talk) 02:42, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There doesn't seem to be much potential here. I don't think the red links to similar nets are good ideas either. Perhaps one on insect collecting nets or methods would be better. Richard001 (talk) 08:16, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've merged this article and sweep net into Insect_collecting#Nets. Kaldari (talk) 17:33, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge?
Talk:Cactoblastis cactorum

message: The opening section is rather confusing.  It refers to the introduction of this moth to
areas outside its native habitat,   and says that the moth is an invasive species.  This is rather
confusing.   In some places,  Australia in particular,   this moth is regarded as heroic ( because
its introduction got rid of a much worse invasive species), while
in other places, such as the southern US,  its a villain.  Perhaps this unusual dichotomy should
be more clearly explained.Eregli bob (talk) 08:42, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusing opening section 

message: While copyediting, I noticed several instances where things are described as "current" or "recent". Examples:
*"More recently, Cactoblastis cactorum began to attack Opuntia cacti on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas..."
*"Currently in the United States, populations of Cactoblastis cactorum have been discovered in Florida, Georgia, and most recently, in Louisiana." (haven't copyedited this part yet!)
*"Cactoblastis is currently moving along both the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts at a rate of 100 miles per year"
*"Current studies aim to identify the most efficient way to prevent the invasion of Cactoblastis cactorum"
*"One optioned currently being explored is a bacteria, Bacillus thuringiensis, which would kill middle-aged larvae of Cactoblastis cactorum"
To fix the issue, one would have to go through the references. Maybe someone will pick up the glove? ʝunglejill 09:28, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non-specific time descriptions