Ohio University Extension: Tips for identifying and controlling ticks - Zanesville Times Recorder
28 May 2012, 4:33 am
Localized infections also can occur if the tick’s head or mouthparts are left implanted in the skin by the improper removal of attached ticks. The black-legged tick, or deer tick, remains the vector in the eastern U.S. that can transmit the ...

Commonly Used Pesticide Turns Honey Bees Into 'Picky Eaters' - Science Daily
24 May 2012, 9:53 am
Using an ascending range of sugar water from 0 to 50 percent, the researchers touched the antennae of each bee to see if it extended its mouthparts. Bees that were treated with imidacloprid were less willing to feed on low concentrations of sugar water ...

The Light and How to Swing It: Glyph of Inquisition and the myth of the no-brainer - Joystiq
23 May 2012, 1:51 pm
The same has been said for glyphs in the past, straight from the mouthparts of the head crab himself. Now we all know that there has always been a chasm of varying width separating what the designers intend for a system and what we as players experience.

Deterring signals: Tobacco plants advertise their defensive readiness to attacking leafhoppers - phys.org
23 May 2012, 8:57 am
These results demonstrated that Empoasca leafhoppers select their food plants after probing the leaves using their mouthparts to find out whether plants are ready for defense. Or more precisely: whether the jasmonate-based hormonal system responsible for ...

Evicting Ticks - EquiSearch.com
20 May 2012, 3:41 pm
Don't worry if the ticks' mouthparts are left in the flesh; they should not cause a problem. After removing the insect, apply an antiseptic to the site. For less immediate but equally effective results, swab the tick in both directions with a cloth soaked ...

Master Gardeners: April showers bring flowers and pollinators - Marin Independent Journal
19 May 2012, 10:13 am
While feeding, breeding or hiding in a flower, insects rub against the stamens and get pollen all over their face, legs or mouthparts so that when they move on to the next flower, they carry some of the pollen onto the stigma of that plant.

DOUG CALDWELL: Our plants are under attack - Naples Daily News
17 May 2012, 3:38 pm
Royal palm bugs are like chinch bugs on turf grass! With their sucking mouthparts they cause the newest fronds to have brown areas in April/May. Although they are not thought of as a serious threat, these bugs certainly can cause considerable ...

Diagnosing insect and mite damage in the garden - part 2 - North Texas e-News
14 May 2012, 12:54 am
Sucking insects feed by puncturing plant parts with their long, straw-like mouthparts and removing sap, causing plant stress and sometimes making plants appear wilted. Sucking insects also cause plant deformities similar to thrips damage on growing plant parts.

Reduce your chances of receiving bite from tick - North Platte Telegraph
3 May 2012, 11:47 pm
A tick uses carbon dioxide, scent and body heat to find a host. A tick's mouthparts have reverse harpoon like barbs, designed to penetrate and attach to skin. Ticks secrete a cement-like substance that helps them adhere firmly to the host.