Can animal pests be interesting or even helpful? by Kristin Swanson https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t Share what you learned by adding facts here. Start a column with your pest's name and post your information below it. en-us 2020-08-19 12:35:18 UTC 2021-07-27 18:33:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Deer kristin_swanson https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662354667 2021-07-27 18:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662354667 Gnats- They're attracted to lacrimal secretions from the eyes, this is why they're always flying around your eyes kaiserr https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356183 2021-07-27 18:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356183 Ants https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356271 Pavement ants.

Why are they here?
-Attracted to sweets & proteins.

Get em' outta here:
-Seal cracks in doors, windows, corners, & foundations
-Use bait traps
-Make cinnamon barriers]]> 2021-07-27 18:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356271 Flies aepperson4 https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356315 2021-07-27 18:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356315 Ticks are food for some animals. https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356320 2021-07-27 18:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356320 Mosquitoes https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356439 Important in many food chains.]]> 2021-07-27 18:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356439 Flies- Female horse flies feed on blood but males feed on nectar and pollen. nperez158 https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356573 Horseflies are great pollinators because they’re so hairy.]]> 2021-07-27 18:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356573 jlombardo17 https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356648 Gnats
They pollinate!]]> 2021-07-27 18:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356648 Ticks lpetruska1 https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356838 Serve as a food source for reptiles, amphibians, and birds.]]> 2021-07-27 18:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662356838 Mosquitoes https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357022 Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide so we make it easy for them to find us whenever we breathe!]]> 2021-07-27 18:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357022 kristin_swanson https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357064 2021-07-27 18:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357064 https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357069 2021-07-27 18:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357069 Mosquitoes https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357202 Bats eat mosquitoes. Owls eat bats.]]> 2021-07-27 18:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357202 https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357323 2021-07-27 18:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357323 Gnats- attracted to bright colors and strong scents kaiserr https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357701 2021-07-27 18:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662357701 Flies- nperez158 https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662360883 When a fly’s feeling hungry, it will land on its food and vomit out a mix of saliva and stomach acids. These liquids have digestive proteins that help to break down the food before it even enters the fly’s mouth, turning a solid meal into a soup. Like using a straw, the fly uses its long sucking mouthpart to slurp up its liquefied meal. Their mouthparts even have sponges at the end so they fly can suck up every last drop.]]> 2021-07-27 18:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_swanson/pihx4o4kfe5c1t6t/wish/1662360883