Are common insects fireflies, earthworms and beetles beneficial insects or pests?

Insects are the most diverse and numerous in the animal kingdom. The most common insects are fireflies, earthworms, termites, beetles and so on. Are these insects beneficial insects or pests? Beneficial insects and pests are two kinds of insects with completely different meanings to human beings. one is helpful to human beings, while the other is harmful to human beings.

1. Fireflies

Fireflies, also known as night light, sedum, such as gleaming, night light, fireflies, midnight candles, bright night, etc., belong to the Coleoptera fluoraceae, is a small beetle, because its tail can emit fluorescence, so it is called firefly. There are about 2000 species of insects that can glow at their tails, and the more common ones in China are black fireflies, red fireflies, window fireflies, and so on.

Are fireflies beneficial insects or pests?

Fireflies experience eggs, larvae, pupae and adults all their lives.

When you see the firefly glow, it basically stops eating and drinks some dew, honeydew or pollen and nectar. The larvae of fireflies are meat-free, and plants absolutely do not eat them. Aquatic firefly larvae eat freshwater snails, terrestrial firefly larvae eat snails, slugs, earthworms, and some species prey on small insects such as ants and termites. Of course, there will be a small number of fireflies, they do not eat snails, but eat other kinds of fireflies.

After we know the above, can we say that fireflies are beneficial insects? It preys on agricultural pests and maintains the ecological balance. It doesn't matter whether it is good or bad for nature. They are all indispensable members of the natural ecology.

2. Earthworms

Earthworms are representative animals of annelid oligochaeta, also known as Dilong, Quji, Bombyx mori and so on. They live in humid environment and feed on rotten organic matter. Although the living environment is full of a large number of microorganisms, they rarely get sick. This is related to the unique antibacterial immune system in earthworms.

Are earthworms beneficial insects or pests?

Earthworms are beneficial insects. Earthworms, known as "ecosystem engineers", form numerous reaction circles in and out of the body through feeding, digestion, excretion and burrowing, thus affecting the biological, chemical and physical processes of the ecosystem. In the ecosystem, earthworms are not only consumers, decomposers, but also regulators. Earthworms devour a large amount of soil every day, absorb rotten leaves and small organisms in the soil, and then excrete the soil, making the soil loose and fertile, which is very conducive to the growth of crops.

What kind of food do earthworms eat?

Earthworms are omnivorous animals, in addition to glass, plastic and rubber do not eat, the rest such as humus, animal feces, soil bacteria, fungi and the decomposition products of these substances are eaten. Sensitive taste, sweet and sour taste, bitter taste, like hot and soft feed, especially gluttonous to animal food, the monthly food intake is equivalent to their own weight, about half of the food through the digestive tract is excreted as feces.

3. Termites

Termites belong to the class Isoptera of Arthropoda, which is similar to the social life of ants. The social system belongs to lower semi-abnormal insects in taxonomic status, while ants belong to higher total metamorphosis insects, which are very harmful insects. They eat artificial fibers, plastics, wires, cables and even bricks, stones, metals and so on. Termites are very harmful insects. If termites are found at home, professionals must be invited to remove them.

4. Beetles

Beetles belong to invertebrates, Insecta and Coleoptera, which are recognized as difficult to control soil pests at home and abroad. It not only harms pears, peaches, plums, grapes, apples, oranges and other fruit trees, but also harms willow, mulberry, camphor, privet and other trees. Common are copper green beetle, Korean black beetle, brown beetle, dark beetle and so on. The beetle is the general name of the family Scarabidae. More than 30,000 species have been recorded in the world, about 1,200 species in North America, and about 1,800 species have been recorded in China. These pests have many species, wide distribution, miscellaneous feeding habits, hidden life, strong adaptability and different life histories, so they are difficult to control and can be found on the mainland except Antarctica. Different species live in different environments, such as deserts, farmland, forests and grasslands.