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Lethocere is also called
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In Quebec, the lethoc\u00e8re, still known as a giant water bug, is the largest aquatic insect. There are many species: the American lethocere, the nepe, the ranatre, the skater, the notonecte, the corise, etc. It has nothing to do with fleas or bed bugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lethocerus live in streams. He leaves them only to mate or migrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in this case, how can he be an enemy to man? What does he physically look like? What is its life cycle? What are his habits? How to avoid an assault<\/strong> of lethoc\u00e8res? And what if there are too many of them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All professional answers to these questions can be found below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nom fran\u00e7ais<\/td>\nL\u00e9thoc\u00e8re d\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nom anglais<\/td>\nGiant water bug<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nom latin<\/td>\nLethocerus americanus<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Classe<\/td>\nInsectes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ordre<\/td>\nH\u00e9mipt\u00e8res<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Famille<\/td>\nB\u00e9lostomatid\u00e9s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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What does lethocere look like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This giant water bug impresses by its size: 2.5 to 5 cm long, sometimes up to 6.5 cm depending on the species. It is brownish in colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His head has large compound eyes. Below is the rostrum, a short, pointed beak formed by stinger-sucker-type mouthpieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its flattened body is very hydrodynamic, which helps it swim quickly and efficiently. The tip of its wings is both thick and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of his abdomen is a short breathing tube. It consists of two flexible pieces that can retract and make back-and-forth movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its paws, covered with hair, end with a sharp, sharp claw. The earlier ones, folded forward, were designed to capture and retain prey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is the life cycle of lethoc\u00e8re?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mating takes place on hot summer nights. The female lethoc\u00e8re lays up to 150 pale brown eggs during the breeding period, between May and June. Then it attaches them to the aquatic vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But note that females of some species lay their eggs on the male’s back. The latter then transports them until they hatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lethocera or giant water bug is a gradual metamorphosis or hemimetal insect. So the young, coming out of the egg, already looks like the adult, the size and wings less. It will have to undergo five successive moults before reaching the adult stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is at the penultimate moult that the drafts of wings appear. The adult will see each other between June and November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hantavirus, definition and mode of transmission<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hantavirus is a severe lung syndrome caused by a virus. It is secreted in the urine, feces and saliva of infected animals. Most often these are rodents. When humans come into direct or indirect contact with these secretions, the virus is transmitted to them. Ditto when they are bitten by infected rodents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the virus is not transmitted from human to human, only from animal to human. This type of disease is called zoonoses because they can only be transmitted to humans through an animal. It has been found that domestic animals (apart from the domestic rat<\/strong>) and livestock cannot contract hantavirus so there is every reason to believe that only rodents can carry it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Symptoms of hantavirus<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Being a lung disease, one of the characteristic symptoms of hantavirus is difficulty breathing. At the beginning of the disease, the infected person begins to feel fever, chills, headache and muscle pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is about two weeks after the appearance of the first symptoms that they are usually accompanied by a feeling of shortness of breath. Nevertheless, this last manifestation of the disease can be observed after two days as after six weeks; it depends on the organism of the individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hantavirus can also lead to kidney disease or infection. And although they are rare and very few people are prone to them, there is currently no treatment to combat these ailments. It is therefore better to be careful not to contract them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Is the multiplication of lethoc\u00e8res a risk to humans? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The giant water bug lives in fresh water, in ponds, calm bodies of water, and lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its menu is very varied: other insects, slugs, tadpoles, fry and small fish much larger than it, snails, salamanders, juvenile turtles, etc.; and it uses its mouthpieces to penetrate its prey and suck up their contents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its larva is cannibalistic. She can eat smaller larvae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In winter, the insect remains lurking in mud and plant debris at the bottom of ponds and lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adult lethocers fly at night to gather for mating or short migrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they travel, they are attracted to powerful sources of light: streetlights, sports field projectors, home lighting, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They then turn around until they are exhausted, fall and end up on the lawn and in the pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These giant water bugs are completely harmless to humans and pets. Nor do they destroy the cultures and structures of our homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if they are manipulated or walked on them, they sting with their rostrum under their heads; and this sting remains painful for four hours of time. It causes local swelling more or less depending on the amount of saliva injected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why it is not recommended to let young children have fun with a lethocer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Tips from a Professional Exterminator<\/a> to Avoid Lethocera Invasion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some tips to prevent the infestation of lethocers<\/strong> or giant water bugs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n