https://cleartalking.com/main/ https://cleartalking.com/main/cascabela-thevetia-ornamental-plant/ https://cleartalking.com/main/cascabela-thevetia-ornamental-plant/ ]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 04:22:01 +0000 47598 2024-01-06 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/68/04/05/20231226-065306-86-1704515153.jpg In gardens and parks in temperate regions, Cascabela thevetia is grown as an ornamental plant and planted as giant flowering shrubs or tiny decorative tree standards. 

It is a container plant that is brought inside a greenhouse or used as a houseplant during the winter months in frost-prone areas. It's drought tolerant and can withstand most types of soil.

Toxins from the plant have been explored in trials for biological pest control applications. A 'paint' with antifungal, antibacterial, and anti-termite qualities was created using T. peruviana seed oil.]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/adult-ornithodoros-coriaceus-tick/ https://cleartalking.com/main/adult-ornithodoros-coriaceus-tick/ ]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:43:33 +0000 47596 2024-01-05 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/65/d4/68/20231225-095647-23-1704491130.jpg Adult Ornithodoros coriaceus ticks are quite large, ranging in length from 7 to 10 mm. The body has a unique shape with roughly parallel sides, a pointed anterior end that gives it a "nosed" look, and no clearly defined scutum. 

The upper cuticle has a granular ornamentation of bumps and pockmarks, which is referred to as shagreen in the literature. Its hue is pale beige-tan or grayish tan-brown. 

The legs appear warped at the distal portions. Though they only have six legs, nymphs resemble adults in appearance (the entire arachnid complement of eight legs appears following the last instar molt).]]>