Men in Black: Protecting the Earth from the scum of the Universe...

Illegal migration of people and aliens

So, some enterprising guy was detained by the border service for illegally transporting migrants. Two men in black suits appear here, declaring that they represent a certain secret department of the FBI. They take one of the migrants. Suddenly it turns out that this is not a migrant or even a person, but a representative of some alien race.

The negotiations went poorly, the alien had to be destroyed, and the police had to erase his memory. But the worst part is that one of the men in black is too old to do his job. Therefore, Agent Kay had to erase his memory and urgently start looking for a new partner.

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Lifestyle

If the room is warm, dark and dry, then the appearance of black cockroaches becomes a matter of time. They perfectly sense the approach of a person or animal by vibrations picked up by their antennae, so they quickly hide. Only young insects that prefer to stay in groups can be taken by surprise. They are so hungry that they are forced to crawl out to garbage cans during the day in search of food. At night, if you suddenly turn on the lights in the kitchen, it is easy to spot adult individuals on the table or in the sink. They rarely manage to get out of the latter due to the special structure of their legs.

In small towns and cities, mostly basement black cockroaches are found. But from this damp, warm room they sometimes penetrate into the entrances and apartments located on the first two floors. After laying eggs under baseboards, the population increases significantly. It is reduced in the following cases:

• Cold. Even slight frosts can cause the death of first young and then mature cockroaches.
• Insecticides. The sanitary and epidemiological station regularly conducts raids on basements, treating them with insecticides. After visiting them, some specimens appear in apartments, but soon die.
• Natural opponents. Oddly enough, these are not animals and larger relatives, but representatives of the same order - red cockroaches. Their survival rate is higher: they even eat wallpaper paste, can easily withstand low temperatures, and reproduce faster.

Despite their nocturnal lifestyle, black cockroaches leave traces of their presence indoors. This is not only excrement, but also an unpleasant, musty smell. It is easy to notice spoiled food and scattered cereals.

Insects do not disdain cannibalism. Sexually mature individuals happily feast on eggs and nymphs - the larval stage of development with incomplete metamorphosis.

Chasing a bandit and the arrival of a beetle

Next, an ordinary New York cop chases a not-so-ordinary criminal. People can't run and jump like that. But Detective Edwardson still catches up with the fugitive. But he falls from the roof, finally saying something about the end of the world. Detective Edwards is being interrogated, no one believes about the second pair of eyelids. Then Agent Kay comes and takes him away.

Around the same time, an unidentified object falls on the farm. The farmer goes out to see what happened and loses his life, and the alien puts on his shell. And you can’t dig in, the farmer himself said - only over my corpse. And yes, he intimidated his wife so much that she did not accept the change either in behavior or in appearance.

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Where do they come from in the apartment?

Despite their large body size, black cockroaches are incredibly agile. Insects can enter the house through any crack. Initially, cockroaches appear in the basement, and then spread throughout the house in search of food.

The main routes for insects to enter an apartment:

• through basements;
• through the open front door into the entrance;
• with things in a bag;
• on sewerage and ventilation systems;
• from the garbage chute;
• with newly purchased furniture;
• in parcels;
• inside household appliances.

Unusual exam and working conditions

Agent Kay states that he works for an alien control agency. Now Edwardson no longer believes, who can even believe in such a thing? Until he sees a living alien with his own eyes. After this, he receives an invitation to a certain competition and successfully passes it. Actually, applicants were tested for non-standard thinking, which is required to work in the agency.

After this, Kay tells everything openly. And about the treaty with aliens, and about the fact that the Earth has been declared a territory open to migration, and about aliens who secretly live on Earth. The work is dangerous and interesting, but there is a condition: the identity of Detective Edwardson will be completely erased, no contact with society ever. In my opinion, the price is not that high.

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Character and lifestyle of the black cockroach

Black cockroaches are characterized by a nocturnal lifestyle. Insects leave their nests after midnight. They look for food that they can live without for more than two weeks. Their way of life is quite hidden from humans.

They inhabit the most secret places in human housing. These could be crevices, cracks, garbage boxes, bathrooms, pantries with food supplies. Black cockroaches are often found in ship cabins and warehouses.

These insects can also be found in natural conditions. Black cockroaches make their nests among rocks. It is not uncommon to encounter a black cockroach in an ordinary forest, especially where people have created unsanitary conditions.

Black cockroaches are characterized by constant movement during the active night period. Cockroaches can travel many kilometers in search of food. They are considered the most amazing insects due to their ability to move at a speed quite high for insects.

Looking into all corners of the room in search of food, constantly changing the direction of movement, insects move at a speed of 4-5 km per hour. Since black arthropod insects represent the synanthropic order, it is likely that black cockroaches will appear in the apartment .

The discovery of such a parasite, as a rule, does not cause joy among homeowners. People try to get rid of unpleasant neighborhoods. If the owner of the house comes across a large black cockroach , urgent measures must be taken.

These insects never exist alone indoors. Acute vision, a developed sense of smell, and body structure help them easily penetrate into a person’s home and occupy the most inaccessible corners of the room and crevices.

They can settle in household and sanitary equipment. Their presence can be detected in the most unexpected places, for example, in an outlet or washing machine. The introduction of large black insects into the house has a negative impact on the health of homeowners, especially their children. The secretions left by cockroaches cause the development of allergic diseases; in addition, the cockroach secretes infectious bacteria from the intestines.

Eggs of all kinds of parasites can be carried by cockroaches on their legs. The black cockroach turns out to be very dangerous for humans of this neighborhood, there are many options. The fastest and most effective method is to call the special services. This insect is difficult to confuse with other representatives of arthropods.

The black cockroach in the photo , as in life, looks disgusting. It is known for the fact that it and its relatives quickly develop immunity to insecticides that are used to kill them. It is pointless to re-use the product to combat them.

To avoid the hassle of killing insects in the form of black cockroaches, you should pay attention to what causes cockroaches to appear. The main reason is unsanitary conditions. Only cleanliness and proper plumbing guarantee that black cockroaches will not appear in the house.

Since black cockroaches have been known since ancient times, quite complete information has been collected about them. Based on it, many options have been developed for the destruction of arthropod pests. A frequently used effective remedy for black cockroaches is boric acid. This substance accumulates in the blood of the insect, leading to its paralysis and death.

However, only specialists can use this drug correctly. Otherwise, the expected effect will not be achieved; cockroaches will be able to develop resistance to the effects of the drug. It is necessary to remember where black cockroaches can appear in an apartment or house. Malfunction of the drainage system, water and secluded corners with free access to food.

Independent company Men in Black

What I liked most was that the LCH agency does not depend on the government, and its employees do not report to anyone. They operate with money from a number of patented inventions, which, of course, were shared by the alien guests.

Yes, according to Agent Kay, the human mind is so primitive that in some systems it is considered a contagious disease. Now it’s clear why in the film “Virus” it is humanity that is considered a virus. In general, it seems to me that this film is also far from fiction. There may not be many aliens on Earth and they are certainly not that diverse, but there is something there.

But let's get back to the movies. Meanwhile, the VHFs learn that one of the most dangerous types of aliens, a beetle, has entered the planet. To find traces of him, Kay and Jay go to the morgue, where they meet pathologist Laurel Weaver (Linda Fiorentino "Dogma" ) and an orange cat with an unusual medallion around his neck.

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Reproduction and lifespan

The offspring of cockroaches are produced by the mating of a male and a female, which forms an edema containing up to 60 eggs. Within 24 hours, the female bears an ootheca, which is a sealed capsule. then leaves it either by burying it in the ground or leaving it on the surface of the earth.

The small black cockroaches that appeared in the house are a new generation of black cockroaches. Its hatched larvae repeat the appearance of their parents. They grow slowly, increasing in size.

The extraordinary vitality of cockroaches often raises questions about the real duration of their life. Black cockroaches are insects that can live from two to fifteen years. A black beetle that looks like a cockroach creates a significant problem

This insect is a leather beetle, which can spoil not only food. Fabrics, clothing, leather and leather products are items that will be damaged by the carpet beetle. Despite the presence of wings, a black flying cockroach has never been seen in nature.

A huge black cockroach that catches your eye in a house or apartment indicates that somewhere there is an environment favorable for it. If kept perfectly clean, a black cockroach will live a little over sixty days. Without access to water, his death occurs within a week. Such conditions are considered the most effective method of exterminating black cockroaches.

Happy ending for everyone

There is a panic in the main office of the VHF, the aliens begin to leave the planet. There is also an Arkillian warship in full combat readiness in orbit, while they demand to give up some galaxy. Nobody knows what this means. And yes, a gas explosion seems to be a universal camouflage for both HF and wizards .

In general, there is only an hour left to get the beetle, otherwise the Arkillians will destroy the Earth so as not to give up their galaxy, or rather the source of inexhaustible energy located in it. Our heroes, of course, saved the galaxy and dealt with the beetle. That same Laurel helped with this.

At the end of the operation, Agent Kay reported that he had already worked enough for the benefit of humanity and was retiring. He prepared Jay for his place. But we will meet him again in the second part . Yes, Jay took Laurel as his partner. Well, the girl is desperate, and she knows everything. This is the end.

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Black carpenter ants

In addition to black house ants, there are also black carpenter ants. As their name suggests, they love to chew wood. If they settle next to wooden buildings, they can cause great damage to them.

Features of the view

These insects love to settle in dry trees and old stumps. The color of ants is most often black, sometimes the chest has a red tint. Males reach one centimeter in length, while females are slightly larger - about one and a half centimeters. Females have wings, which they discard after mating. The main part of the colony are worker ants, which tirelessly expand the nest, gnawing new passages in the tree.

Once a year in the summer, ants begin to mate. Males grow wings, after which they mate with females in the air. The males then die, and the females look for a suitable place to lay eggs. At first, the female takes care of the cubs herself, forming them into builder ants. Then the grown workers begin to build a nest, and the queen begins a new cycle of laying eggs, this time without the participation of the male.

Harm and benefits of ants

In nature, the carpenter ant brings great benefits, clearing forests of small parasites, fungi, and loosening the soil, but it becomes a real disaster for humans if it settles in a wooden house. Numerous passages appear in the walls, the wood turns into dust, losing its strength. And if you allow ants to continue to live within the walls of your house, then you risk being left without it at all.

Ways to fight

Folk remedies and chemicals will help get rid of woodworm infestations.

• A concentrated emulsion for killing insects will help to effectively exterminate an ant colony. The most effective drug in this category is Deta. The drug is diluted in water according to the instructions, and the walls, furniture, and floor are sprayed. Broad spectrum insecticide causes paralysis and death. Mass mortality is observed after 2 weeks.
• Some foods are known to be harmful to these insects. These are starch and coffee grounds. Place these products where ants travel. Woodworms eat food that is harmful to them themselves and drag it into the nest. They feed other relatives, larvae, and the queen. Death occurs a few days after the poison enters the stomach. The ants, suspecting nothing, continue to carry the poison into the nest.
• You can poison a carpenter ant with boric acid by combining it with food products - sugar, honey, cookies with milk, jam, boiled yolk. Place baits in places where insects move.
• You can expel them from the premises and prevent re-infection with garlic, tansy, mint, wormwood, as well as ammonia, vinegar, and birch tar.

Prevention

To prevent woodworms from appearing in your home, there are some rules you should follow. Branches that lean too close to the house need to be cut off. Do not leave trash heaps, fallen leaves and branches in the areas. Keep the house clean: do not leave dirty dishes, remove leftover food and cover the trash can. If you find a pile of ants near your house, then scatter substances with a pungent odor near it - turmeric, cinnamon or pepper.

This is definitely worth thinking about...

What can I add here? The movie, which is now over 20 years old, still looks great today. If you wish, you can even find something to think about in it. For example, size doesn't matter. We are accustomed to measuring everything by our earthly standards, but they are incorrect in relation to other things and beings.

The episode with the beetle, when Jay crushed earthly cockroaches, and this resonated in the soul of the alien, gave rise to an interesting idea. There is such a variety of flora and fauna on Earth, but what if these are smaller copies of creatures living in different parts of the Universe or galaxy?

And yes, it’s not in vain that they say - if you want to hide something, put it in the most visible place. Real alien ships sat safely in plain sight for many years. What if this is some kind of hint? What is shown in the movies and written in the tabloids is not always the delirium of fevered minds...

Description of the cockroach

Name: Black cockroach Lat.:
Blatta orientalis

Class: Insects - Insecta Order: Cockroaches - Blattodea

A pair of black cockroaches.

The black cockroach has a flattened, shiny body of tar-brown or black-brown color, the length of which can reach 20-30 mm. Males differ from females in the location of their elytra. In males they are slightly shorter than the abdomen, and in females they do not reach the middle of the abdomen. The mouthparts are gnawing type.

At the end of the abdomen, the male has a pair of styluses; the female has a pair of valves separated by a transverse groove. Glands on the body of insects secrete a fragrant secretion that attracts insects to each other. Therefore, black cockroaches live in large groups.

Habitat and lifestyle

Black beetle.

This type of cockroach is found throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. He lives in wildlife and in people's homes, in greenhouses, basements, and sewer hatches. The black cockroach is omnivorous and feeds on garbage. Although he has wings, he does not fly, but he runs very fast.

Black cockroaches live mainly at night. But if not one, but several individuals were noticed, especially during the day, then this will be evidence that a large colony already lives very close.

This aggressive species is afraid of humans, but not other representatives of its kind. If black cockroaches live in a house, any others will leave.

Reproduction

Black cockroach and ootheca.

Females become sexually mature at the age of 6-7 months, after one fertilization; the female lays up to 22 ootheca during her life. The capsule or ootheca matures in 3 to 14 days, then the female attaches it in a warm place. One such clutch can contain from 8 to 20 eggs.

Small black larvae or nymphs emerge from the eggs and quickly scatter in different directions. They can live without food or water for two months. From the appearance of the egg to the adult individual in favorable conditions, 5-12 months pass, during which time the larvae molt up to 10 times. At low temperatures and lack of nutrition, the period of maturation can last up to 5 years.

It is precisely because of the long period of maturation that this type of cockroach is not very common. They are most often destroyed faster than they reach sexual maturity.

Nutrition

Have you encountered cockroaches in your home?

Not really

This type of scavenger has powerful mandibles and a gnawing type mouthparts. Saliva contains special bacteria that can digest almost anything. Even very unpleasant and unusable things - pieces of book binding, old leather shoes.

Black cockroaches are omnivores; they feed on bread, flour, cereals, any leftover food from the trash, pet food, and excrement. They eat the remains of small insects, as well as their weakened relatives, larvae and eggs.