DO any of you have access to Elsevier journals Science of total environment , Chemosphere, Environmental toxicology and safety?

Could you please send some papers which I have no access?

01 February 2019 5,823 3 View

Private protected areas?

Can anyone provide details of scientists/ researchers/ institutions working on private protected areas in India?

31 December 2018 6,573 4 View

What are the icar standards for soil quality?

What are the soil quality standards in india ?can anyone provide icar standards?

01 February 2018 6,312 9 View

How can we determine the bioaccumulation factor in a soil organism from the field if the soil is polluted with a number of toxicants?

If a soil sample has a number of pollutants which are identifiable and non detectable, is it possible to determine the bioaccumulation factor in an organism surviving in that particular soil?

10 November 2017 7,893 3 View

How can we differentiate Eisenia foetida and Eudrilus eugeniae without dissection?

01 February 2016 2,727 5 View

How can we determine the number of replications of an experiment by factorial experimental design?

How can we determine the number of replications of an experiment by factorial experimental design? Can anyone explain 4 x 3 factorial design in a simple manner?

09 October 2015 2,345 7 View

What are the physicochemical parameters soil that can indicate that the soil is fit for sustaining life?

What are the physicochemical parameters soil that can indicate that the soil is fit for sustaining life? Do these parameters have an optimum range?

09 October 2015 7,021 15 View

Can someone tell whether it is possible to derive a correlation between abundance of soil microathropods and QBS index?

31 December 2014 8,107 1 View

What is the change in soil carbon values and soil pH after a rainfall?

This study is conducted in a tropical forest ecosystem

31 December 2014 3,655 10 View

Is there any optimum range for organic carbon found in tropical soils?

I have got different organic carbon values and am confused whether there is a minimum and maximum value for soil organic carbon.

31 December 2014 3,136 9 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

What is the status of bread making and more bakery foods with the use of insect flour/powder?

Insects have been consumed by human diet since prehistoric times. At present, the idea of looking at insects as food has been getting traction worldwide, also in response to increasing food...

03 March 2021 6,223 5 View

Any references about insects or animals that can damage or weathering of rock or fossil material?

Are there any references to insects or animals that can cause damage or weathering to the rock or fossil material? books or paper that would be nice. Thank you very much!

24 February 2021 6,805 3 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

How reliable is estimation of copy numbers by absolute qPCR?

Hello, I would like to compare the expression levels of several genes in insects, so I prepared standard curves and estimated copy numbers of each sequence in my samples. But for one of the genes,...

11 February 2021 8,421 13 View

Do you know non-feeding larval instars in insects?

Hi, I am looking for information about insects having a larval instar that does not feed at all. In other words, able to molt to the next instar without acquiring any nutrient. Does anyone know...

20 January 2021 9,387 19 View

Triggering feeding of beetles / how to make them hungry?

Hey, I am working with Psylliodes chrysocephala feeding on oilseed rape. In feeding trials I often have the problem that a huge portion of the beetles do not feed at all. In clip cages I observed...

19 January 2021 9,851 6 View

Which sampling techniques can be used for huge flying insects?

Tropidacris collaris is a grasshopper. Adults, which can reach more than 15 of length, are strong flyers and actually they resemble small birds or bats. Most of the time T. collaris is found in...

13 January 2021 3,735 5 View

Can anyone recommend utilizing the plasmid extraction kit for extraction of the circular DNA genome of viruses associated with insect vectors?

Dear Colleagues, I am planning to detect and discover DNA viruses particularly those with a circular genome and transmitted by insect vectors. However, I am confused about selecting the best...

10 January 2021 9,534 4 View

What is the difference between "pesticides" and "insecticides"? Are they same?

What is the difference between "pesticides" and "insecticides" in English? Are they the equivalent replacement when used in text? I am an ecological researcher who particularly concerns the...

04 January 2021 6,230 37 View