Tukey Post Hoc ANOVA versus Independent T-Test? How do you decide which test to perform?

It usually happens when data is analyzed by independent T-test, results are significantly different. However, ANOVA with post hoc gives P value way different than T-test and non-significant. What...

31 December 2018 6,035 5 View

Have you seen evergreen bagworm (attached image) insects on your area?

I am working on evergreen bagworm insect in Indiana, US and its damage on evergreen trees is getting worse. Is this also considered as a pest where you live?

11 December 2018 4,084 1 View

What are the effects on ground dwelling insects due to the extensive use of road salts and de-icing chemicals?

I have seen extensive use of road salts to melt ice during winter time especially in north. I am wondering what could be the effect of salt and other de-icing chemicals on arthropods living and/or...

10 November 2018 8,801 4 View

Best peer reviewed journal to consider for an article including both insect pests and pathogens work

I am working on my manuscript and it includes both insects and pathogens work. It basically includes lab bio-assay and greenhouse experiment. Do you have any suggestion?

01 January 1970 1,887 9 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 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

Which is the best place in the world for the plant biotechnology research?

I am searching for a good place for the Post Doc,

02 March 2021 4,053 3 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

Which bacteria are suitable for quorum sensing screening?

I want to find a quorum sensing inhibitor from plant extracts. Klebsiella pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. I looked for these strains...

01 March 2021 7,675 3 View

Isolates of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus?

Dear Dr. Cai, my name is Simone Prospero and I work in the team of Phytopathology at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research (WSL;...

01 March 2021 1,133 1 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View

How to remove fatty material from plant extract?

The resultant solid was partitioned three times with 250 ml of petroleum ether (40-60/c) to remove any fatty material and evaporated to dryness.

28 February 2021 9,464 2 View