How to perform Partitioning of variance to define the role of factors on insect development?

I have performed the experiment where I fed green tomato fruits (natural host) to the Helicoverpa armigera under six different alternating temperatures as treatments viz. 25:10, 25:13, 25:16,...

10 November 2018 647 2 View

Which is most preferred for calculating variances and standard error of life table parameters at different treatments? Bootstrap or jacknife?

Recently, I have analysed my results of life table parameters of an insect using jacknife procedure. I have also come across papers analysing same results using bootstrap. I want to know which...

07 August 2018 6,772 3 View

Can anyone identify pollen types?

I collected pollen loads from Apis mellifera using pollen traps during Jan-Feb in North India. Slides were made from pollen loads for mellissopalynological analysis. Kindly help in identification...

04 May 2018 8,196 0 View

How to get equation for 3D scatter curve in spss?

I have worked upon impact of alternating temperature which is diurnal and nocturnal temperature on insect. I found that I can plot 3D scatter curve but how to get its equation in spss 23 version...

02 March 2018 3,264 1 View

What is temperature pattern in incubators-Sine?, Ramp?, Square?

I carried out an experiment related to impact of alternating temperature on growth of Helicoverpa armigera insect under growth chamber by changing the temperature after 14 and 10 hrs. Whether...

01 February 2018 7,118 2 View

How to feed expression of non linear lactin model in SPSS?

I am facing problem with feeding expression given in the picture to determine maximum thresold temperature

08 September 2017 4,413 3 View

How does weight gain by caterpillars related to temperature?

With increase in instar level of caterpillars , caterpillar gain weight. Is their any relationship which suggest that insect gain weight or lose weight with increase or decrease in temperature

08 September 2016 6,182 5 View

Which insecticide or fumigant is used during fogging operations by municipal corporations in India against mosquito menace?

Time and again I have been reading about spike in dengue and chikunguniya cases and measures taken by municipal authorities in the form of fogging for controlling responsible factor like mosquito....

08 September 2016 4,335 5 View

How to identify live male and female of Diaphorina citri?

I am conducting a study on biology of Diaphorina citri in order to know average female fecundity. In order to do it I have to release one male and female pair. Problem for me is that it is very...

08 September 2016 8,626 5 View

Why 100 per cent sterilization is not reported in lepidopterous insects by using sterile insect technique?

08 September 2016 7,965 14 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

How to accurately quantify chitin?

Hi all, I have been working on the quantification of chitin in insect samples and feed for a while but I can notice that the quantification methods (e.g. exposure to HCl, NaOH, and weighing sample...

01 March 2021 1,843 2 View

How to perform statistical analysis of coefficients extracted from transform techniques?

I am studying the potential of DCT and FFT coefficients extracted from a signal to classify the different objects that emit the signal. I applied the Shapiro-Wilk to confirm that data was not...

01 March 2021 8,079 2 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

Purification of proteins from baculovirus-infected insect cells?

18 February 2021 6,665 6 View

Extraction of DNA from insect samples conserved in silica gel?

Hi everybody, can anybody suggest how to extract DNA from insect samples conserved in silica gel (in my case, mosquitoes)? Does anybody know a commericial kit which does that or a particular...

10 February 2021 3,392 4 View

How do I prepare and store insect samples for JH measurements?

I need to preserve termite samples for future quantification of juvenile hormone in their bodies. Or extract the Juvenile Hormone and keep that samples stored for future quantification. I may need...

09 February 2021 1,995 1 View

What could be the cause to have an E.coli DH10B transformed with pUC18 to grow in MKL + ampicillin but is not LAC+?

Hello everyone, I did a transformation of E. coli DH10B using pUC18 plasmid. The bacterias did grow on MKL medium with ampicillin but the colonies showed a white/pink colour and the medium was...

08 February 2021 9,720 3 View

Can I know how to apply contourlet transform for signals in MATLAB?Must I first convert 1D signal to 2D image in order to do this method?

Can I know how to apply contourlet transform for signals in MATLAB?Must I first convert 1D signal to 2D image in order to do this method?

01 February 2021 3,735 3 View

Working with insect primary cells in cell medium and in saline solution?

I work with insect primary cells, which I let grow in TC100 insect medium. For fluorescence measurements I have to discard medium (because of its fluorescence properties) and give a saline...

28 January 2021 3,867 1 View