Is there any structural, functional and other differences between Monitoring Pheromone Lures and Mating Disruption Pheromone Lures for Codling Moth?

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What constitutes a minimal quantity of compound visible during Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)?

I'm interested in conducting TLC analysis for pheromones, but the quantity available is quite small. Does anyone have experience analyzing such small quantities of pheromones using TLC? Any advice...

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What is the most effective method for preparing an insect sample for pheromone analysis?

Since insect pheromones exhibit highly variable forms, as well as compositions, and can change based on various conditions, especially releaser pheromones, which are usually highly volatile, could...

14 January 2024 4,140 6 View

What is the ecological role of butterflies and moths and how anthropogenic activities can interrupt the nutrient cycle?

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Is the human intelligence or just the copy intelligence from the nature by observation?

There are a lot of hues and cries for Artificial intelligence means machines would work like human intelligence. But human is intelligent or not it is questionable when will go through algorithms...

10 October 2023 2,207 3 View

Where could I find keys for identification of moths??

For families: Noctuidae ; Pyralidae ; Geometridae ; Euteliidae ; Nolidae ; Lasiocampidae

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What specific data do I gather when identifying butterflies on field? What method do I apply if I were to get their richness in agroecosystem?

I intend to study butterflies and moths diversity including their species richness and evenness for their conservation.

06 August 2023 8,308 7 View

Why house fly food-based attractant does not work inside traps?

Traps made from plastic bottles (by cutting the top one-third and using in an inverted position on the bottom) are working fine with pheromone lure + food-based attractant (FBA) but when FBA is...

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Good afternoon, where could I find an identification key for moths of the genus Agrotis sp.?

I need an identification key for moths of the genus Agrotis.

27 June 2023 9,600 2 View

Can wild type drosophila melanogaster respond to the major sex pheromone components of moths ?

Specially Helicoverpa armigera and Plutella xylostella

08 June 2023 7,029 1 View

What is the meaning of the origin of the word butterflies? Does it mean minutes, as it is called in Egypt, which differs from moths? Please clarify.?

15 May 2023 9,166 5 View