Who can identify this species of Spodoptera?

This species is not Spodoptera frugiperda nor Spodoptera latifascia. It is found in Colombia in different crops including coffee, mainly under greenhouse conditions. Please find attached the larva...

04 May 2019 8,438 8 View

Which are the species of plants that attract and maintain natural enemies in agricultural crops?

The maintenance of beneficial insect fauna ( parasitoids like Chalcidae, Eulophidae, Tachinidae, Braconidae wasps etc.) are important in crops for the biological control of pests. Which family of...

03 April 2019 5,572 6 View

Can anyone identify this Phobetron species (Limacodidae) from Colombia ?

This peculiar limacodid moth hangs from the branches like a monkey. It was photographed in the Andean region of Colombia.

31 December 2017 608 3 View

Agrotis malefida (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) ?

Please, I need to confirm this species similar to Agrotis ipsilon. It is a pest of maize and coffee in Colombia.

09 October 2017 8,410 2 View

Who can identify these insect eggs in coffee plants ?

04 May 2017 4,182 33 View

Can anyone help in the identification of this tortricid moth ?

31 December 2016 7,941 7 View

Can anyone identify this moth (Lepidoptera) pest of stored grains ?

It feeds on damaged kernels of corn and coffee beans with high content of humidity in warehouses in Colombia.

09 October 2016 6,885 9 View

Can any one tell me the genus or species of this snout moth ?

10 November 2015 7,939 14 View

Is science living an epidemic of useless studies?

A manifesto published by the scientific journal Nature, says that science is going through a stage of low credibility because many of the studies and scientific experiments lack 'reproducibility',...

01 January 1970 2,847 4 View

Who can identify this moth (Lepidoptera)?

01 January 1970 5,514 2 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

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 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

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

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

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 eliminate Steady state error from Reinforcement learning genetic algorithm code?

The following code (see 1st 2 images attached) is used to produce PID controller values that are designed to control the system (G). The code finds the PID controller values (noted as k) by using...

28 February 2021 6,560 14 View

Genome-wide gene identification protocol ?

Is there any book chapter/book, webpage or research article available to understand genome-wide gene identification?

28 February 2021 8,095 1 View

How to improve and implement WBAN MAC and Radio modules under Castalia 3.2 ?

Hello researchers, Hello Castalia3.2 researchers I am a beginner with Castalia, I work on optimization of RFID systems used in wireless body networks. I simulated a WBAN with 10 nodes and one...

28 February 2021 400 1 View