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

Is it right to mention transformed values of data, if the data has been analysed using Tukey's HSD post hoc?

I have analysed per cent survival data of an insect and also find out its arc sine transformed values. Is it appropriate to mention these values if I have analysed my data using Tukey's HSD post hoc?

06 July 2018 8,934 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

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 can I set up a good fit SEM model in AMOS?

I am trying to make an SEM model in AMOS for my dissertation but having some trouble with getting a good fit. I am looking for relationships between self-efficacy reported on a Likert scale and...

26 February 2021 8,642 4 View

How to calculate battery consumption for IoT device?

Hi, everyone I'm working on a privacy-preserving algorithm that will apply to IoT devices. So, I need to measure the power consumption by implementing this algorithm. Any suggestion, advice,...

25 February 2021 8,749 6 View

Is anyone working on a project focused on immigrants/newcomers working in the hospitality industry and how they have been impacted by COVID?

The on-going Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating economic effects on many industries. However, few have suffered to the same extent as full-service restaurants. Numerous studies have shown that...

24 February 2021 9,496 4 View

What is the optimum time and temperature of blanching and pre-frying potato for frozen fries?

I am helping a local home industry for developing frozen fries from their local farm. I want to know what is the optimum blanching and pre-frying temperature and time for processing. Please also...

23 February 2021 1,616 5 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

Can't recognize exact phase and PDF card no of Silicon carbide in XRD?

We have deposited silicon carbide on carbon substrate using one PVD technique. Due to amorphous behavior of SiC at low deposition temperature, we performed heat treatment of those films at...

22 February 2021 2,072 3 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