Entomophtora on Macrolophus bug?

Hello, we are growing tomato in the greenhouse. Macrolophus pygmaeus is our main tool to control pests. We are at the moment for some un-known reason struggling to build up a strong popoulation of...

16 March 2020 7,881 6 View

Are there any recent publications stating that the diameter of a microtubule with 13 protofilaments is ~25 nm?

I could find very old electron microscopy articles (like Gall 1966: Microtubule fine structure), but wanted to cite also some papers from last decade. But no one is citing the common fact that...

21 March 2019 3,026 3 View

How can I create IndoorGML format for my building object?

IndoorGML is new standard for indoor navigation network. I have building obejct in format obj, skp and I need create indoorGML. What application? Transform format? Thanks

04 February 2015 1,745 4 View

Can anyone suggest/evaluate open codes for particle size distribution image analysis?

I am looking for library/software for computing particle size distribution from static 2d camera images (or a series of static images taken within fraction of second apart); the images typically...

15 October 2014 7,737 7 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

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

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

How we can measure Kemp % in wool without using of benzene?

Would you please let me to know about the methods for measurement of medullation and Kemp % on animal? My problem is that the wool sampling and sending to laboratory is not possible. So I would...

21 February 2021 7,260 4 View

Is the box plot of climatic indices better illustrate from daily data or annual data?

Hello, I hope you have a good time. I work on a research project about temperature indices. Due to the high number of indices, I only work on tables and maps on an annual time scale. In other...

19 February 2021 9,742 2 View

Purification of proteins from baculovirus-infected insect cells?

18 February 2021 6,665 6 View

What is/are the best ML classifier(s) for Sentinel2 images?

Hi I am trying to segment a sentinel2 image. At this stage, I want to run a binary classifier that assigns each pixel to either farm or non-farm pixel. For this purpose, I have 4 10m bands...

15 February 2021 3,596 9 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