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

Reduvid egg parasitoids ?

I obtained three parasitoids from the same batch of eggs from a Reduviidae bug from Colombia possibly from the Platygastridae family. There are few published records of parasitoids in Reduviidae...

04 May 2017 3,707 4 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

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

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

The Shannon's index is inversely proportional to Simpson's index (1-D)?

I'm having a problem with my bloxplot with Shannon's and Simpson's indexs. The value of Shannon for my Community 1 indicating higher diversity (in relation of the Community 2), but have lower...

26 February 2021 3,033 9 View

I want to performe MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the matrix solution preparation protocol ?

based on what I've studied on multiple papers, for peptide and protein identification Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is an appropriate matrix to use, I also know that the CHCA powder...

26 February 2021 6,799 3 View

Can anyone help with Schistosoma identification?

Can anyone identify what kind of Schistosome species this might be? Morphological features of cercariae and adults resemble Trichobilharzia, though I am fairly new to the field of parasitology...

25 February 2021 7,760 6 View

Is this moth a Diatraea saccharalis?

The caterpillars of this moth were found in stems of Echinochloa polystachia grass as stem borers. The length of the caterpillars are something about 1.7 cm. I have compared images from the...

24 February 2021 309 3 View

Are these moths Spodoptera frugiperda?

The caterpillars of the moths were collected as fruitborers in pepper at a farmer. I reared them till the adults hatched and compared them with pictures and descriptions on the internet. Are these...

24 February 2021 7,785 5 View