26 Questions 539 Answers 0 Followers
Questions related from Luis Miguel Constantino
This Psocoptera (Psocidae: Thyrsophorinae) in the genus Poecilopsocus sp. from Colombia may grow up to 1,4 cm in length. They live in small colonies beneath a gossamer blanket spun with silk from...
27 May 2017 1,618 7 View
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...
11 May 2017 6,003 3 View
This assassin bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) of the genus Arilus is from Colombia, It looks similar to Arilus cristatus, carinatus and gallus. Thank you.
25 February 2017 3,288 5 View
This green metallic bug with red abdomen was found on Coffea arabica plants in Colombia. Need to know the family and species. Thanks.
13 February 2017 1,657 16 View
It was collected in Colombia, the larva sticks the leaves and feeds on coffee plants (Coffea arabica). It measures approximately 1 cm. Probably genus Platynota sp.
25 January 2017 9,039 6 View
Some Cerambycidae adult beetles are attracted to baited traps with specific alcohol solutions mixed with terpenoids. Do you know which solution is the best to collect Plagiohammus spp. and related...
13 November 2016 2,588 36 View
It feeds on damaged kernels of corn and coffee beans with high content of humidity in warehouses in Colombia.
29 October 2016 9,352 8 View
Is a pest of damaged stored grains of coffee with high content of moisture. Location: Colombia. I need help to ID. Thanks.
29 October 2016 9,733 7 View
This is the adult. The larvae feed on leaves of Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae) and Zinnia elegans (Asteraceae) in Colombia.
18 September 2016 4,711 7 View
Is found in dried fruits and stored coffee beans, corn, rice in warehouses with high humidity in Colombia
20 July 2016 1,199 19 View
This unusual larva of coleoptera has four eyes, do you know the function of the third and fourth ocelli in this larva collected in the soil. Please ID the species if possible. The locality is...
19 June 2016 9,391 9 View
Chrysoperla is a generalist predator of many insect pests, however the eggs are parasitized by several species of microhymenopteran wasps like the one in the photograph. I wonder the impact of...
27 May 2016 741 9 View
I need a commercial formulation specific for locust control Thank you.
16 April 2016 7,937 5 View
Stalk-eyed flies are insects of the fly family Diopsidae present in Asia and Africa. Recently I collected samples of an amaizing stalk-eyed fly from Colombia identified as Plagiocephalus latifrons...
03 April 2016 2,736 5 View
It is most likely a species of Spodoptera sp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). It was feeding on coffee seedlings near Chinchina, Colombia. Thank you.
01 April 2016 5,255 13 View
Poachers and wildlife traffickers are targeting newly discovered species of value by reviewing reported findings made to scientific journals. In response, many journals are removing location...
23 February 2016 1,234 4 View
The larvae of Heliothis subflexa feed exclusively on fruits of Physalis species, the only known hostplant record in United States. I found larvae of H. subflexa feeding on Nicotiana tabacum...
07 February 2016 8,838 6 View
I think it belongs to Hypeninae (Erebidae:Noctuoidea). I found the larvae feeding on leaves of coffee in Colombia. Please look at the photos of the adults (male and female in dorsal and lateral...
16 November 2015 3,584 13 View
All the species illustrated feed on leaves of Coffea arabica in Colombia and are identified as Compsus sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), but I see there are several different genera so it is...
13 September 2015 1,562 8 View
I found the grasshopper Poecilocloeus coffeaphilus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Colombia parasitized by nematodes of the genus Mermis sp. (Mermithidae). If you know some breeding protocol on...
09 August 2015 9,223 10 View
I found this larva feeding on coffee plants in Colombia which looks like Trichoplusia ni. The larva was parasitized by a Polyembryonic endoparasitoid and is full of pupae ( about 3000...
13 June 2015 5,369 12 View
This species is very common in coffee plantations in Colombia and I wonder which is the host of this species ?
08 June 2015 3,896 6 View
I got several adults of this unusual parasitic fly on eggs of Zelus vespiformis (Hemiptera: Reduvidae) from Colombia. Are there records of this parasitoid on Reduvid eggs ? Please provide me the...
11 May 2015 6,497 12 View
I am especially interested in mass rearing these three species for biological control of spider mites, scale insects and aphids in coffee plantations. Thank you very much in advance for any...
01 February 2015 1,829 4 View
Please explain your opinion about this RNA transgenic vaccine that will be injected into the human body.
01 January 1970 6,522 6 View
The Amazon forest is on fire and the whole world will suffer the climatic consequences. The main cause of forest fires in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and Bolivia are the deforestation policies...
01 January 1970 2,295 100 View
