Maedeh Mollaei

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What is the best method to find a specific gender in Heteropteran insects?

I found an Hereoptera male and looking for its female in the field. Is there a specific method to lure and capture true bug females through keeping its male in the trap? What is the cue for luring...

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What are these two yellow spots in the insect abdomen?

I found two yellow spots in the lepidopteran larvae (Tineidae family). They always appear when the larval gut is full of food, whereas In dormant non-feeding larvae, they are invisible. As their...

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Do you know any insect with stable supercooling point during whole season?

In many freeze-avoidance insects, super cooling point decreases significantly during cold season to survive harsh weather condition. I am searching for some exceptions now. Do you know any cold...

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How does azocasein dissolve in water?

I use double distilled water to make an azocasein solution (2%) but it does not dissolve easily and needs to vortex for over 15 minutes. Moreover, this milky solution precipitates after one day....

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Does anyone have a protocol for ecdysteroid level measurement via HPLC or GC-MS?

I am looking for an accurate method for ecdysone titer measurement especially via HPLC. I don't want to use RIA for this purpose because of insufficient equipment.

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