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I collect this beetle from populus logs.
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Vespa Pacicephala Scopoli, 1772 original description: "Caput crassum; mucha excavata. Thorax antice punctis flavis binis. Scutello puncto unico pariter flavo. Abdomen fasciis flavis: 2-3....
16 May 2016 791 4 View
Do any one own the mantis of Eremiaphilidae, Chaeteessidae and Mantoididae? If you have those mantis, would you like to cooperate some experiments? I want to sequenc those mitochondrial genomes to...
08 May 2016 5,903 3 View
I found on a beach (near Thessaloniki, Greece) a few specimens inside a dead sponge. Very probably, larvae develop in the sponge, because there were many exuviae inside of pupae. Could help ID...
08 May 2016 7,062 6 View
Background: Do you have found specimens (larvae) of Arctiidae, especially Eilema or Lithosia quadra, usually feeding on lichens, and shifting to predatory behavior ??
20 April 2016 1,793 3 View
Dear All, I want to learn about pan trapping of bees and the most attractive colours. Does anybody know published spectral reflectance curves of pan trap colors? Can anybody explain the term...
09 March 2016 7,806 44 View
I am trying to determine this grasshopper (or genus) (see photo attachment).
02 March 2016 6,972 5 View
I am Ph.D. Scholar working on biology of little millet shoot fly (Atherigona sp.). I need taxonomic keys for genus Atherigona for species level characters
28 February 2016 8,291 3 View
I want to examine the internal anatomy of Trichoptera and non-Ditrysian Lepidoptera larvae. The genus or species does not matter much for the first examinations, but it would be beneficial to know...
25 February 2016 1,699 3 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 8,778 6 View
What is the best alternative of protein hydrolysate for rearing fruit flies?
28 January 2016 6,718 1 View
entomology integrated pest management What are the modern approaches for contolling olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae?
01 January 2016 285 13 View
When preparing entomology labs for undergraduates, I studied cockroach hindgut endosymbionts extracted from excrements of Gromphadorhina portentosa. I found these very firm ‘cysts’ of ca. 0.5-1 mm...
17 December 2015 7,270 5 View
Chironomus species expert!
26 November 2015 7,035 13 View
Dear Sirs, I am from Poland, and I am interested in Bark Beetles. In my country we have about 120 species of Scolytinae (only). I would like to make collecion of bark beetles, but not only from...
25 November 2015 5,879 7 View
During my field studies of water- and saproxylic- Coleoptera of Serbia I regularly use some non selective methods for attracting and collecting beetles (light traps, baited traps, pitfall traps…)....
28 September 2015 2,074 34 View
I am doing a survival analysis of insects to various sub-zero temperatures where I want to correct mortality in my treatment groups by mortality in my control groups (not exposed to low...
18 August 2015 1,686 7 View
Choristoneura species are widespread small Micorlepidoptera in Europe. Some of them are significant forestry pests, particularly on conifer trees. We would like to review the taxonomy of these...
02 July 2015 6,667 5 View
Can anyone help me in identifying larvae based on Video clip and photographs?
20 May 2015 3,021 5 View
I want to rear locust (Schistocerca gregaria) in great quantity: at least 2000 a month. Does somebody has an idea which sizes a cage should be the best? is it better to use a great cage or some...
07 February 2015 6,843 4 View
H. axyridis has appeared in 2007 in Hungary. Since then it became one of the most dominant ladybird species. Unfortunately, according to many laboratory experiments and some field studies it can...
02 February 2015 2,253 8 View
I want to make the culture of the Helicoverpa armigera (Fruit worm of Tomato, Tobacco, Cotton) but do not know how can I prepare the culture of it.
02 February 2015 9,301 5 View
East coast of Malaysia recently hit by massive flood. About 200 thousands of people affected by this massive flood. I'm planning a research to carry out at flood hit area. Can anyone suggest the...
02 February 2015 3,613 7 View
I am looking for the checklists of ground beetle species which have special protection status (protected species as well as taxa placed in the national Red Data Lists/Books) from Latvia, Lithuania...
02 February 2015 8,064 6 View