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Which is the best Free Illustration Software available to convert microscopic entomological structures to line drawings? How can we make scientific Illustrations from microscope images other...
26 June 2019 9,024 10 View
Hello all, I'm trying to look at how a certain kind of beetle grips itself to the leaf it's on. I'm looking to flash freeze the beetle and the leaf by using liquid nitrogen, however, to transfer...
18 June 2019 3,808 2 View
Hello everyone, I would like to some experiments with different HIV bNAbs but I can not find any supplier .. I mean except the NIH Reagent programme, does anyone know where we can purchase HIV...
15 June 2019 4,037 1 View
I would like to know if there are taxonomic keys, besides the ones in Lemaire's books, for any group within Saturniidae family. UPDATE: Thank you all for your answers, Lemaire's books are indeed...
23 May 2019 2,289 15 View
Does anyone know first-hand or know of a recorded observation as to what hemocyanin (the oxygen-binding molecule in the blood of most arthropods and mollusks) smells/tastes like? I know that...
26 April 2019 7,053 4 View
I´m trying to determine what kind of body measurements are good to applicate it in wasps (e. g. body length, head width, etc.), in order to obtain the existing differences between individuals from...
28 January 2019 7,634 11 View
Good morning, I need to know where I can buy olfactometers, whether in y shape or four ways for entomological use, the idea is that in the odor chamber small samples can be disposed (essential...
12 January 2019 2,339 4 View
I wish to purchase a smartphone-compatible microscope, primarily for counting scales on small lizards, identifying invertebrates etc. A low magnification capability (e.g. 5 or 10x) is more...
31 December 2018 2,900 4 View
I want to study the impact of different temperatures on insect fauna in closed chambers. i don't have growth chambers in my entomology lab. Is there any way to control temperature and Relative...
04 December 2018 3,007 7 View
Dear colleagues, I need a help of English native speaker. Сould someone to read the manuscript and check language?
21 October 2018 7,140 7 View
I want to fix ant heads in FAA for microCT.
12 October 2018 2,735 3 View
The most majority of my country is malaria epidemic prone areas and is getting prepared for malaria elimination. Therefore.,we need to run pre-elimination studies on entomological factors.
03 September 2018 5,634 3 View
I have collected a lot of specimens, drown in a small pool at the Pantokrator Peak, at the yard of the monastery (together with many other insects, and some spiders).
14 August 2018 8,243 4 View
On larva or adult stages. Do you have any ideas about automating this process?
08 July 2018 4,955 3 View
Hello, I observed a Hydaticus sp. larvae in North Korea (predating on a tadpole) and I would like to be able to identify the species. Would anyone be able to help? Best,...
30 June 2018 7,162 3 View
Do you have some thoughts about automation of process? Smth like: 'Insects as Sustainable Food Ingredients ' https://bit.ly/2Kacfdc
27 June 2018 1,604 2 View
Where can I find information about occuring Gnathotrichus materiarius (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) in America/USA? I found some publications and I downloaded data from GBIF, maybe there is something...
25 June 2018 9,599 2 View
The picture was taken close to Hangzhou (Eastern China).
06 June 2018 7,316 10 View
Usually not seen any article, whether bed bugs spread any infection i.e. Hepatitis, HIV, yellow fever, JE etc.
31 March 2018 1,034 5 View
I found these insect pests on the Sal (Shorea robusta) trees. I found these trees were dying due to an unknown pest. I found these two pest only on the affected trees. These does not seem to be...
25 February 2018 3,580 11 View
I have read several papers about Nicrophorus vespilloides burying and copulation and I still have some questions. -Do only males bury the carrion? -Does male figth with intruders or also female?...
12 February 2018 8,558 9 View
Recently I performed histological sectioning of a whole tick (an Ixodid); however, since I have never worked with ticks before, I am having a hard time identifying the organs and structures. Does...
11 January 2018 4,831 2 View
I am designing a comparative study of life history traits among a small family of flies (Piophilidae, 82 spp worldwide). Seven species are present at my usual field site (Algonquin Park, ON). I...
14 December 2017 4,776 6 View
Can anyone advise me the literature(s) from which I can identify and discriminate female specimens of the genus Dasyhelea (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) upto species level?
27 November 2017 8,655 8 View