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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 7,164 4 View
Dear friends from France, I would like to know if any recognized comercial house of reagents sells a KIT of antigen and antiserum of Aspergillus fumigatus. This reagents will be used for Double...
12 April 2019 662 3 View
I ordered a horseradish peroxidase-conjugated IgG antibody from Nordic Immunology (polyclonal goat atiserum to rhesus monkey- code GAMon/SC/PO) and it did not seem to dissolve in distilled water....
27 February 2019 9,251 2 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 7,776 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 2,442 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 3,113 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 3,134 7 View
Dear colleagues, I need a help of English native speaker. Сould someone to read the manuscript and check language?
21 October 2018 7,244 7 View
I want to fix ant heads in FAA for microCT.
12 October 2018 2,842 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 5,736 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 8,330 4 View
On larva or adult stages. Do you have any ideas about automating this process?
08 July 2018 5,158 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 7,283 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 1,790 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 9,710 2 View
The picture was taken close to Hangzhou (Eastern China).
06 June 2018 7,428 10 View
Usually not seen any article, whether bed bugs spread any infection i.e. Hepatitis, HIV, yellow fever, JE etc.
31 March 2018 1,142 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 3,684 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 8,663 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 4,909 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 4,856 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 8,757 8 View
Hello researchers! I'm currently undertaking a project that seeks to asses the distribution of a minute gall midge, Arthrocnodax fraxinellus, and its associated parasitoids (Aphanogmus spp.) in...
14 November 2017 5,310 8 View
We are looking to develop an abundance scale to look at a sample of mites taken via berlese funnel out of House Wren nests as a part of a larger bird nest ectoparasite project. The mites are...
31 October 2017 1,236 4 View