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Dear all, We are planning to study plant volatiles in crop plants with and without aphid infestation in the field. My questions are: (1) Which headspace sampling setup would you recommend?(2)...
29 June 2017 3,326 23 View
These beetles live in groups during feeding on different plant species, and they will fly away if it is disturbed .
28 June 2017 388 6 View
I am curious at the geographical variation of smell perception towards some ants when they are crushed. Please, if you have these tiny pest insects at home and would be willing to sacrifice few...
20 June 2017 2,581 3 View
I found this creature on a goldenrod plant. From looking at treehoppers and nymphs in Bugguide, I didn't find anything like this, but imagine it is the nymph of some kind of treehopper. Can...
18 June 2017 8,461 48 View
We found this yellow eggs on Mango leaf. It was found with larva of cabbage butterfly. when it was reared under rearing box, we found some parasitoid emerging out from this egg. And next time...
17 June 2017 5,475 29 View
After rearing insects (Lepidoptera), all the mating couples were not able to disrupt copulation. They stay then still they die. Can someone provide me papers or links for such phenomenon? Thanks
16 June 2017 3,167 6 View
I am looking for a source of Carnation tortrix moth (eggs or larvae) to start a culture of my own.
14 June 2017 9,625 2 View
My corn plot is suffering from insect infestation. I guess (not sure), it is fall armyworm infestation in corn. At this stage crop is around 5 feet tall. Any suggestion regarding use of proper...
05 June 2017 9,900 31 View
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 1,545 7 View
Looking for relatively inexpensive source for coating Lindgrin funnel traps.
22 May 2017 9,592 3 View
Dear All, I need the experience, data and opinion of zoologists/entomologist teaching zoology/entomology for BSc or MSc courses. It is necessary to make students prepare reports on the...
19 May 2017 7,514 15 View
Australian Bush Fly, Musca vetustissima, was recorded as a pest by both Dampier (1688) and Cook (1770). It is recorded from Indonesia I gather. Any molecular evidence indicating that it may have...
18 May 2017 8,311 21 View
I am attaching a couple of photos of small stone piles - the piles have a diameter of up to 10 cm, and can be up to 4 cm high (but sometimes they are quite flat). The small stones are about 2-5 mm...
17 May 2017 4,268 15 View
rising summer temperatures
17 May 2017 3,677 4 View
I need thid paper http://ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.001756
15 May 2017 3,418 3 View
Hi everyone, i am researching on Plutella xylostella, and was feeding the caterpillars with cabbage, but i does not know if the moth need to a specific artificial diet or simple solution with...
15 May 2017 1,114 13 View
Wax worms, the larvae forms of moths such as Lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella), Greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella), and Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella), were recently discovered to...
12 May 2017 9,449 6 View
What are the basic morphological differences apart from the size? Is there any keys for identification? Following are the few publications with respect to morphology....
11 May 2017 3,711 6 View
This beetle has been reared from one of the numerous larvae that a colleague of mine collected from bee corpses (Apis mellifera) found on a hive bottom board. Size: ca. 1.5mm. Location: NE...
11 May 2017 5,004 12 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 5,928 3 View
I found bark beetle, probably Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood, 1836 (Curculionidae: Scolytinae), but I can't find any identification key to confirm it.If anyone has it I will be grateful for sharing.
10 May 2017 8,487 3 View
Recent news is worrying. Caterpillars of the wax moth Galleria mellonella digest artificial plastics (Bombelli et al 2017) and it has been suggested that they might be produced en masse to help...
05 May 2017 5,363 5 View
I consider breeding mosquitoes of this genus difficult. I wonder if anyone is succeeding in raising. Another advice are welcome, such as type of food, place for oviposition, development time...
05 May 2017 8,895 2 View
I would like to collect hemolymph (at least 10 microlitres) from worker bumblebees in the field. I tried the protocol by Borsuk et al. 2017 (Borsuk G, Ptaszyńska AA, Olszewski K, Domaciuk M,...
04 May 2017 1,925 2 View