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I would like to test them as non-target species in a biocontrol project on Drosophila suzukii. I already have some species in my laboratory: - D. melanogaster - D. immigrans - D. busckii - D....
26 April 2017 1,973 3 View
I would like to create a phylogeny tree of different insect species. I’ve found many COI sequences thanks the supplementary data of Chesters (2016), but there is no information about the following...
25 April 2017 5,015 2 View
I am looking for those with toxic effects on caterpillars
24 April 2017 5,070 55 View
Do pheromones and aromas released by conspecific eggs, frass and larval food influence oviposition behavior of Idiophlebotomus padillarum more than the presence of Leishmania protist? If so, then...
20 April 2017 7,771 25 View
Hi everybody, we are using circular pitfall traps (regular yogurt cups) since many years, and unfortunately, sometimes we encounter mice and lizards as by-catch in our samples. These animals fall...
18 April 2017 7,064 10 View
I am trying to rear freshwater Ceratopogonidae larvae to associate them with adult forms. I have found only a handful of references mostly related to Culicoides sp. Any extra information on lab...
12 April 2017 294 13 View
Stephanopachys species are illusive with only few recent records known from Latvia. In order to clarify distribution pattern of these protected beetles, an innovative and highly efficient...
12 April 2017 2,185 7 View
My workshop's external siding seems to attract various kinds of things that do at least some of their growing inside a case of twigs, stones, or other junk. Some of them look like fine felt. ...
11 April 2017 910 11 View
I conduct the experiment on the control of T.castaneum by A.indica, Now I search for the review of literature related to this topic
07 April 2017 2,977 26 View
I am doing some biological studies on Tuta absoluta
05 April 2017 3,413 21 View
Thyrinteina arnobia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) is the major defoliator of eucalyptus plants in Brasil in the last 50 years. Since them, no parasitoid had been recorded for eggs of this pest in...
01 April 2017 8,956 4 View
Stages of development (nymphs, adults, eggs, ...) with accumulated day degrees
31 March 2017 5,226 3 View
Hello researchers, I have attached some photos of a single fly. Please tell me the species of this fly. I shall be highly obliged. Best regards Dr. Sidana
22 March 2017 8,624 7 View
Cutworms problems in pine tree nurseries.
17 March 2017 719 13 View
This freshwater organism found in our lab. Having 3pairs of leg but appearance quite different then insect and so can't identity accurately.
17 March 2017 9,707 19 View
Entomology, Phytopathology, Integrated Pest Management
06 March 2017 6,801 14 View
Galanthamine hydrobromide is a good compound for positive control, but it is very expensive, which other compounds can be used as positive assay against the flour beetle Tribolium castaneum? in...
05 March 2017 5,259 9 View
Red Palm weevil is new pest in Iraq , first record of this insect was in 2015,so i would like to knew about there control and there detection.
03 March 2017 5,114 5 View
We know how to clearing specimens in many ways, like alkaline solutions, but sometimes the specimens may become transparent. Do you know a good technique to turn this specimens visible again?
02 March 2017 7,119 3 View
Hi, I have to make a choice between Y-tube and 4-arm olfactometer but I cannot really understand the differences and advantages/disadvantages between the two. I need to study ant preference...
27 February 2017 6,967 3 View
i studied mechanism of resistance in sand flies in laboratory. I asked that we must separated male from female in selection before expose with insecticide.
26 February 2017 5,121 5 View
does anyone used DDT for selection of sand fly in laboratory؟must we separated male from female before exposed to insecticide?
26 February 2017 6,506 9 View
I´m interested in carrying out studies of bark beetles dispersal (Hylurgus and Hylaster). Anyone know practical experiences of marking those insects, using fluorescents dust or paint ?
23 February 2017 4,217 3 View
Several Sphaeridium specimens have been collected in the Canary Island, although this genus has never been reported to the archipelago. Is there any key for identifying Sphaeridium species? If it...
17 February 2017 677 3 View