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Cutworms problems in pine tree nurseries.
17 March 2017 693 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 9,688 19 View
Entomology, Phytopathology, Integrated Pest Management
06 March 2017 6,787 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 5,241 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 5,094 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 7,109 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 6,947 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 5,104 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 6,492 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 4,205 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 665 3 View
Identifying individuals within a brood causes obvious issues in insects: any marking on the cuticle will be lost across larval stages and metamorphosis. A solution is to cut off segments of legs....
17 February 2017 8,143 3 View
I have a fairly large collection of buprestids from Connecticut. Most of them are one of about 6 or 7 species, with smaller numbers of rarer species. So I'm wondering, what interesting things can...
17 February 2017 9,151 6 View
Need to confirm identification of the larvae in the soil (eastern china agricultural landscape). Adult trap data suggest a mix of two species (H. parallela and A. corpulenta) but need to confirm...
15 February 2017 2,773 3 View
I'm a new PhD student and I'll soon be identifying chironomid head capsules from lake sediment as part of my project. I have some prior experience with chironomids, beetles, pollen and fungal...
15 February 2017 9,921 3 View
This green metallic bug with red abdomen was found on Coffea arabica plants in Colombia. Need to know the family and species. Thanks.
13 February 2017 1,487 16 View
An image from Java (Serang: Bulakan: Rawa lake National Park, 120-340m asl. 13.III.2011. author: Guido Bohne) found in Flickr shows a 'squid pygmy grasshopper' (Phaesticus mellerborgi, family...
01 February 2017 1,062 2 View
Full reference: Graham, M.W.R. de V. (1991), A reclassification of the European Tetrastichinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): revision of the remaining genera. Memoirs of the American Entomological...
31 January 2017 2,141 4 View
We have found some Mesostigmata adult specimens attached to fruit flies, on the soft cuticle of the "neck". Due to the small size, we can not conclude if the mites are phoretic or feeding on the...
30 January 2017 3,676 4 View
Dear all,I am looking for a synthetic medium for rearing the olive fruit fly Dacus oleae. Thanks
28 January 2017 3,122 9 View
The available morphological character for distinguishing adults of species B is the lengths of apical white band and subapical dark band of female palpi. However, there are reports of variations...
26 January 2017 1,481 4 View
I would like to prove that the compounds which will be trapped, come out exactly from a specific gland located in the head of the first instar larvae of the moth.
26 January 2017 2,582 3 View
I am currently planning to measure the compound eye of dozens of closely related insect species and wanted to get some sense of the best metrics. As a start, I had planned to count ommatidia. I...
25 January 2017 2,109 5 View
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