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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 8,155 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 9,173 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 2,791 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 9,935 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 1,583 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 1,076 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 2,158 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 3,697 4 View
Dear all,I am looking for a synthetic medium for rearing the olive fruit fly Dacus oleae. Thanks
28 January 2017 3,138 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 1,505 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 2,592 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 2,125 5 View
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25 January 2017 1,296 3 View
I am sampling insects in La Malinche, Talxcala, Mexico and need to identify to species some capies of Orthoptera for a ecology project.
19 January 2017 3,663 3 View
Recently I came across a Hyphydrus specimen from Slovakia, which I at first glance thought would be H. ovatus. Nevertheless there seem to be some discrepancies, mainly a distinct central suture on...
17 January 2017 4,574 5 View
I am searching methods to control spider webs in houses especially in the tropics. Your experiences/experiments are welcome. Thanks.
16 January 2017 3,974 11 View
location: kokan region,Ratnagiri district,Maharashtra state,Country India size was 1-2mm habitat mango n cashew plantations believed to b harmful for mango plantations
16 January 2017 8,401 9 View
Location: Kokan Region,Ratnagiri District,Maharashtra State, Country India. Size of the individual was less than 1mm habitat mango n cashew plantations believed to b pest on mango flowering
16 January 2017 4,616 5 View
I will be using 4th instar larvae, however any tips or methods would be appreciated.
12 January 2017 7,966 3 View
I believe that this species of subfamilies Epilachninae from Africa (Uganda)
09 January 2017 8,945 10 View
Have a prosperous new year to everyone! What spider species is this found in a commercial swimming resort in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. Please help in identification
02 January 2017 5,442 10 View
Morphological characteristic of leaf beetles subfamilies
01 January 2017 6,572 11 View
Observation made in Bulolo, PNG, 1993.
27 December 2016 3,387 7 View
HCT OR VCT have been focused on client mostly outside the health sections ,Have often do surgeon who have most risk for infection ,perform HCT and VCT to ascertain their HEPATITIS AND HIV...
23 December 2016 1,513 6 View