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Dear colleagues, does anyone know a reliable method for the extraction of melanin (from both cuticle and formed by immune activated phenoloxidase in the body cavity) from whole insects? Thank...
25 May 2019 1,372 3 View
I have been looking for information about the duration of the activity of pollinators after they emerge. I am aware that this will vary among species. However, there may be some average value. I...
07 May 2019 6,807 4 View
Working on insect diuresis gene.
04 April 2019 7,779 2 View
Hi everyone, Is it possible to culture some of the microbes using insect excrement as the culture media. Some microbes can normally grow on insect excrement of aphids and cicadas deposited on the...
20 February 2019 4,123 3 View
Hello . I have been working on meal worm breeding for about a year, and I have a small farm . I encountered a problem recently. When a pupa is born and becomes a beetle, a large number of them...
16 February 2019 5,515 4 View
I want obtained concentrations of 20 to 80% for mortality of insect. But I have plant monoterpenoids that powders. How obtained concentrations for bioassay tests? and What solution should be mixed...
05 February 2019 3,943 3 View
This was originally going to be just a descriptive table explaining how many species we sampled at each sample site relative to the total species pool sampled. But when I converted it to percent...
09 January 2019 9,579 3 View
More precisely: > Are there cameras/webcams that can be used to record (continuously) for a whole day or more a small organ of a plant (e.g. stipules) and the visits it gets from small insects...
18 December 2018 3,309 7 View
I wanted determined residue level of a pesticide on body insect. In your opinion, how many concentration needed for determined residue level of a pesticide ?
12 December 2018 7,772 3 View
I am working on evergreen bagworm insect in Indiana, US and its damage on evergreen trees is getting worse. Is this also considered as a pest where you live?
12 December 2018 4,380 1 View
I have encountered a leafminer problem during my survey. It was a little bit different than other leafminers in size and shape of mines. The mine was looking like a blotch on leaves. After the...
11 November 2018 828 5 View
It's desirable to be in Eastern Europe beetle genus identification guide thanks!
11 November 2018 7,080 11 View
I am searching for good quality pictures of the following "primeval forest relict beetles" of Europe (in German: Urwaldrelikte): Ampedus auripes (Elateridae) Ceruchus chrysomelinus...
11 November 2018 6,999 7 View
I am working on Molecular identification (gene COI) of parasitoids (Chalcid Wasps). After DNA isolation by using Nucleospin kit, Gel check confirmed bands for most of the samples. But, PCR bands...
25 October 2018 3,703 3 View
Currently, I've been working with inmunofluoresce for my thesis, and the aim of my project is to detect the germ cells, in the early stages of embryonic development for an insect. Before doing...
23 October 2018 4,185 2 View
Velikova(2000) is a common method for Plant hydrogen peroxide assay, would I use this method for Insect hydrogen peroxide assay or not ?
21 October 2018 3,579 2 View
A few days ago I found this weird thing on my Caligo memnon L4 caterpillars. When I touch them they lift their head up and project a small "inflatable" horn-like organ. It is similar to an...
10 October 2018 2,012 4 View
10 October 2018 8,739 3 View
I have seen this insect in cucurbits in arid region. please identify this insect.
10 October 2018 6,539 9 View
10 October 2018 9,975 2 View
I am using Isoflurane anaesthesia on an insect, however due to the nature of my experiment it is not able to move/behave during the experiment. I am looking for a way to confirm the anaesthesia...
09 September 2018 5,067 1 View
hi Can anyone provide me with a review on the origin and history of microbial control of plant diseases please. Most of the reviews are about the history of biocontrol of insects.
09 September 2018 6,079 3 View
i am trying to express a membrane receptor in the insect cell system. what signal sequence should i use for expression of the receptor in the insect cell membrane?
09 September 2018 3,724 3 View
06 September 2018 4,376 1 View