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Any references about insects or animals that can damage or weathering of rock or fossil material?

Are there any references to insects or animals that can cause damage or weathering to the rock or fossil material? books or paper that would be nice. Thank you very much!

25 February 2021 7,006 3 View

Do you know non-feeding larval instars in insects?

Hi, I am looking for information about insects having a larval instar that does not feed at all. In other words, able to molt to the next instar without acquiring any nutrient. Does anyone know...

21 January 2021 9,568 19 View

Triggering feeding of beetles / how to make them hungry?

Hey, I am working with Psylliodes chrysocephala feeding on oilseed rape. In feeding trials I often have the problem that a huge portion of the beetles do not feed at all. In clip cages I observed...

20 January 2021 10,014 6 View

Which sampling techniques can be used for huge flying insects?

Tropidacris collaris is a grasshopper. Adults, which can reach more than 15 of length, are strong flyers and actually they resemble small birds or bats. Most of the time T. collaris is found in...

14 January 2021 3,906 5 View

What are the best methods for clearning and mounting old Insects?

Could anyone suggest appropriate methods for positioning of legs, wings and antennae of dry Beetles. Methods for cleaning of their body as well. Insects are small in size about 2mm. I will be...

28 December 2020 2,689 7 View

What do you suggest me as a low-cost electronic monitoring of honeybees using 3-5mg RFID tags?

We would like to control the honeybees' ID at the entrance of a flight tunnel. We would like to detect a honeybee in a cube of 10x10x10 cm3 in front of the tunnel door while flying, and thus...

18 December 2020 3,598 2 View

LIFE in SMART CITIES: Animal data versus Human data, complementarity or not?

One observation is that in any city (those I know) you have humans, of course, but you also have many animals. Statistics of humans start with population data (for instance demographics) and...

09 November 2020 4,276 6 View

Does Arsenophonus replace the other gut bacteria in insects?

I am working on the gut bacterial diversity of thrips and I sequence 16S V3-V4 regions of one species of thrips with the larvae pupae and adult life stages.To my surprise, I have 99-100 %...

03 November 2020 4,765 4 View

RNA integrity with agarose gel?

Hi everyone, I just recently did some RNA extraction for my insects sample for RNA-seq. I have checked both the concentration (average 450ng/uL) and 260/280( ~2.0). I also done a agarose gel run...

22 October 2020 1,771 3 View

Does anyone know papers that use large databases of abundance of different groups of species?

I´m looking for papers showing raw abundance data for different groups of animals, plants, and bacteria. I would be interested in studies on: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fishes,...

04 October 2020 2,649 4 View

Is there a good way to do insect bioinventories without capturing and killing insects?

Dear entomologist colleagues, just wanted to find out if any of you have ever conducted and published on insect bioinventories without collecting insects? Is it defensible to do catch, ID and...

30 September 2020 7,787 16 View

Insects as food and feed?

Using insects as food and feed have been increasing globally. It is an important source of protein in poultry species. My question is that which insect is preferably used as a protein source in...

29 September 2020 1,693 18 View

Can anyone help me understand how to adjust my SAS glm analysis to include a random effect for site?

I am not great with statistics so please be understanding. I have 17 pollinator sites that I collected data from and am comparing the effect of habitat type (2 classes) on several different...

25 September 2020 3,290 5 View

Insecticide resistance without selection pressure, if possible?

What could be possible reasons for insecticide resistance among insects from areas which have very little exposure of insecticides or there is no selection pressure and the areas are rich in...

08 September 2020 1,482 15 View

Is there any identification key available for the identification of the origin of plant damages?

I am slowly putting together a very basic identification key of plant damages, to determine first if the source of the damage is living or not, and then what did it: bacteria, fungi, insects,...

06 September 2020 6,730 9 View

What is the best method to find a specific gender in Heteropteran insects?

I found an Hereoptera male and looking for its female in the field. Is there a specific method to lure and capture true bug females through keeping its male in the trap? What is the cue for luring...

24 August 2020 4,417 3 View

Are there examples of non-native insects that respond negatively, or neutrally, to anthropogenic disturbance?

I've combed the literature, but am having a hard time finding any examples. Specifically, I am looking for any examples of non-native insects that respond negatively, or neutrally, to...

31 July 2020 9,068 6 View

Is diversity analysis statistically allowed with OTU's of different taxonomical levels?

For insect diversity comparisons, I plan to capture, count and identify all insects found/trapped. I haven't started with the counts yet, but are currently exploring the possibilities. I have read...

02 July 2020 6,291 11 View

Can insects extracts used to discover a drug for COVID-19 ?

Insects contain very active protein compounds that can be used to discover a drug for COVID-19 , these insects either blood sucking or non blood sucking

01 July 2020 9,268 11 View

Is there a relationship between the disappearance of flying insects near the outdoor lights and the COVID-19 pandemic?

Unusual observation I notice that disappearance of flying insects near the outdoor lights in this summer compared to the same time of every year. I am not sure is related to the fogging...

29 June 2020 9,766 3 View

What are the limits of ACTIVE flight of various animals - Maximum Altitude (km) and Longest Continuous Travel Distance (km)?

Dear RG community, I am looking at the limits of ACTIVE flight of various animals. I am only interested in animals that are capable of active flight. Active flight (also called powered flight)...

29 May 2020 5,470 3 View

Which method to measure protein digestibility in insect (Black soldier fly larvae)?

Hello, I am currently doing some research and development on Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) farming. As you may know, insects do not produce pepsin. Instead, BSFL uses trypsin and chymotrypsin to...

14 May 2020 9,101 2 View

Is there any sufficient protocol to extract the total RNA from insects and preserve it for sending long distance ?

Dear Colleagues, I am seeking your advice about a sufficient protocol for RNA extraction from insects.

06 May 2020 1,717 6 View

Does anybody know if there exist research about a possible impact from military used electromagnetic waves frequencies on insects or VLF-waves?

I am very interested in the possible impact of radiation, espacially electromagnetic waves on insects. I searched several times in different online libraries, if there exists any research about...

30 April 2020 6,065 2 View

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