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I know that Beauveria bassiana is an entomopathogenic fungus that is mainly utilized as a bio-pesticide due to the production of enzymes like chitinase that can make insects dead or sick, but can...
26 May 2023 1,513 0 View
What are the economic and cultural impacts of insects on human societies?
23 March 2023 5,587 1 View
In the city of Dnepr and Dnipropetrovsk region (Ukraine) many damaged trees Ulmus pumila are found in 2021 -2022. Other elm species are not damaged. These are mainly mature trees. Young trees are...
06 February 2023 4,226 4 View
Hi, I will be whole genome resequencing multiple individuals from each of a set (> 2) of related species, followed by aligning each to its own species' chromosome-level reference genome...
28 January 2023 7,616 3 View
South Asia is prone to heat stress, we know heat stress reduces yield up to 35% depending up on severity of heat wave. I want to know how much of wheat is getting lost each year (Mt.) due to heat...
20 January 2023 9,958 0 View
Hello fellow researchers, I'm working on biodiesel production and I need gas chromatography in order to determine yield, the equipment has this column: Teknokroma TRB-WAX L:30 ID:0.53 DF:1.0...
15 January 2023 5,972 3 View
Hello dear community, I am working on the production of biodiesel via transesterification. I need some help if I may ask, I am wondering on how do you calculate the yield of biodiesel and how do...
20 December 2022 7,918 1 View
A transcription factor, by definition, is a: molecule that controls the activity of a gene by determining whether the gene’s DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is transcribed into RNA (ribonucleic...
27 November 2022 9,956 1 View
Hi. I would like to ask about a project I am currently working on. This is about obtaining the yield of the mixture at the varying amounts of catalyst and methanol volume for biodiesel...
25 August 2022 1,868 5 View
Both Aluminum phosphate and magnesium phosphate produces the phosphine gas which is fatal to insects. But the release is much faster in MgP compared AlP. Whether that will influence on the...
26 May 2022 7,545 0 View
Recently, I have been told that I can use E471 (glycerol mono- and di-strearate), which is an emulsifier, as an anti-foaming agent in a dairy-based drink. Do you agree with this suggestion?
28 April 2022 7,711 2 View
Hello all, We are looking at some multispectral images that were captured over a period of 90 minutes such that exposure settings were kept fixed. The sensor (Ultracam-D, Vexcel) has...
15 December 2021 7,876 1 View
I´m working with olfactometry and came across some strange odour threshold results. All four members in a dynamic olfactometer panel smelled a sample consistently with high and low...
30 November 2021 928 2 View
I am looking at the Axol's IPSC-derived sensory neuron progenitors user guide. It stated that the cells after plated need to be treated mitomycin C to stop flat-non neuron cells proliferation. May...
08 November 2021 5,278 0 View
Need to id both specimens in the picture Thanks
26 September 2021 9,246 8 View
Hi everyone, I know the presence of a tail spine isn't a common feature for Mobulidae, but i cannot find any image / description regarding the argument, both for living or extinct specie. Any help?
29 May 2021 6,912 0 View
I m looking for human sensory neurons as primary cells, can anyone please suggest me where i can buy them?
02 March 2021 292 2 View
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 7,034 3 View
I am doing patch electrophysiology on sensory neurons labeled with WGA. I have purchased 405S and 405M WGA from Biotium, the only company I've seen that sells it. We dilute 1mg with 100ul of 1%...
28 January 2021 1,711 0 View
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 9,594 19 View
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 10,055 6 View
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 3,934 5 View
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 2,715 7 View
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 3,619 2 View