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I've been trying to do olfactometer experiments with Callosobruchus spp. (Coleoptera: Bruchinae) for two months, but the results are unreliable. I have two arms for beans and the other two arms...
24 March 2020 10,002 3 View
I guess there are thermal infrared camera are used for geothermal exploration. Is there any information about such technology. where I can get such system ? how much resolution I need for...
11 March 2020 6,282 4 View
Field work will be conducted in very harsh, windy, and cold environment.
09 March 2020 8,512 3 View
I wonder if a fish (Random sp.) feeds mostly on plankton but also consumes cyanobacteria and some insects (Chironomidae, Simuliidae) at much lower rates, can we classify them as omnivore?
04 March 2020 8,278 4 View
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What do you think about this? Can entomological collections and research collections result in the loss of rare species?
03 March 2020 4,383 4 View
I am looking for information as to whether some insects (or spiders?) similar in pattern of colouration (red anteriorly, blackish posteriorly, white transverse bands) to some Cleridae (Clerus,...
10 February 2020 4,547 3 View
I'm working on solar light trap and to optimize the height of the lamp, i need to consider the favorable height upto which the insects are comfortable to move/ remains at the maximum density.
02 February 2020 4,190 3 View
I am looking for an efficient way to collect a ground-nesting bee at its nest, so that when encountering a ground-nesting bee nest, I could determine what species created that nest. Ideally, I was...
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I observed the attached symptoms on Eucalyptus. Do you have any idea what causes these symptoms? When I tried to remove it, in was hard to be removed. It looks like tumors. Thanks in...
02 February 2020 1,528 11 View
This is for a masters level in forensic and investigative psychology Thankyou!
01 February 2020 5,442 3 View
we are working with crystalline samples of compounds unstable in air. To keep preselected crystals for synchrotrons we use dewars filled with liquid N2. The crystals should be mounted ion he...
30 January 2020 2,273 0 View
Hi! I am working with a species of a caddisfly from the Limnephilidae family. I am looking for a paper in which they had worked with the body-mass relationship with the equation M= aL(b). I need...
11 January 2020 678 2 View
I am hoping to set up a self marking entrance on managed Bombus terrestris colonies which contains brightly coloured powder paint that will allow identification of managed individuals in the...
01 January 2020 1,126 3 View
Hello colleagues. I am conducting extensive experiments with different audio interfaces/ boards to make recordings of vibrations from hemipteran insects (treehoppers and leafhoppers), as well as...
01 January 2020 681 7 View
Hi, I'm looking for an entomologist that can recommend a good book on the trapping of insects for study. Thanks
01 January 2020 4,826 3 View
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I have sequences of 16s bacterial specific polymerase chain reaction from bollworm so how to do analysis what type of study can be performed please explain
20 November 2019 8,937 4 View
I am working on essential oils and their synthetic compounds for pest management. My problem is i have to justify this hypothesis that "high concentrations of plant essential oils make insects...
21 October 2019 5,012 5 View
We are conducting a study on mangrove insect diversity. We want to know the specific kind of bait depending on the diet of the insect. If they are carnivorous, or if they are attracted to sugar...
10 October 2019 4,840 5 View
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Hi, any body knows How to clean Bee Pollen which is infested with insects? and HOW to prevent the insects from growing again? And How to kill the eggs or remains with out damaging the pollen?
10 October 2019 3,737 2 View
We have silenced a gene using dsRNA in insects and did a transcriptome analysis thereafter. We find significant differences in related gene expressions but higher reads for the gene we silenced....
10 October 2019 1,714 2 View