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Since insects are invertebrates what are the guidelines for handling them in research in India ?
23 September 2018 4,480 2 View
I am trying to identify thrips and would like to use a less toxic chemical if possible. Hope someone can answer my question :)
20 September 2018 1,805 6 View
I would like to find out what might have caused the increase in mortality of fall army worms when I mixed Beauveria bassiana and Bacillus thuringiensis and used them as insect pesticides.
15 September 2018 4,425 5 View
Insects are one of the most species-rich groups of metazoan organisms. They play a pivotal role in most non-marine ecosystems and many insect species are of enormous economical and medical...
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would any one suggest a lab protocol valid fro insects
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I am looking for the best kind of glue for mounting small beetles (
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When people refer to genetically modified organisms or GMOs, they are referring to crops developed through genetic engineering, a more precise method of plant breeding. Genetic engineering, also...
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The Peritrophic membranes plays role in several functions, including improvement of digestion, protection against mechanical and chemical damage and serving as a barrier to infection by pathogens.
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We can observe this for example on the abdomen of Hermetia illucens. Do you have any knowledge in this field or articles?
09 September 2018 5,234 4 View
i found a larvae in saltshaker, which is about to become pupae or diapause. is that possible? Thanks in advance. Best regards. Erdal
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Whats makes Odonates distinct from other insects with respect to flight.
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Is there any rule? How to determine whether the variables should be placed in the fixed or random part of the model?
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Is it regularly feeds on insects even though they are frugivorous or occasional?
31 August 2018 5,994 3 View
I have a question about investigating insecticide ( Neonicoitnoids) resistance mechanism. We have populations of insects that are resistant and susceptible to insecticide, and we are interested...
17 August 2018 8,869 2 View
Hello everyone, I am trying to construct a vector in order to study promoter activity with YFP reporter gene. The final vector is going tobe injected in insects. The cloning strategy is based on...
13 August 2018 2,578 9 View
Hello, I have a project with H. illucens (Black soldier fly) larvae and I am trying to analyse some parameters about their development cycle. I want to assess something like the reproduction...
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Our perception of an object (or a situation) depends upon our knowledge of that object (or that situation) and how it relates to our experiences. There were two schools of thought regarding the...
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I'm trying to document the insects, spiders, etc that live in or visit my backyard habitat. The other day this creature (or two of them, maybe in mating postures) showed up in the yard on a stand...
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I am trying to assess tolerance and resistance of invasive and native plant species to generalist herbivores insects, where Helicoverpa armigera will be one of the studied species. I am looking...
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can insects get cancer such as human ones
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Applied entomology, Research work, PhD project
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I have collected a lot of specimens, drown in a small pool at the Pantokrator Peak, at the yard of the monastery (together with many other insects, and some spiders).
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