Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) species, their hosts and parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in five municipalities of the State of Amapá, Brazil. [PDF]
A total of 817 samples (1,094.36 kg) of potential fruit fly (Diptera:Tephritidae) hosts were collected from 70 plant species across 29 families in the state of Amapá, Brazil. Twenty-three of these plant species were infested with tephritid larvae. Twelve
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Effects of Wolbachia-targeted tetracycline on a host-parasitoid-symbiont interaction [PDF]
The uzifly, Exorista sorbillans (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasite of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), causes heavy losses to the silk industry.
Prakash, B.M., Puttaraju, H.P.
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This study focuses one of the most important pests of world fruit crop: the fruit flies, however, there are few studies concerned with their association with coffee fruit.
Patrícia Sobral Silva +3 more
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A Symbiotic View Of Life: We Have Never Been Individuals [PDF]
The notion of the biological individual is crucial to studies of genetics, immunology, evolution, development, anatomy, and physiology. Each of these biological subdisciplines has a specific conception of individuality, which has historically provided ...
Gilbert, Scott F. +2 more
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Biological characteristics of Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) induced to diapause in laboratory. [PDF]
In southern Brazil, Grapholita molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) uses diapause as survival strategy during the winter (May-August). In our study, we evaluated the effect of diapause on biological characteristics of the species for 4 months in ...
BERNARDI, D. +3 more
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Parasitoides são importantes agentes de controle natural de tefritídeos, e os conhecimentos sobre as relações tritróficas podem subsidiar o manejo destas pragas.
Ricardo Falcão de Sá +4 more
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Phenology determines seasonal variation in ectoparasite loads in a natural insect population [PDF]
1. The extent to which individuals are parasitised is a function of exposure to parasites and the immune response, which in ectotherms may be associated with temperature. 2.
Andrés +68 more
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Absence of Behavioral Induction in Oviposition Preference of \u3ci\u3ePapilio Glaucus\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) [PDF]
This study addressed the possible behaviora induction effects of previous exposure to several specific host plants on subsequent host preference hierarchy and specificity (i.e ..
Scriber, J Mark
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Adaptation of complex traits depends on standing genetic variation at multiple loci. The allelic variants that have positive fitness effects, however, can differ depending on the genetic background and the selective pressure.
Sylvia Gerritsma +6 more
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Laudatio für Frau Dr. Andra Thiel anlässlich der Verleihung des Förderpreises der Ingrid Weiss/Horst Wiehe-Stiftung am 23. März 2005 in Dresden [PDF]
Hätte man vor 10 Jahren ANDRA THIEL gefragt, ob sie denn glauben würde, mal einen Forschungspreis für eine entomologische Arbeit zu erhalten, hätte man vermutlich nur ein kopfschüttelndes Lächeln geerntet. Während viele Entomologen schon von Kindesbeinen
Hoffmeister, Thomas
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