Taming the waterways: The Europeanization of Southern Québec's riverside landscapes during the 16th–18th centuries [PDF]
, 2018 The arrival of Europeans in the New World effected the interaction of 2 temperate biogeographical eco-zones: the Palaearctic and Nearctic. Alfred Crosby has hypothesized that the success of the Europeans as imperialists was due, in part, to the ability ...
King, Gary, Muller, Thomas
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Whole Genome Assembly and Annotation of Two Invasive Sitona Species
Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Weevils are a highly diversified taxon, comprising about 70,000 described species, including many of high economic importance. Here, we present whole genome assemblies and annotations of two Sitona species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae).
Mandira Katuwal +4 more
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The beetles of Martinique, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera); diversity and distributions [PDF]
, 2011 This paper summarizes the published information on the beetle fauna of the island of Martinique, in the Lesser Antilles. The fauna is known to contain 42 families, with 201 genera, and 270 species.
Peck, Stewart B.
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Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Flatheaded borers (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) are largely xylophagous insects. Larvae of flatheaded borers tunnel into the trunks of trees, with boring and feeding damage eventually appearing on the surface as discolored bark, sunken areas, bark splits or bark sloughing.
Zia V. Williamson +2 more
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Pests that Occasionally Invade Structures
EDIS, 1997 This document provides an overview of various pests that occasionally invade structures, including silverfish, ground beetles, scorpions, thrips, crickets, scarab beetles, bark beetles, ambrosia beetles, long-horned wood boring beetles, and plaster ...
P.G. Koehler, J.L. Castner
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Acoustic communication and behaviour of the golden haired pine bark beetle, Hylurgus ligniperda (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Zoology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 The golden-haired bark beetle, Hylurgus ligniperda (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) imposes significant threats to New Zealand pine log exports.
Sapkota, Sunil
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Staphylinidae from Under Bark and at Sap of Trees, a Preliminary Survey of Species Possibly Beneficial to Forestry (Coleoptera) [PDF]
, 2017 Two hundred and one species of Staphylinidae known to be found under bark or at sap of trees are listed. The possibility of these insects being important elements in the population dynamics of forest pests is discussed.
Legner, E. F, Moore, Ian
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Noûs, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Philosophers often think agency is essentially connected with rationality, intention, or control. However, Minimalists argue that agency is just the power to cause a change; acids and boulders are agents too. Many philosophers treat Minimalism as a wild outlier, assuming its falsity without argument.
William Hornett
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ZooKeys, 2017 Bark beetles (Scolytinae) are hosts to a broad diversity of mites (Acari), including several genera of Oribatida (Sarcoptiformes). Of these, Paraleius (Scheloribatidae) species are the most frequently collected oribatid mites associated with bark beetles.
Wayne Knee
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Differential Shoot Feeding by Adult \u3ci\u3eTomicus Piniperda\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Mixed Stands of Native and Introduced Pines in Indiana. [PDF]
, 2017 The larger pine shoot beetle Tomicus piniperda, a native bark beetle of Europe and Asia, was found in North American Christmas tree plantations in 1992 in Ohio. Subsequent surveys found it in six U.S. states and in one Canadian province.
Kellam, Charles D +2 more
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