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A Review of Araeopidius monachus (LeConte, 1874) (Coleoptera: Dryopoidea: Ptilodactylidae), with Main Emphasis on Its Biology and Ecology

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
Araeopidius monachus (LeConte, 1874) is the only species in the subfamily Araeopidiinae within the beetle family Ptilodactylidae. Its geographic distribution is mainly along the western coast of North America, where adults are uncommon.
William D. Shepard, Robin Kundrata
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Digestibility of Insect Meals for Nile Tilapia Fingerlings

open access: yesAnimals, 2019
Insects are a valuable source of nutrients for fish, but little is known about their nutritional value for Nile tilapia fingerlings. To evaluate the nutritional value and energy apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) of five insects for Nile Tilapia ...
Táfanie Valácio Fontes   +6 more
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Comparação entre cultivares de soja quanto à preferência alimentar de Cerotoma arcuata e suscetibilidade a um isolado do vírus do mosaico severo do caupi Comparison among soybean cultivars concerning the feed preference of Cerotoma arcuata and susceptibility to an isolate of CpSMV

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica, 1998
Entre as viroses que causam prejuízos às culturas de leguminosas no Brasil, principalmente soja (Glycine max), feijão (Pliaseolus vulgaris) e caupi (Vigna unguiculata), inclui-se o mosaico severo do caupi, "cowpea severe mosaic Comovirus" - CpSMV ...
Fernando Javier Sanhueza Salas   +3 more
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Burying beetles [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2013
Published ; Journal Article ; What are they? Burying beetles are members of the coleopteran family Silphidae (the carrion beetles) of the genus Nicrophorus. There are approximately 75 species in this Northern hemisphere genus. As for most other silphids, the use of vertebrate carrion is an essential part of a burying beetles life.
Royle, NJ, Hopwood, PE, Head, ML
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Delta Flower Beetle Trigonopeltastes delta (Forster 1771) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae : Cetoniinae : Tribe, Trichiini)

open access: yesEDIS, 2018
The delta flower beetle, Trigonopeltastes delta (Forster), is a member of the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae, in the subfamily Cetoniinae. This subfamily is commonly known as flower or fruit chafers because their diet consists mostly of decomposing ...
Brandon Jones, Andrea Lucky
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Impact of Future Elevated Carbon Dioxide on C3 Plant Resistance to Biotic Stresses

open access: yesMolecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2022
Before the end of the century, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are predicted to increase to approximately 900 ppm. This will dramatically affect plant physiology and influence environmental interactions and, in particular, plant resistance to biotic ...
Quinn Bazinet   +2 more
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Replanting/underplanting strategy for old coconut plantations in Papua New Guinea

open access: yesOléagineux, Corps gras, Lipides, 2001
In most producing countries, the population of coconut palms is growing old, and ways of replacing them are rarely implemented to ensure that production is maintained and the future of the industry and its profitability are safeguarded.
Ollivier Jean   +4 more
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Exploring Compound Eyes in Adults of Four Coleopteran Species Using Synchrotron X-ray Phase-Contrast Microtomography (SR-PhC Micro-CT)

open access: yesLife, 2022
Compound eyes in insects are primary visual receptors of surrounding environments. They show considerable design variations, from the apposition vision of most day-active species to the superposition vision of nocturnal insects, that sacrifice resolution
Anita Giglio   +4 more
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Nudivirus Sequences Identified from the Southern and Western Corn Rootworms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

open access: yesViruses, 2021
Analysis of pooled genomic short read sequence data revealed the presence of nudivirus-derived sequences from U.S. populations of both southern corn rootworm (SCR, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber) and western corn rootworm (WCR, Diabrotica ...
Sijun Liu   +3 more
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Variation of Goliathus orientalis (Moser, 1909) Elytra Nanostructurations and Their Impact on Wettability

open access: yesBiomimetics, 2018
Among the different species of flower beetles, there is one of particular notoriety: the Goliath beetle. This large insect can grow up to 11 cm long and is well-known for its distinctive black and white shield.
Guilhem Godeau   +5 more
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