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When the Beetles Hit the Fan: The Fan-Trap, an Inexpensive, Light and Scalable Insect Trap under a Creative Commons License, for Monitoring and Experimental Use

open access: yesInsects, 2022
Monitoring is an important component in pest management, to prevent or mitigate outbreaks of native pests and to check for quarantine organisms. Surveys often rely on trapping, especially when the target species respond to semiochemicals.
Jean-Claude Grégoire   +4 more
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New species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Part II

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2022
Here, we present the results of our field survey in Sri Lanka and describe ten new species of Sericini: Selaserica fabriziae sp. nov., Sel. sororinitida sp. nov., Neoserica pophami sp. nov., Maladera haniel sp. nov., M. kishi sp. nov., M. windy sp. nov.,
Sasanka Ranasinghe   +4 more
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The Structure of the Endophallus Is a New Promising Feature and a Key to Study of Taxonomy of the Subgenus Metallotimarcha of the Genus Timarcha (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in the Caucasus

open access: yesInsects, 2021
A comparative morphological study of the members of the subgenus Metallotimarcha revealed that Caucasian Timarcha hummelii is a separate species, which differs from European members of the subgenus (T. metallica, T. corinthia, T.
Andrzej Bieńkowski
doaj   +1 more source

Solanum nigrum Fruit Extract Increases Toxicity of Fenitrothion—A Synthetic Insecticide, in the Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor Larvae

open access: yesToxins, 2020
Synthetic insecticides are widely used for crop protection both in the fields and in the food stored facilities. Due to their toxicity, and assumptions of Integrated Pest Management, we conducted two independent experiments, where we studied the ...
Marta Spochacz   +4 more
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A checklist of bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae and Platypodidae) from Siberia and the Russian Far East

open access: yesActa Biologica Sibirica, 2022
Currently, 185 species of the family Scolytidae and three species of the family Platypodidae are recorded from Asian Russia. In total, 99 species of bark beetles are found in Siberia and 168 species in the Russian Far East.
Andrei A. Legalov
doaj   +1 more source

Dung beetles [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2019
Frank T. Krell and Allison R. Moon introduce dung beetles.
Frank-Thorsten, Krell, Allison R, Moon
openaire   +2 more sources

Cases of unintentional phoresy of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) on birds

open access: yesТрансформация экосистем, 2019
Cases of unintentional phoresy of adult beetles on birds are discussed in this article. Five species of beetles from families Anobiidae, Curculionidae, Chrysomelidae and Dermestidae were recorded on five species of birds (families Columbidae ...
Alexey S. Sazhnev   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the position of Heteroceridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in food webs in riparian communities

open access: yesТрансформация экосистем, 2018
The position of the beetle family Heteroceridae in food webs of riparian communities in European Russia and Mongolia is discussed, and the main trophic links within the Heteroceridae­ related communities are recorded. The feeding spectrum of heterocerids,
Alexey S. Sazhnev
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of forest management on saproxylic beetles and other arthropods in a semi-deciduous forest in Southern Benin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Tropical forest ecosystems worldwide are suffering from anthropogenic pressures leading to deforestation and forest degradation, and resulting in a loss of biodiversity.
Lachat, Thibault
core   +1 more source

Spatial Distribution Pattern and Sampling Plans for Two Sympatric Tomicus Species Infesting Pinus yunnanensis during the Shoot-Feeding Phase

open access: yesInsects, 2023
Tomicus minor (Hartig) and Tomicus yunnanensis Kirkendall and Faccoli are two sympatric species that infest Pinus yunnanensis (Franchet) in southwest China, contributing to growth losses.
Chengxu Wu   +3 more
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