The influence of the type of storage on pest infestation of stored grain in the Czech Republic
Plant, Soil and Environment, 2003 Stored-product pests cause high economic losses by feeding on stored grain and endanger the public health by contamination of food by allergens. Therefore, the aim of this work was to explore whether the risk of infestation of stored grain by pests is ...
V. Stejskal +5 more
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Darkling beetles (Alphitobius diaperinus) and their larvae as potential vectors for the transfer of Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella enterica serovar paratyphi B variant Java between successive broiler flocks [PDF]
, 2008 Broiler flocks often become infected with Campylobacter and Salmonella, and the exact contamination routes are still not fully understood. Insects like darkling beetles and their larvae may play a role in transfer of the pathogens between consecutive ...
Bolder, N.M. +3 more
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Population dynamics of tree-killing bark beetles [PDF]
, 2010 During outbreak periods, the European spruce bark beetle and the North American mountain pine beetle are able to kill millions of coniferous trees. Throughout the 20th century, six outbreaks have occurred in Sweden and four in British Columbia, with ...
Kärvemo, Simon
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SURVEY OF SOME IMPORTANT INSECTS OF ORDER COLEOPTERA IN QENA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT [PDF]
Journal of Environmental Science, 2023 A survey of coleopterous beetles and weevils was conducted at Deshna district, Qena Governorate, Egypt during two successive years from April 2018 to March 2020.
Rahik Mohammed +4 more
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Assessment of environmental and pollution level in water and insect's fauna of freshwater habitat [PDF]
Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2018 The environmental problems have raised the interest for bio-indicators able to reflect their environment. Among these life forms, the insects may contribute to a viable evaluation of the sustainability degrees.
M Masood +4 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022 Acrostilicus Hubbard, 1896 and Pachystilicus Casey, 1905 are North American genera known from only one and two species, respectively, and have never been a subject of a modern revision. In fact, Acrostilicus was not even properly described as its author
Dagmara Żyła +2 more
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Long and short term effects of stump harvesting on saproxylic beetles and ground flora [PDF]
, 2012 Research on the effects from forest management on biodiversity has been going on for decades but still there are many questions unanswered. With every introduction of a new forestry method there is risk for increased pressure on biodiversity.
Andersson, Jon
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Remote Sensing, 2015 In managed landscapes, conservation planning requires effective methods to identify high-biodiversity areas. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of airborne laser scanning (ALS) and forest estimates derived from satellite images ...
Eva Lindberg +3 more
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The thermal implications and ecological consequences of coloration in selected species : tenebrionid beetles (Onymacris bicolor and Onymacris ungui cularis), Cape gannets (Morus capensis) and Cape cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis) [PDF]
, 1989 Bibliography: leaves 176-192.The thermal significance of coloration was investigated in two species of Namib Desert tenebrionid beetles and two species of marine birds.
Lombard, Amanda T
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Precision glycerine jelly swab for removing pollen from small and fragile insect specimens
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Historical datasets can establish a critical baseline of plant–animal interactions for understanding contemporary interactions in the context of global change. Pollen is often incidentally preserved on animals in natural history collections.
Marion L. Donald +2 more
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