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Pheromones and attractants of click beetles : an overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The study of pheromones of click beetles was started with the objective of applying similar methods in IPM strategies for the control of wireworms, based on the similar experience gained from the widely used moth pheromones.
Tóth, Miklós
core   +1 more source

Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet Potatoes

open access: yesEDIS, 2021
This publication describes current methods for managing wireworms in sweet potato. Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles, are the most damaging insect pests of those that infest the foliage and roots.
Robert Hochmuth   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Behavioral responses of bioluminescent fireflies to artificial light at night

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Bioluminescent insects have been the subject of scientific interest and popular wonder for millennia. But in the 21st century, the fireflies, click beetles, and cave glow-worms that brighten our nights are threatened by an unprecedented competitor ...
Avalon C. S. Owens   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles

open access: yeseLife, 2018
Fireflies and their luminous courtships have inspired centuries of scientific study. Today firefly luciferase is widely used in biotechnology, but the evolutionary origin of bioluminescence within beetles remains unclear.
Timothy R Fallon   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Fossil Record of Elateridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea): Described Species, Current Problems and Future Prospects

open access: yesInsects, 2021
The Elateridae (click-beetles) are the largest family in Elateroidea; however, their relationships, systematics and classification remain unclear. Our understanding of the origin, evolution, palaeodiversity and palaeobiogeography of Elateridae, as well ...
Robin Kundrata   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The conservation of saproxylic beetles in boreal forest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Forest management has altered the age structure, tree species composition and dead wood availability of Swedish boreal forests. As a consequence, many saproxylic (wood living) insect species have decreased in abundance and many species are threatened ...
Johansson, Therese
core   +1 more source

New fossil false click-beetles from the Americas (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae)

open access: yes, 2022
Muona, Jyrki (2022): New fossil false click-beetles from the Americas (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae).
Muona, Jyrki
core   +1 more source

Matrix-based key to the click beetle genera of Canada and USA with a summary of habitat use (Coleoptera, Elateridae) [PDF]

open access: yesZooKeys
The Elateridae, or click beetles are abundant and diverse in most terrestrial ecosystems in North America, acting as plant pests and filling many other ecological roles.
Hume B. Douglas   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Population dynamics of tree-killing bark beetles [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Click beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) of the Ulytau State National Natural Park and adjacent territories (Central Kazakhstan)

open access: yesActa Biologica Sibirica
The results of primary studies of the fauna of click beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) in the Ulytau State National Natural Park and in adjacent territories are presented. A total of 29 species and 18 genera of click beetles are recorded. In the territory
Gaukhar Zh. Ormanova   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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