Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in three landscapes in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Brazilian Journal of BiologyDung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in three landscapes in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Dung Beetles are important for biological control of intestinal worms and dipterans of economic importance to cattle, because they feed and breed in dung, killing
MM. Rodrigues, MA. Uchôa, S. Ide
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Entomological CommunicationsPredator-prey relationships are critical for establishing trophic networks, but our understanding of these interactions is hindered by a lack of records in tropical rainforest ecosystems.
Renato P. Salomão +2 more
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Alternative management strategies to prevent and control endo-parasite diseases in sheep and goat farming systems - a review of the recent scientific knowledge [PDF]
, 2007 Infestation with gastro-intestinal nematodes (GIN) in small ruminants can cause server economic losses and endanger animal welfare. The development of organic farming systems, the increased public awareness for drug residues in agricultural products and ...
Rahmann, Gerold, Seip, Hannah
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The diversity and distributions of the beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the northern Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Nevis, Saba, St. Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, and St. Martin-St. Maarten [PDF]
, 2011 This paper summarizes the published information on the beetle fauna of the northern Leeward Islands (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Nevis, Saba, St. Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Martin-St.
Peck, Stewart B.
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An Annotated Checklist of Wisconsin Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) [PDF]
, 2018 The first comprehensive survey of Wisconsin Endomychidae was initiated in 1998. Throughout Wisconsin sampling sites were selected based on habitat type and sampling history.
Price, Michele B, Young, Daniel K
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Effects of an increase in population of sika deer on beetle communities in deciduous forests
ZooKeys, 2016 The overabundance of large herbivores is now recognized as a serious ecological problem. However, the resulting ecological consequences remain poorly understood.
Taichi Iida +2 more
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2015 Avermectins and milbemycins are commonly used in agro-ecosystems for the control of parasites in domestic livestock. As integral members of agro-ecosystems with importance in maintaining pasture health through dung burial behaviour, dung beetles are an ...
Carmen T. Jacobs, Clarke H. Scholtz
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The beetles of St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): diversity and distributions [PDF]
, 2009 The published beetle fauna of the island of St. Lucia is summarized. It contains 135 genera, and 175 species in 25 families. Four species are accidentally introduced by human activities. Twenty three species are endemic (restricted) to the island. Twenty
Peck, Stewart B.
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Distribution and use of grasslands in the Czech Republic and biodiversity of invertebrates [PDF]
, 2008 In the Czech Republic the major focus of organic farming lies in permanent grasslands management. Animal production is mostly focused on non-milk pasture beef-raising on almost the whole farm area. By contrast conventional farms do not grass sufficiently,
Bohac, Jaroslav +4 more
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Journal of NematologyViviparity is a very rare reproductive mode in nematodes, having been documented in only six species. Five of these species have been isolated among the dung beetles Onthophagus, suggesting that studying the environments associated with dung beetles may ...
Ikeda Yuya +2 more
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