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Forensic Entomology

open access: yesEDIS, 2011
Forensics is a hot topic, with many movies and popular television shows (such as “CSI”) introducing youth to the tools, processes, and critical thinking skills needed to solve various crimes. Within this world, insects have a growing presence.
Erika Andersen   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Identification of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Atlantic forest fragments and their dispersal to urban area [PDF]

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023
The geographical distribution of sand flies in Brazil has been the subject of some studies, yet there is no information about the phlebotomine fauna in João Pessoa, State of Paraíba, Brazil.
FRANCISCO A. SILVA   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

When the Utility of Micro-Computed Tomography Collides with Insect Sample Preparation: An Entomologist User Guide to Solve Post-Processing Issues and Achieve Optimal 3D Models

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Many techniques are used today to study insect morphology, including light and electron microscopy. Most of them require to specifically prepare the sample, precluding its use for further investigation. In contrast, micro-CT allows a sample to be studied
Francesco Simone Mensa   +5 more
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Advances in Editing Silkworms (Bombyx mori) Genome by Using the CRISPR-Cas System

open access: yesInsects, 2021
CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas (CRISPR-associated) represents a powerful genome editing technology that revolutionized in a short period of time numerous natural sciences branches. Therefore, extraordinary progress
Gabriela-Maria Baci   +8 more
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Lost Collections: Preserving Historical Biodiversity Memory—The Case of Peiroleri’s Manuscript Catalogue

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
The purpose of this study is to highlight the importance of historical research on entomological collections in museums and to suggest some techniques to investigate them. Through documentary research and analysis, it is possible to obtain data on poorly
Fulvio Giachino
doaj   +1 more source

Friends in All the Green Spaces: Weather Dependent Changes in Urban Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Abundance and Diversity

open access: yesInsects, 2021
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are universally recognized as troublesome pests and vectors of various pathogens and parasites. Understandably, the species makeup and diversity of individual populations depends on local and broad scale environmental ...
Heli Kirik   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity, distribution and relative abundance of the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of Malakand and Dir Lower, Pakistan

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2021
The present study was conducted to evaluate the diversity, distribution (C) and relative abundance (RA) of the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of Malakand and Dir Lower, Pakistan.
M. Attaullah   +10 more
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In memory of Oleg P. Negrobov (21.11.1941–08.01.2021)

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2021
On 08 January 2021, Oleg P. Negrobov, Dr.Sc., Professor of the Department of Zoology and Parasitology of the Voronezh State University (Russia), Honoured Worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation, passed away at the age of 80.
Evgeniy V. Aksenenko, Ivan I. Kornev
doaj   +1 more source

The application of digital holography for accurate three-dimensional localisation of mosquito-bednet interaction

open access: yesLight: Advanced Manufacturing, 2022
Understanding mosquito interaction with long-lasting insecticidal bednets is crucial in the development of more effective intervention methods to protect humans from malaria transmission.
Matthew L Hall   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Les insectes auxiliaires dans les paysages agricoles : apports faunistiques, écologiques et fonctionnels de récentes études dans le canton de Genève (Suisse)

open access: yesBiotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2022
Beneficial insects in agricultural landscapes: faunal, ecological and functional contributions of recent studies in the canton of Geneva (Switzerland) Description of the subject.
Gaël Pétremand   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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