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Double Infections of the Invasive Ladybird Harmonia axyridis

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The dramatic spread of invasive alien species over the past century is considered to be an important threat to ecosystems worldwide. The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, from eastern Asia, is considered to be one of the most invasive species ...
Michiel D. de Groot, Michiel D. de Groot, Danny Haelewaters, Danny Haelewaters, Danny Haelewaters   +4 more
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Analysis of Prey Composition in Eurasian Reed Warblers’ Acrocephalus scirpaceus Droppings at Four Breeding Sites in Italy

Diversity, 2022
Our aim was to investigate the among-populations diversity of prey composition in Eurasian Reed Warblers’ diets via their droppings, both to assess the ecological validity of this sampling method and to test whether the prey species most abundant in ...
Renzo Ientile, Beniamino Tuliozi, Daniela Campobello, Stefano Borghi, Luigi Sala, Matteo Dal Zotto, Bruno Massa   +6 more
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Evaluating Molecular Xenomonitoring as a Tool for Lymphatic Filariasis Surveillance in Samoa, 2018–2019

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Molecular xenomonitoring (MX), the detection of filarial DNA in mosquitoes using molecular methods (PCR), is a potentially useful surveillance strategy for lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination programs.
Brady McPherson, Helen J. Mayfield, Angus McLure, Katherine Gass, Take Naseri, Robert Thomsen, Steven A. Williams, Nils Pilotte, Therese Kearns, Patricia M. Graves, Colleen L. Lau   +10 more
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Additions to the fauna of Heterocera (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of the Republic of Khakassia and of the South of Krasnoyarsk Region (South Siberia, Russia) with a comparison of the moths flight timing after 100 years of W. Kozhantshikov's research

Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2022
Here we present additional data and the information about new records of Lepidoptera (Geometridae, Sphingidae, Lymantriidae, Erebidae s.str., Noctuidae, Arctiidae) from the Khakassia Republic and the South of Krasnoyarsk region.
Roman E. Maksimov, Svyatoslav A. Knyazev, Alexey Yu. Matov, Ilya A. Makhov, Sergey M. Lostchev, Mikhail A. Ivanov   +5 more
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Souvenirs entomologiques de Jean-Henri Fabre : des « ailes de l’imagination » aux « sandales des faits observés »

Studia Romanica Posnaniensia, 2017
Jean-Henri Fabre made numerous discoveries observing meticulously the lifestyle and behaviour of insects which lived around his traditional house in Provence.
Yohann Ringuedé
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Selectivity and sublethal effect of botanical extracts on adults of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

EntomoBrasilis, 2020
The objective was to assess the selectivity and sublethal effect of botanical extracts on adults of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae).
Joanina Gladenucci, José Carlos de Almeida Pernambuco Filho, Regiane Cristina de Oliveira Freitas Bueno, Filipe Pereira Giardini Bonfim   +3 more
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Yellow Fever in Pará State, Amazon Region of Brazil, 1998-1999: Entomologic and Epidemiologic Findings

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001
Yellow fever (YF) is frequently associated with high severity and death rates in the Amazon region of Brazil. During the rainy seasons of 1998 and 1999, 23 (eight deaths) and 34 (eight deaths) human cases of YF were reported, respectively, in different ...
Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos, Amélia P.A.T. Rosa, Sueli G. Rodrigues, Elizabeth S.T. Rosa, Hamilton A.O. Monteiro, Ana C.R. Cruz, Vera L.R.S. Barros, Maria R. Souza, Jorge F.S.T. Rosa   +8 more
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Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim, Stein, and the use and abuse of entomology

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Based on an implausible perception of entomology (the study of insects), George Waddington attempts to debauch the moral integrity of the character Stein in Joseph Conrad’s much-discussed novel Lord Jim.
Etienne Terblanche
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Sticky traps for Aedes aegypti surveillance and targeted vector control in Sincelejo, Colombia

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Introduction. Entomological surveillance of adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes provides better risk indicators than in immature stages. Objective. To determine the usefulness of MosquiTRAP™ traps for Ae. aegypti surveillance, targeted vector control, and the
Carlos Sermeño-Correa, Alexander Bedoya-Polo, Erwin Camacho, Eduar Bejarano-Martínez   +3 more
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Highly Efficient Use of Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) to Identify Aphid Species

Biology, 2022
Aphids are commonly considered to be serious pests for trees, herbaceous and cultivated plants. Recognition and identification of individual species is very difficult and is based mainly on morphological features.
Roma Durak, Beata Ciak, Tomasz Durak
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