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On-farm evaluation of integrated pest management of thrips and whiteflies in herb cuttings in Ethiopia : report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development [PDF]
Integrated Pest Management reduces the use of chemicals and therewith the impact of greenhouse horticulture on the environment. It improves working conditions and enables access of Ethiopian products on the world market.
Belder, E., den, Elings, A.
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Native insect species should be selected for classroom rearings
Rearing insects in the school classroom can build positive attitudes towards insects among schoolchildren, which is becoming increasingly important as insect populations decline. Identified frequent use of non‐native insect species, raising environmental and ethical concerns after classroom rearing ends.
Tereza Matulková, Tomáš Ditrich
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We redescribe the poorly known, gall associated doryctine wasp Mononeuron duguetiae Fischer (Braconidae) based on museum and recently collected material.
Juliano Nunes +3 more
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ABSTRACT The Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis) (Coleoptera: Dryopidae) is an endangered, subterranean‐obligate, long‐toed water beetle known only from three spring complexes in the Edwards Aquifer region of Texas. Due to their small size and reliance on groundwater karst habitats, little is known of the biology of these beetles. The
William T. Coleman +5 more
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First report of the parasitoid wasp Aneuclis melanaria (Hym.: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae) from Iran [PDF]
In 2013, we launched a project to collect and identify the insects, which were associated with the pistachio gall aphid species Forda hirsuta Mordv. and Slavum mordvilovi Kreutz in Tang-Shekan region of the city of Arsanjan in the province of Fars.
A. Mohammadi-Khoramabai +4 more
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A new species of the genus Euderus Haliday, Euderus set sp. n., is described and illustrated from the southeastern United States, where it parasitizes the crypt gall wasp, Bassettia pallida Ashmead, 1896, on live oaks in the genus Quercus (subsection ...
Scott P. Egan +5 more
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First Record of Leptocybe invasa and Ophelimus maskelli Eucalyptus Gall Wasps in Tunisia [PDF]
Two Australian gall wasps were detected for the first time in Tunisia on the foliage of Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees. Leptocybe invasa was detected in 2004, while Ophelimus maskelli in 2006. L.
Ben Jamaa, M., Dhahri, S., LO VERDE, G.
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Animal medical systems from Apis to apes: history, recent advances and future perspectives
ABSTRACTAnimal medical systems encompass a wide range of behaviours aimed at maintaining or improving health. It has become clear that these behaviours are not limited to animals treating themselves (self‐medication) but also include the treatment of group members, resulting in the adoption of the more inclusive term “animal medication”. Behaviour with
Michelina Pusceddu +5 more
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Gall-Colonizing Ants and Their Role as Plant Defenders: From ‘Bad Job’ to ‘Useful Service’
Galls are neoformed structures on host plant tissues caused by the attack of insects or other organisms. They support different communities of specialized parasitic insects (the gall inducers), and can also provide refuge to other insects, such as moths,
Daniele Giannetti +4 more
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Constraints on convergence: hydrophobic hind legs allow some male pollinator fig wasps early access to submerged females [PDF]
Pollinator fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) display numerous adaptations linked to their obligate association with fig trees (Ficus). Ceratosolen fig wasps pollinate figs that often fill temporarily with liquid, and one clade has males with unusually ...
Compton, SG +4 more
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