Sexual selection of male parental care in giant water bugs [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Paternal care can be maintained under sexual selection, if it helps in attracting more mates. We tested the hypothesis in two giant water bug species, Appasus major and Appasus japonicus, that male parental care is sexually selected through female ...
Shin-ya Ohba +2 more
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The Effect of Climate Change on Indicator Wetland Insects: Predicting the Current and Future Distribution of Two Giant Water Bugs (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in South Korea [PDF]
InsectsGiant water bugs (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) are top predators in wetland ecosystems, serving as biological indicators of the health of lentic ecosystems and as effective biological control agents for freshwater snails and mosquitoes. This study aimed to
Seon Yi Kim +3 more
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Morphological and Molecular Identification of Lethocerus patruelis (Stål, 1854) (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) Specimen Collected in Close Proximity to Humans in Southern Italy [PDF]
InsectsThe Belostomatidae is a family of aquatic Heteropteran insects that normally inhabit swamps of tropical, subtropical and temperate regions where they naturally feed on a large range of prey, mainly fish, amphibians and reptiles. However, these arthropods
Donato Antonio Raele +5 more
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Optimization and Validation of a QuEChERS-Based Method Combined with Gas Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Analyzing Pesticide Residues in Edible Insect Samples [PDF]
MoleculesThe increasing popularity of edible insects as a sustainable food source necessitates stringent safety measures to monitor pesticide contamination. This study aimed to assess and enhance a QuEChERS-based extraction method coupled with gas chromatography ...
Phannika Tongchai +8 more
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EDIS, 2005 The heteropteran family Belostomatidae contains the giant water bugs. These large, predatory, aquatic insects have the largest body size among the Heteroptera. Adults of some South American species reach 4 inches in length.
Paul M. Choate
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Foods, 2023 Edible insects have become increasingly popular in Thailand as a nutritious and appealing alternative food source. As the edible insect industry in the country expands rapidly, efforts are being made to transform it into an economically viable sector ...
Sasiprapa Krongdang +3 more
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Seasonal Drift of \u3ci\u3eLethocerus Americanus\u3c/i\u3e (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in a Lake Superior Tributary [PDF]
, 2017 Drifting adult Lethocerus americanus were captured and retained by an inclined-screen smolt trap during two field seasons in the Bois Brule River, Wisconsin.
DuBois, Robert B, Rackouski, Michael L
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2013 Two species of giant water bugs Lethocerus were found in the Gangetic plains of northern India and Nepal. Lethocerus indicus is widespread, whereas a single record of Lethocerus patruelis confirms the eastern distribution range in Bihar. Four instars of
H. Nesemann, G. Sharma
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Annotated Checklist of the Pentatomidae (Heteroptera) of Connecticut [PDF]
, 2018 We provide town data for the Pentatomidae in Connecticut. Although this state has been much collected, most sampling has been limited to only a few lo- cations. Species newly recorded for Connecticut are: Halyomorpha halys (Stål), Hymenarcys nervosa (Say)
O\u27Donnell, Jane E, Schaefer, Carl W
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Aquatic Insect Biodiversity of Northern Region of Bangladesh
International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2023 The experiment was under taken to investigate the ‘Aquatic Insect Biodiversity of Northern Region of Bangladesh’ during January to December 2009. The aquatic insects were collected at 15 days interval by using an aquatic net with fairly fine mesh from ...
Md. Abdul Ahad +3 more
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