The genus Aspona Stål contains now only two species: A. bullata Stål, 1862 (= Aspona gibosa Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1969 syn. nov. = Taunaya gibbosa Remes-Lenicov, 1973 syn. nov.) and A. quadrinodosa (Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1969) comb. nov. (formerly in
Albino M. Sakakibara
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Modelling agricultural landscape complementation for natural pest control
Our modelling study provides insights in the role of landscape complementation for natural pest control in arable crops by revealing where resource discontinuities can become bottlenecks. Effective natural pest control relies on a variety of different habitats that provide floral and prey resources during different times of the year, for example a ...
Laura Mansier, Paul C. J. van Rijn
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A new species of Aleurolobus Quaintance et Baker (Homoptera, Aleyrodidae) from Southern Europe. [PDF]
Aleurolobus teucrii n. sp. is described from southern Italy and the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean). The species seems to be monophagous on Teucrium fruticans L. A key to the European species of this genus (A.
Mifsud, David, Palmeri, Vincenzo
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Field Monitoring of X-Disease Leafhopper Vectors (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) and Infected Chokecherry in Michigan Peach and Cherry Orchards [PDF]
Populations of leafhopper vectors of X-disease, a major disease problem of the Michigan peach industry, were monitored by yellow sticky board traps and sweepnet samples during 1985 and 1986.
Larsen, Kirk J, Whalon, Mark E
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Abstract For two decades, DNA barcoding and, more recently, DNA metabarcoding have been used for molecular species identification and estimating biodiversity. Despite their growing use, few studies have systematically evaluated these methods.
Romana Salis+4 more
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Biting midges from Dominican amber : 3. Species of the tribes Culicoidini and Ceratopogonini (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]
The following 10 new species of biting midges are described and illustrated from Dominican amber: Culicoides (Oecacta) antilleanus, C. (0.) brodzinskyi, C. (0.) ambericus, C. (0.) hispanicolus, C. mammalicolus, Brachypogon (B.) american us, B. (Isohelea)
Grogan, William L. Jr.+1 more
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V.—The Homoptera of Indo-China [PDF]
(1917). XXXIX.—The homoptera of Indo-China. Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Vol. 20, No. 118, pp. 319-325.
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Karyotype and reproductive traits of the unique symbiotic mealybug Orbuspedummachinator G.-Z. (Homoptera, Coccinea). [PDF]
Gavrilov-Zimin IA.
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Adhesive cards for monitoring flying insects in a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in the Triângulo Mineiro – Minas Gerais – Brazil [PDF]
Using adhesive colored cards, 1,016 flying insects were captured in a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital. Homoptera were the most common (84.7%), and attraction based on card color was demonstrated.
Afonso Pelli+3 more
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Este trabalho foi conduzido em Coimbra, MG, no ano agrícola 1996/97 e objetivou avaliar a ocorrência de insetos fitófagos e de predadores no milho e no feijoeiro cultivados em sistema exclusivo e em policultivo.
Cristina Schetino Bastos+4 more
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