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The Malaise Trap: Its Utility and Potential for Sampling Insect Populations [PDF]

, 2017
Slightly over three decades have elapsed since Malaise (1937) first published plans for the insect trap now bearing his name a stationary mesh tent with open sides, a central baffle, and a top-mounted collecting apparatus (Fig. 1).
Matthews, Janice R., Matthews, Robert W.
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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

COTGAME: Cotton Insect Pest Management Simulation Game [PDF]

, 1988
An interactive version of the Cotton and Insect Management (CIM) model was developed to aid individuals in improving their insect pest management decision making skills.
Akbay, Kunter S., Brown, L. G., McClendon, R.W.   +2 more
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Insect Pests Associated With Birdsfoot Trefoil, \u3ci\u3eLotus Corniculatus\u3c/i\u3e, in Wisconsin [PDF]

, 2017
Insect surveys taken during 1984-1986 in Ashland and Bayfield Counties of northern Wisconsin revealed that several potential insect pest species were common in birdsfoot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus. Three plant bug species, including: the tarnished plant
Hogg, David B, Syverud, Thomas D, Wedberg, John L, Wipfli, Mark S   +3 more
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insect diversity and composition during the wet and dry seasons in three forest types of Johor, Malaysia [PDF]

, 2015
The insect diversity and abundance in three forest types namely: Endau Rompin (pristine lowland forest) Gunung Ledang (pristine highland forest) and Bukit Soga (degraded lowland forest) in Johor, Malaysia were studied.
Siddiki, Aishatu
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Protecting an Ecosystem Service: Approaches to Understanding and Mitigating Threats to Wild Insect Pollinators [PDF]

, 2016
Insect pollination constitutes an ecosystem service of global importance, providing significant economic and aesthetic benefits as well as cultural value to human society, alongside vital ecological processes in terrestrial ecosystems.
Arce, AN, Baldock, KCR, Boatman, ND, Brand-Hardy, R, Breeze, TD, Brown, MJF, Cresswell, JE, Dicks, LV, Fountain, MT, Garratt, MPD, Gill, RJ, Gough, LA, Green, M, Hartfield, CM, Heard, MS, Holland, JM, O'Connor, RS, Ollerton, J, Osborne, JL, Phillips, J, Potts, SG, Stone, GN, Sutton, PB, Tang, CQ, Vanbergen, AJ, Vogler, AP, Woodward, G   +26 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
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Larval spongy moth transcriptomic response to ingestion of broad-versus narrow-spectrum insecticidal Chromobacterium species

Scientific Reports
The PRAA4-1T strain of Chromobacterium subtsugae was the first insecticidal bacterium to be registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use in crop protection applications since approval for Bacillus thuringiensis was granted in 1961.
Michael E. Sparks, Sam D. Heraghty, Daniel Kuhar, Robert R. Farrar, Holly P. Bartholomew, Michael B. Blackburn, Dawn E. Gundersen-Rindal   +6 more
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Optimalisasi Peran Kelelawar Microchiroptera sebagai Biokontrol Serangga Tomcat (Paederus fuscipes) dan Ulat Bulu (Lymantriidae) di Perkotaan

Al-Kauniyah Jurnal Biologi, 2013
The research aims to determine the diet of microchiroptera bats in   urban areas..  The research was done in June 2012 to August 2012. Sample of bat was captured in six locations using misnet and harp net at bat foraging areas.
Fahma Wijayanti
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