Ultrastructural Changes in Final Instar Larvae of <i>Papilio polytes</i> (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Lead to Differences in Epidermal Spreading of Water and Adjuvants. [PDF]
Lu Z, Wu X, Zhang T, Tang C.
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Lethality of Cold to Third Instars, Pupae, and Pharate Adults of the Mexican Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]
Guy J. Hallman
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Strategic Deployment of Secondary Defences in the Springbok Mantis (Miomantis Caffra)
Prey often use multiple defences for warding off predator threats. But the factors that influence their optimal deployment are poorly understood. In the springbok mantis, we show that females utilise their defences strategically to match the level of the threat by fleeing in early phases of the predation sequence and standing their ground with startle ...
Nathan W. Burke, Laura Knapwerth
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Impact of host switching at different larval instars on the performance of the polyphagous pest Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). [PDF]
Aslan B, Birgücü AK, Aslan EG.
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Scanning Electron Microscope Observations on Third-Instar Gasterophilus nasalis (Diptera: Oestridae) [PDF]
Antônio Cesar Rios Leite+2 more
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INSTAR's Kick-off meeting insights and aspirations
INSTAR is an EU-funded project that aims to shape international standards in key emerging technologies (AI, Cybersecurity, Digital ID, Quantum, IoT, 5G, 6G and data) by collaborating with relevant entities from Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore,South Korea, Taiwan and the USA to promote shared values and boost economic security, competitiveness and ...
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Last instar larva of Penepodium dubium (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae).
The last instar larva of Penepodium dubium is described from southeastern Brazil. This is the first description of an immature stage of the genus Penepodium. The larva of P. dubium is similar to those of Podium, but it can be distinguished from the species of this genus by the presence of depressions on the front and clypeus, and lack of brownish ...
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After reintroduction to the UK, the endangered butterfly Phengaris arion has naturally colonised >40 sites where its habitat has been restored. We studied seven factors that might be influencing dispersal. Isolation of sites was the most important constraint on the colonisation of new habitats, followed by the number, but not the density, of P.
David J. Simcox+2 more
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Standardized methods for rearing a moth larva, Manduca sexta, in a laboratory setting. [PDF]
Spencer EK, Miller CR, Bull JJ.
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Toxicity of Admire to Second and Third Instar Silverleaf Whitefly Nymphs on Tomato Leaves, 1994 [PDF]
T.-X. Liu, Philip A. Stansly
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