Head Capsule Widths as an Indicator of the Larval Instar of Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae) [PDF]
Head capsule width was a reliable indicator of larval instar in a strain of Michigan codling moths, Cydia pomonella. Head capsules were 0.33, 0.50, 0.82, 1.18 and 1.55 mm in width from first to fifth instar respectively.
Weitzner, Peter, Whalon, Mark E
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“No Patient” : Early HIV/AIDS epidemic in Korea and Government Response [PDF]
HIV/AIDS control in Korea characterized with “AIDS Prevention Law”, enacted in 1987. It was one of the first separate legal enforcement around the world that governs control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Junho JUNG
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The last instar larva and pupa of Ora depressa (Coleoptera: Scirtidae), a marsh beetle with underwater pupation [PDF]
In this contribution we describe and illustrate for the first time, detailed morphology and chaetotaxy of the last instar larva and the pupa of Ora depressa (Fabricius, 1801), and provide diagnostic characters and information on its biology.
Archangelsky, Miguel +3 more
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Measuring and reporting life-cycle duration in insects and arachnids
Some previous work on arthropod development is insufficiently detailed or incompletely reported. Much of the published information in this area is of limited use for the general analysis of life cycles.
Hugh V. DANKS
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Susceptibility of the Endangered Karner Blue Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) to \u3ci\u3eBacillus Thuringiensis\u3c/i\u3e Var. \u3ci\u3eKurstaki\u3c/i\u3e Used for Gypsy Moth Suppression in Michigan [PDF]
We investigated the phenological and physiological susceptibility of the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) to Bacillus thuringiensis var.
Baue, Leah S +5 more
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Optimization of Artemia Feed Regimes for Larval Giant Kōkopu (Galaxias argenteus)
Optimizing the initial live feed is critical to success in fish larviculture in terms of both larval health and productivity. It is also vitally important due to the significant cost of provisioning live feeds.
William McKay, Andrew Jeffs
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The Growth and Survival of Early Instars of \u3ci\u3eBellura Obliqua\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on \u3ci\u3eTypha Latifolia\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3eTypha Angustifolia\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
Larvae of the noctuid moth Bellura obliqua are frequently encountered on Typha latifolia, but less commonly on Typha angustifolia. Experiments were conducted to compare the growth and survivorship of early B. obliqua instars on the two species of cattail.
Penko, J. M, Pratt, D. C
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Ontogenetic development and reproduction of Zorocrates guerrerensis (Araneae: Zoropsidae)
Zorocrates guerrerensis Gertsch & Davis, 1940 is a Mexican cribellate spider with almost no information about its biology. As the species could potentially be of medical interest, it was decided to study basic aspects of its life history under laboratory
Dolejš, Petr, Hanko, Mojmír
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Preliminary field study of the life cycle parameters of the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Bulgaria [PDF]
The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) is an invasive species that has entered Europe and has quickly managed to spread to most European countries.
Mariya HRISTOZOVA, Adelina HARIZANOVA
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Larval description and phylogenetic placement of the Australian endemic genus Barretthydrus Lea, 1927 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Hydroporini: Sternopriscina) [PDF]
The larvae of the Australian endemic species Barretthydrus tibialis Lea, 1927 and Barretthydrus geminatus Lea, 1927 are described and illustrated for the first time, with detailed morphometric and chaetotaxic analyses of the cephalic capsule, head ...
Alarie, Yves +3 more
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