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Silencing of two insulin receptor genes disrupts nymph-adult transition of alate brown citrus aphid [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Insulin receptors play key roles in growth, development, and polymorphism in insects. Here, we report two insulin receptor genes (AcInR1 and AcInR2) from the brown citrus aphid, Aphis (Toxoptera) citricidus.
Ding, Bi-Yue   +7 more
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The termites of Early Eocene Cambay amber, with the earliest record of the Termitidae (Isoptera)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2011
The fauna of termites (Isoptera) preserved in Early Eocene amber from the Cambay Basin (Gujarat, India) are described and figured. Three new genera and four new species are recognized, all of them Neoisoptera – Parastylotermes krishnai Engel & ...
Michael Engel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Termites (Isoptera) in the Azores: an overview of the four invasive species currently present in the archipelago [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In this contribution we summarize the current status of the known termites of the Azores (North Atlantic; 37-40° N, 25-31° W). Since 2000, four species of termites have been identified in the Azorean archipelago.
Borges, Paulo A. V.   +5 more
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Insect damage in historic buildings of Colônia Murici - Southern Brazil

open access: yesConservar Património, 2018
The historical buildings of Araucaria - Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) O. Kuntze 1898 (Araucariaceae) - present in the Murici Colony, municipality of São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brazil, illustrate the development of constructive technique and native ...
Janice B. Silva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Durabilidade natural do estipe de pupunha (Bactris gasipaes Kunth, Arecaceae) II: insetos Natural durability of Bactris gasipaes Kunth (peach palm, Arecaceae) stipe II: insects

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 2004
Neste trabalho estão apresentados os resultados da durabilidade natural do estipe (madeira) de Bactris gasipaes Kunth (pupunha), quando submetido ao ataque de insetos xilófagos, em ensaios em ambiente florestal e urbano.
Raimunda Liege Souza de Abreu   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rayap Kayu (Isoptera) pada Rumah-rumah Adat Minangkabau di Sumatera Barat [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Minangkabau traditional houses in West Sumatra has a high historical value, but it has the serious damage caused by termite infestation. The purpose of this research was to determine the types of termites that attack Minangkabau traditional houses in ...
Darmi, L. (Leo)   +3 more
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A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)

open access: yesSociobiology, 2014
Atheta dominguezae (Coleoptera) is described from SR I lANKA where it is found with Hospitalitermes monocerus (Isoptera). Behavioral observations indicate that the beetles are termitariophiles.
David H. Kistner
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of localized chemical treatments for Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in naturally infested lumber. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Localized injection of insecticides into termite galleries in infested wood represents an alternative to whole-structure fumigation for drywood termite control.
Grace, J Kenneth, Woodrow, R Joseph
core  

Diet of Physalaemus cf. cicada (Leptodactylidae) and Bufo granulosus (Bufonidae) in a semideciduous forest

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
We determined the diet of the two most abundant anuran species which occur in the litter of a semideciduous forest (Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil), Physalaemus cf. cicada and Bufo granulosus in the dry and rainy seasons.
AS. Santana, FA. Juncá
doaj   +1 more source

Feeding pattern and use of reproductive habitat of the Striped toad Rhinella crucifer (Anura: Bufonidae) from Southeastern Brazil

open access: yesActa Herpetologica, 2009
Diet composition, foraging mode, and using of reproductive habitat of Rhinella crucifer was studied in an artificial pond in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The favored substrate was leaf litter, followed by Cyperaceae/Poaceae. Calling sites, preferred for 23.3 %
Rodrigo B. Ferreira   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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