A substance in honey bee larvae inhibits the growth of Paenibacillus larvae larvae [PDF]
Paenibacillus larvae larvae, a Gram-positive and spore-forming bacterium, is the cause of American foulbrood. We investigated the resistance of larvae of different ages from different colonies against P. larvae larvae. We prepared ethanol-water-extracts from two, three, four and five day old larvae and also larvae in two capped stages to test the ...
Ulrike Riessberger-Gallé+2 more
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A key to the known larvae of south american Elmidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea), with a description of the mature larva of Macrelmis saltensis Manzo. [PDF]
A key to identify the known mature larvae of the South American genera of the family Elmidae is provided. The key includes seven genera presently assigned to the subfamily Larainae and 15 genera assigned to the subfamily Elminae.
Archangelsky, Miguel+1 more
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New records of Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) from the Maltese Islands [PDF]
Six species of Coleophoridae, Coleophora acrisella, C. arenicola, C. bilineella, C. festivella, C. fretella, and C. helianthemella are recorded for the first time from the Maltese Islands. The record of C.
Zerafa, Michael
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First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta [PDF]
A total of 48 species of braconid wasps (excluding 16 Aphidiidae) are here reported as occurring in the Maltese Islands, of which 38 species are reported for the first time from this territory.
Papp, Jeno
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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Old World jumping plant-louse genus Paurocephala (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea) [PDF]
Fifty-one species are recognized in the genus Paurocephala, with an additional 14 species which remain unnamed. Thirty-five species are described as new, and five species are synonymized: P. pumilae and P. zhejiangensis with P.
Burckhardt, Daniel, Mifsud, David
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Some Like It Fat: Comparative Ultrastructure of the Embryo in Two Demosponges of the Genus Mycale (Order Poecilosclerida) from Antarctica and the Caribbean [PDF]
0000-0002-7993-1523© 2015 Riesgo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License [4.0], which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original ...
A Clarke+83 more
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Origin of the trochophora larva [PDF]
The trochophora larva, which is so well known from the marine plankton, is central to our understanding of the evolution of a large branch of the bilaterians. Two theories for this larval type have been prevalent, the trochaea theory and the theory proposed by Ivanova-Kazas.
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ON THE MOUTH OF THE LARVA OF CHRYSOPA [PDF]
Recently I had the opportunity of watching in a live box, under a low power of the microscope, the seizing and devouring of some plant-lice by the larva of an undetermined species of Chrysopa, and was interested in the manner in which it emptied the body of its victims.
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The Role of Village Surveillance Officer to Prevent Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever [PDF]
Dengue is a major public health problem in Indonesia. The program of elimination of mosquito breeding places is still low. This study was aimed to analyze the effectiveness of village surveillance officer for decrease container index.
Kuntoro, K. (Kuntoro)+3 more
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The ecology of the sponge larva [PDF]
The present work summarizes the progress attained in the study of sponge larval ecology since the state-of-the-art reviews performed in the 1970s and stresses the major weaknesses in our current understanding. Most available information on this subject comes from laboratory studies, with just occasional field observations or experiments.
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