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A new alien mantis in Italy: is the Indochina mantis Hierodula patellifera chasing the train for Europe? [PDF]
The presence of the Indochina mantis Hierodula patellifera (Mantidae, Mantinae) as a new alien species in Italy is reported, with the description of the first stable macro-population in Europe.
Roberto Battiston +5 more
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PANGIUM SP. LEAF EXTRACT AS BIOPESTICIDE ON BRASSICA OLERACEA PLANT IN NORTH SULAWESI PROVINCE, INDONESIA [PDF]
Pangium sp. has the potential to be developed as a biopesticide because it has the ability to inhibit the activity of several types of insect pests. In this study, pangium leaf extract and pesticide were applied to Brassica oleraceae cabbage farms; to ...
Eva L. BAIDENG +5 more
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(1) Coleosoma blandum (Araneae, Theridiidae) was the most abundant species in the studied tea plantation and accounted for 34.80% of the total individual number of predatory arthropods; (2) C. blandum appeared to co‐occur in the tea canopy with three main tea pest species (A. spiniferus, Em. onukii and Ec.
Tingbang Yang +4 more
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A new species of praying mantis, Vates phoenix sp. nov. (Mantidae, Vatinae), is described from localities within Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states, Brazil. This is the first record of Vates from the Atlantic Rainforest biome.
Julio Rivera +4 more
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Abstract DNA contained in animal scat provides a wealth of information about the animal, and DNA metabarcoding of scat collections can provide key information about animal populations and communities. Next‐generation DNA sequencing technologies and DNA metabarcoding provide an efficient means for obtaining information available in scat samples. We used
Richard F. Lance +5 more
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Gold mining is a major driver of Amazonian forest loss and degradation. As mining activity encroaches on primary forest in remote and inaccessible areas, satellite imagery provides crucial data for monitoring mining‐related deforestation. We apply high‐resolution satellite imagery to detect artisanal gold mining and relate mining land cover to insects,
Eric Stoll +6 more
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Podagrion charybdis Fernando (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae) is being reported for the first time from India based on specimens reared from the ootheca of Tendodera fasciata (Olivier) (Insecta: Mantodea: Mantidae).
P.M. Sureshan
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Phytophagous insects and natural enemies on Sapindus saponaria L. (Sapindales: Sapindaceae) plants fertilized with or without dehydrated sewage sludge [PDF]
Management programs and efficient techniques are necessary to recover degraded ecosystems. The sewage sludge is rich in nitrogen (N) and with the potential to fertilize Sapindus saponaria L.
J. L. Silva +9 more
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LABORATORY STUDIES ON THE EGYPTIAN PRAYING MANTIS Miomantis paykullii STAL, (MANTODEA: MANTIDAE) [PDF]
Certain biological aspects of the Egyptian praying mantis Miomantis paykullii (Stal, 1871) were studied in the laboratory. Results indicated that ootheca contained an average of 52.4 nymphs, with a mean length of 15.0 mm.
T. Ata
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New record of Chinese Reddish Mantis, Hierodula chinensis Werner, 1929 (Mantodea, Mantidae) from Japan [PDF]
We report on a new distribution record of Hierodula chinensis Werner, 1929 from Gifu Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. This species is distributed in China and recently recorded from Korea. This is the first formal record of this species from Japan.
Kazuhisa Yamasaki +2 more
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