The Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve is a protected natural area in the cloud mountain forest of Ecuador, so rich in orchid species despite being a volcanic area still under threat of volcanic activity.
Mariana Mites +3 more
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The present study was conducted to evaluate the insecticidal efficiency and safety of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and hydrophilic silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) against: adults of rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae L.); red flour beetle (Tribolium ...
Samia Ali Haroun +3 more
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A New Species and Two First Records of Eriophyoid Mites (Trombidiformis: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae), From Egypt [PDF]
A new vagrant eriophyoid mite species, Aculus polygonumnis sp. nov. collected from the weed Polygonum salicifolium Brouss. Ex Willd (Polygonaceae) was described and illustrated from Egypt.
Ashraf Elhalawany, F. El-Adl
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Life History of the Pholcid Spider, Micropholcus fauroti (Simon, 1887) (Araneae: Pholcidae) in Egypt [PDF]
Behavioral and biological aspects of the pholcid spider, Micropholcus fauroti (Simon, 1887) (Araneae: Pholcidae) at 26±2°C and 75±10% RH were studied. Female deposited its eggs in webbing basket, and carried it all around through eggs incubation period ...
M. Abou-Setta, Naglaa Ahmad
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Effect of Solitary Versus Group Rearing on Biological Aspects of Theridion spinitarse Cambridge (Araneae: Theridiidae) on Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. Larvae [PDF]
Biological aspects of solitary versus group rearing of Theridion spinitarse Cambridge (Araneae: Theridiidae) on Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. Larvae under 30°C and 60-70% R.H. were considered.
Naglaa Ahmad, M. Abou-Setta
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Rainforests are renowned as storehouses of terrestrial biodiversity, but many of the more astounding species are apparent only after the closest scrutiny. Here are a few of the roughly 2000 species of mite (Arachnida: Acari) that can be found in the subtropical rainforests of Lamington National Park in south-east Queensland, AustraliaFigure 1Figure 1 ...
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Soil mites inhabiting chamomile and marigold plants under two different cultivations at Fayoum governorate [PDF]
An experiment was conducted in two localities at Fayoum governorate to observe soil mites inhabiting two important medicinal and aromatic plants namely; chamomile(Matricaria chamomilla L.) and marigold (Calendula officinalis L.).
Reham Abo-Shnaf, Ayman Zaki
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Significant impact of allochthonous nutrient loads on microarthropods in forest soils
Aim of study: To investigate the impact of allochthonous material from piscivorous birds on forest soil microarthropod communities. Area of study: Six study zones in the Curonian Spit peninsula (western Lithuania) were designated in Pinus sylvestris ...
Audrone Petrauskiene +4 more
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Slow-Release Toxicity Resulting from Fumigation with Selected Essential Oils Against Fungivorous Mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Acari: Acaridae) [PDF]
The fungivorous mite, (Tyrophagus putrescentiae Schrank) is an important pest infesting several economic stored grain products. The efficacy of essential oils against the fungal-feeding mite were evaluated by the evaporation method, at the laboratory of ...
Heba Elshanat, Noha Ibrahim, A. Shehab
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Insect Protein-Based Diet as Potential Risk of Allergy in Dogs
Before insects can be used widely as an alternative source of dietary protein, their allerginicity should be investigated. Therefore, the aim of our study was to assess the potential adverse reactions of the immune system of dogs against Tenebrio molitor
Blanka Premrov Bajuk +5 more
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