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Biology and Distribution of \u3ci\u3eTachysphex Aethiops\u3c/i\u3e in Michigan (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Larrinae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Tachysphex aethiops is a primarily western species that also occurs in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Females nest in mossy, sand slopes and utilize pre-existing burrows of other insects.
O\u27Brien, Mark F
core   +2 more sources

Aphrophoridae as Potential Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Tunisia

open access: yesInsects, 2023
The present study is an update on the situation of potential vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Tunisia. Investigations in nine Tunisian regions (Nabeul, Bizerte, Béja, Jendouba, Zaghouan, Kairouan, Ben Arous, Tunis and Manouba) from 2018 to 2021 allowed ...
Sonia Boukhris-Bouhachem   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling the effects of variable feeding patterns of larval ticks on the transmission of Borrelia lusitaniae and Borrelia afzelii [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia burgdoferi sensu lato (sl) group cause Lyme Borreliosis (LB), which is the most commonly reported vector-borne zoonosis in Europe. B. burgdorferi sl is maintained in nature in a complex cycle involving Ixodes ricinus
Bertolotti, Luigi   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

First report of Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) hexagonus on chukar (Alectores chukar) in Northwest of Iran and it’s public health importance

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2015
Ixodid ticks are obligatory blood-sucking ectoparasites of various mammals, birds, reptiles and vectors of different agents of diseases in both man and livestock.
Mousa Tavassoli, Ehsan Mohamadi
doaj   +1 more source

\u3ci\u3eBaetis\u3c/i\u3e (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) of Wisconsin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Data on life histories and environmental requirements for species in many mayfly genera remains sketchy at best This is certainly true of Baetis, which is one of the most common components of Wisconsin\u27s lotic fauna.
Bergman, Edward A, Hilsenhoff, William L
core   +2 more sources

A Procedure for Sampling Nymphs of Saratoga Spittlebug, \u3ci\u3eAphrophora Saratogensis\u3c/i\u3e (Homoptera: Cercopidae), Using Percentage of Sample-Units Infested [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A method is proposed for rapidly estimating the nymphal population of the Saratoga spittlebug on alternate host plants in young red pine plantations. The method is based on an assumption that the number of nymphs per sample unit is distributed within an ...
Hobrla, Sharon L, Wilson, Louis F
core   +2 more sources

New Records of Odonata from Wisconsin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Excerpt: In 1967 Mary Davis Ries published a list of 117 species of Odonata known to occur in Wisconsin, and later (1969) reported details of the distribution of species new to the state list.
Hilsenhoff, William L.
core   +3 more sources

Sustainable control of Anopheles mosquito population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Despite the widespread use of insecticides, community engagement programmes and preventive measures mosquito borne diseases are growing and new tools to prevent the spread of disease are urgently needed. An alternative control measure for the eradication
Birch, Philip   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Clouds, shadows, or twilight? Mayfly nymphs recognise the difference [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
1. We examined the relative changes in light intensity that initiate night-time locomotor activity changes in nymphs of the mayfly, Stenonema modestum (Heptageniidae).
Allan J.D.   +29 more
core   +3 more sources

Enemy release: loss of parasites in invasive freshwater bivalves Sinanodonta woodiana and Corbicula fluminea

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Invasive freshwater bivalves harm native species, ecosystems and biodiversity, and incur economic costs. The enemy release hypothesis posits that invasive species are released from enemies during the invasion process, giving them a competitive advantage in the new environment.
Binglin Deng   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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