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Parasitoid and hyperparasitoid wasps of scale insects in Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum, Iran [PDF]

open access: yesنامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران, 2014
The parasitoid and hyperparasitoid chalcidoid wasps of scale insects deposited at the Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (affiliated to the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran) were studied.
E. Ebrahimi
doaj  

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scale Insects and Mealybugs on Ornamental Plants

open access: yesEDIS, 2006
Revised! ENY-323, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Eileen A. Buss and Jay Cee Turner, describes this group of serious pests of many ornamental plants.
Eileen A. Buss, Jay Cee Turner
doaj   +3 more sources

Notes on one genus of parasitoids on mealybugs new to China with two new species (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

open access: yes浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2000
Two new species of Encyrtidae, collected from Fuxin, Liaoning of China, i. e. Leptomastidea longicauda Xu, sp. n. and Dinocarsiella quinqueguttata Xu, sp. n., are described in detail. One of them, Dinocarsiella Mercet is first recorded in China. A key to
XU Zhi-hong, LOU Ju-xian
doaj   +1 more source

Prospects of edible insects as sustainable protein for food and feed–a review

open access: yes, 2023
The residual population growth imposes an increase in food demand, driving humans to practice agricultural intensification on a large scale. Paradoxically, food and feed production may end up causing various environmental problems.
Bello Mohammed Yunusa   +6 more
core  

Nonlocomotory Robotic Strategies for Dynamic Rotation Control in Terrestrial Robots: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Terrestrial robots increasingly require rapid body rotation to maintain stability and agility in complex environments. This review shows nonlocomotory rotational control strategies that operate without ground contact, including reaction wheels, tails, bars, limbs, and thrusters.
Y. Liang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scale Insects

open access: yes, 2016
Describes the damage scale insects can cause by feeding on trees, shrubs, and indoor plants and how to control these insects.
Day, Eric R.
core  

Managing coextinction of insects in a changing climate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Approximately a quarter of global terrestrial biodiversity is represented by plant dwelling insects and the potential for thousands of species to be extinguished through widespread disturbances such as a changing climate is high. From a large database of
Melinda Moir, Mei Chen Leng
core  

Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Multidirectional Motion Strategy of Miniature Water Surface Robot Actuated by Single Exciter

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel multidirectional motion strategy on the water surface based on a single exciter is proposed, and a single‐exciter single‐plate module is developed for actuation. The driving forces generation mechanism of the module is revealed from the perspective of the asymmetric surface wave field.
Haoxuan He   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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