Effects of Genetics and Environment on Red Flour Beetle Aggregation [PDF]
Red Flour Beetles are major pests for farmers storing grain and cause large profit losses. These beetles infest grain stores and their presence leads to mold growth (Baldwin).
Marshall, Jeremy, Toothaker, J. E.
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Zophobas atratus (Fab.) (= Z. morio (Fab.), Z. rugipes Kirsch) is a circular molecule of 15,494 bp (GenBank accession MK140669), with 72.01% A + T content, which comprises 13 protein-coding-, 22 tRNA-, and 2 rDNA ...
Yu Bai +5 more
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A revision of the Palaearctic Pimeliini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): the genus Sternodes Fischer von Waldheim, 1837 [PDF]
The genus Sternodes Fischer von Waldheim, 1837 currently consists of one species with two subspecies from Karakum, Sundukli deserts and several surrounding areas.
M.V. Nabozhenko +3 more
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Elucidating the behavioral response of stored product insects to fungal volatiles in the wind tunnel and simulated warehouses [PDF]
Post-harvest pest insects can cause significant amounts of damage to stored products in and around food facilities, reducing quantity and quality of grains.
Bruce, Alex +3 more
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Antifreeze proteins (AFP) protect the organisms against freezing by increasing freezing tolerance. Insects inhabiting cold regions have been reported to utilize AFPs as part of their cold adaptation mechanisms.
Duygu Kan, Bekir Keskin
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FAMILY TENEBRIONIDAE Those species marked with an asterisk were identified by comparison with specimens from the Philippines in the U. S. National Museum.
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Caracteres preimaginales y aspectos bionómicos de Gyriosomus luczotii Laporte, 1840 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) [PDF]
Se describe la morfología y microestructura coriónica del huevo y la morfología del primer estadio larvario de Gyriosomus luczotii Laporte, 1840 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Nycteliini).
Alfaro, F. M. +3 more
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Designation of lectotypes in the Coleoptera collection (Tenebrionidae: Diaperinae) of the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona (MCNB) [PDF]
During the revision and documentation of the specimens of the subfamily Diaperinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) deposited in the collection of the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, seven species described by Francesc Español (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 ...
Caballero-López, Berta +3 more
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The Effects of Insecticide Treated Netting on Male-Female Interactions in Red Flour Beetles [PDF]
Courtship behaviors take place before and after copulation for the purpose of stimulating the female (Evardsson & Arnqvist 2000). Females will mate with different males within minutes of the first copulation (Pai &Yan 2003), with males showing a ...
Gerken, Alison, Hesseltine, Elise
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The Kateretidae and Nitidulidae of the Maltese Archipelago (Coleoptera) [PDF]
In the present work, a total of 3 Kateretidae and 26 Nitidulidae are recorded from the Maltese Islands. Of these, 14 Nitidulidae (Epuraea luteola, Epuraea ocularis, Carpophilus bifenestratus, Carpophilus marginellus, Carpophilus quadrisignatus ...
Audisio, Paolo, Mifsud, David
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