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Genetic diversity of the xerothermic weevils Polydrusus inustus and Centricnemus leucogrammus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in central Europe

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2009
Phylogeography, genetic diversity, and demography of central European populations of two flightless xerothermic weevils, Polydrusus inustus and Centricnemus leucogrammus, were studied based on the polymorphism of three mtDNA genes (COII, CytB, and ND1 ...
Dorota Lachowska-Cierlik
exaly   +3 more sources

An update on the presence of Leucomigus candidatus candidatus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Lixinae) in Romania [PDF]

open access: yesTravaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2023
This survey presents the first precise records of Leucomigus candidatus candidatus (Pallas, 1781) in Romania, confirming thus the presence of this species almost a century after its first and single record.
Tudor-Sebastian Olariu   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Interesting records of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) in the steppe zone of the European part of Russia and the Urals [PDF]

open access: yesКавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2023
Information is given on the records of fve poorly known species of weevils (Curculionidae) in the steppe zone of European Russia and the Urals, which signifcantly supplement the data on their ranges. Tree of these species, Mecinus janthiniformis Toševski
S.V. Dedyukhin
doaj   +1 more source

The functional significance of aposematic signals: geographic variation in the responses of widespread lizard predators to colourful invertebrate prey. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Conspicuous colouration can evolve as a primary defence mechanism that advertises unprofitability and discourages predatory attacks. Geographic overlap is a primary determinant of whether individual predators encounter, and thus learn to avoid, such ...
Hui-Yun Tseng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

SEASONAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY AND SOME ATTRACTANTS POTENCY ON THE RED PALM WEEVIL, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus USING PHEROMONES TRAP AT FAYOUM GOVERNORATE, EGYPT. [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2013
The present study was conducted  at a private date palm farm about 125 feddans at Fayoum district, Fayoum governorate to study Seasonal flight activity of adult Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv.
Nadia Abd El-Latif, R. Solaiman
doaj   +1 more source

Adult Postabdomen, Immature Stages and Biology of Euryommatus mariae Roger, 1856 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae), a Legendary Weevil in Europe

open access: yesInsects, 2021
The larva and pupa of the saproxylic Euryommatus mariae Roger, 1857, the weevil species extremely rare in Europe, are described from Poland. It was reared from galleries in dead branches of a fallen spruce Picea abies.
Rafał Gosik, Marek Wanat, Marek Bidas
doaj   +1 more source

Perspectives for Synergic Blends of Attractive Sources in South American Palm Weevil Mass Trapping: Waiting for the Red Palm Weevil Brazil Invasion

open access: yesInsects, 2021
Coupling several natural and synthetic lures with aggregation pheromones from the palm weevils Rhynchophorus palmarum and R. ferrugineus reveals a synergy that results in an increase in pest captures.
Viviane Araujo Dalbon   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breeding Cultivars for Resistance to the African Sweetpotato Weevils, Cylas puncticollis and Cylas brunneus, in Uganda: A Review of the Current Progress

open access: yesInsects, 2023
In sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato weevils are the major pests of cultivated sweetpotato, causing estimated losses of between 60% and 100%, primarily during dry spells. The predominantly cryptic feeding behavior of Cylas spp.
Benard Yada   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aeration to Manage Insects in Wheat Stored in the Balkan Peninsula: Computer Simulations Using Historical Weather Data

open access: yesAgronomy, 2020
Wheat is one of the major crops throughout the Balkan peninsula of Europe. Specific harvest and binning dates can vary depending on the specific geographic region.
William R. Morrison   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phytophagous beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae and Curculionoidea), protected and recommended for protection in the regions of the Middle Volga and the Urals

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2020
Using results of long-term studies of the two largest groups of phytophagous beetles in the East of the Russian Plain and the Urals, we carried out a critical overview of species included in Red Data Books of eight regions of the Russian Federation.
Sergei V. Dedyukhin
doaj   +1 more source

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