RNA interference : a promising biopesticide strategy against the African sweetpotato weevil Cylas brunneus [PDF]
, 2016 The African sweetpotato weevil Cylas brunneus is one of the most devastating pests affecting the production of sweetpotatoes, an important staple food in Sub-Saharan Africa. Current available control methods against this coleopteran pest are limited.
Bailey, Ana +7 more
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Sitona medvedevi sp. n., a new species of the weevil genus Sitona Germar, 1817 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from Kopet Dagh and Talysh [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2009 A new species of the weevil genus Sitona Germar, 1817 is described from Kopet Dagh (Syunt Mountain) and Talysh (Lerik District in Azerbaijan, Transcaucasia). Sitona medvedevi sp. n. is similar to S.
B.A. Korotyaev
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Systematics and Biogeography of the New World Genus Plumolepilius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Diversity, 2021 Plumolepilius Barrios-Izás & Anderson, 2016 is a leaf litter weevil genus that inhabits montane broadleaf forests from southern Mexico to northern Panama.
Manuel A. Barrios-Izás, Juan J. Morrone
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Use of Baited Pitfall Traps for Monitoring Pales Weevil, \u3ci\u3eHylobius Pales\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Pitfall traps baited with ethanol and turpentine serve as an effective tool for monitoring pales weevil (Hylobius pales) populations. Males and females are equally attracted to this bait. Neither component alone showed any attractiveness. The presence of
Hunt, David W. A, Raffa, Kenneth F
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Insects, 2021 Oak seed predatory weevils occurring in Poland are prone to increased interspecific competition due to the limited number of Quercus species, compared to southern Europe, in which they can develop.
Michał Reut +2 more
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Primera cita de las tres especies de Oxycraspedus Kuschel (Coleóptera: Belidae) en Argentina y uso de un modelo predictivo para comparar su distribución potencial con el rango de su planta huésped, la Araucaria araucana [PDF]
, 2007 Se reportan por primera vez en Argentina las tres especies de Oxycraspedus Kuschel (Belidae: Oxycoryninae) y se añaden a su distribución en Chile. Estos gorgojos son de interés debido a su asociación con el pehuén Araucaria araucana, una especie de gran ...
Ferrer, Maria Silvia +2 more
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New data on weevils of the subgenus Pliadonus Reitter, 1912 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Otiorhynchus) with the descriptions of three new species from the Caucasus and Turkey [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетеньTree new species of the genus Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822 from the subgenus Pliadonus Reitter, 1912 are described from the Caucasus and Turkey: O. karasevi sp. n. from Abkhazia, O. fominykhi sp. n. from Georgia (Mingrelia) and O. neslihanae sp. n.
G.E. Davidian
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A New Microsporidium in Alfalfa Weevil Populations: Distribution and Characterization [PDF]
, 2017 A microsporidium species, not previously reported, was found infecting field populations of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica, in Illinois. The pathogen is widely distributed thoughout the state.
Armbrust, Edward J +3 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 In this study, we sequenced and annotated the nearly complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Sitona callosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). This mitogenome was 14,333 bp long and encoded 13 protein-coding genes, 19 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), and two
Li Zhang +5 more
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European 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 ...
Lukasz KAJTOCH +2 more
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