Sweetpotato Weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Brentidae)
This document provides an in-depth profile of the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius, highlighting its significance as a major pest of sweet potatoes globally.
J.L. Capinera
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The weevil tribe Dryophthorini is reported in Peru for the first time. Two species from Satipo, Junin, Stenommatus chabooae Legalov n. sp. and Stenommatus sokolovi Legalov n. sp., are herein described. Stenommatus chabooae Legalov n. sp. is characterized
Andrei A. Legalov
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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]
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)
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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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]
Tree 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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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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Selective Pod Abortion by \u3ci\u3eBaptista Leucantha\u3c/i\u3e (Fabaceae) as Affected by a Curculionid Seed Predator, \u3ci\u3eApion Rostrum\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera) [PDF]
The effect of a seed predator, Apion rostrum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), on selective pod abortion from Baptisia leucantha (Fabaceae) was investigated in a restored tallgrass prairie plot.
Petersen, Chris E, Sleboda, Jo Ann
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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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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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Using Optimization and Simulation Techniques to Estimate Initial Weevil Populations [PDF]
In this paper, a mathematical programming and simulation method is used to estimate the number of weevils (Neochetina bruchi Hustache, and N. eichhorniae Warner) necessary to initialize the INSECT model which simulates the biological control of ...
Akbay, Kunter S.
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