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Evaluation of Hermetic Maize Storage for Smallholder Farmers [PDF]
, 2014 Maize is an important crop for many smallholder farmers in the world. Maize weevils (Sitophilus zeamais) cause a significant loss in quality and quantity during maize storage in tropical regions.
Bbosa, Denis +6 more
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Cues for shelter use in a phytophagous insect [PDF]
, 2008 Many insects spend a large proportion of their life inactive, often hiding in shelters. The presence of shelters may, therefore, influence where insects feed.
Björklund, Niklas
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Seasonal Changes in Chemical Composition of Eurasion Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) and Water Temperature at Two Sites in northern California: implications for Herbivory [PDF]
, 1999 We compared seasonal changes in Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) characteristics and water temperature for a shallow poind in Davis, CA, and the Truckee River, near Tahoe City, CA. Tissue C and N were 15% lower in plants from the Truckee
Ksander, Gregory G., Spencer, David F.
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Der Einfluss von Feld- und Landschaftsparameter auf die Abundanzen wichtiger Rapsschädlinge [PDF]
, 2008 In agroecological research it has been appreciated only fairly recently that plant-insect interactions and other ecological processes depend on scales much larger than a single habitat (Wiens et al. 1997).
Drapela, Thomas +3 more
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New discovery of the oldest maize weevils in the world from Jomon potteries, Japan [PDF]
, 2010 The maize weevil (_Sitophilus zeamais_) and rice weevil (_Sitophilus oryzae_) are two of the most damaging insects for stored grains, and are characteristic species of ancient Japan. Both species and the granary weevil (_Sitophilus granarius_) are common
Aya Manabe +4 more
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AgricultureColeoptera, specifically leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) and weevils (Curculionidae), are the dominant pests in tea plantations, significantly impacting tea yield and quality.
Shi-Yan Xu
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A new species of the weevil genus Melanobaris Alonso-Zarazaga et Lyal, 1999 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from Mt. Hermon in Israel and commentaries on the composition of the genera Melanobaris and Aulacobaris Desbrochers, 1892 [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2011 A new species of the weevil genus Melanobaris Alonso-Zarazaga et Lyal, 1999 is described from Israel (Mt. Hermon). Melanobaris margaritae sp. n. is similar to M.
B.A. Korotyaev, A.L.L. Friedman
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Gayana, 2005 Se evaluó el efecto biocida de cuatro plantas: culantro Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae), tara Caesalpinia spinosa (Mol.) Kuntze (Fabaceae), amor seco Bidens pilosa L.
José Iannacone +2 more
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InsectsThis study reports one genus newly recorded from China and four new species of the weevil tribe Stromboscerini. The genus Dexipeus Pascoe, 1885, is recorded in China for the first time, with one new species described: Dexipeus tengchongensis sp.
Heyu Lü, Runzhi Zhang
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