Photo 1. Acca sellowiana flower. Notice the fleshy and white petals. credit: Carlos A. Matallana-Puerto. 2. Rattus norvegicus visiting flowers during day to consume its Rats visit several from different individuals touch both anthers stigma, probably promoting cross-pollination fruit set. These photographs illustrate article “Ratatouille of flowers! as potential pollinators a petal-rewarding pl...

Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest are described. Larvae of P. fernandesi Moreira & Becker, sp. n., P. rosaemariae Moreira & Becker, sp. n. and P. tavaresi Becker & Moreira, sp. n. induce galls, respectively, on Tibouchina sellowiana (Cham.) Cogn., T. asperior (Cham.) Cogn. and T. fissinervia (Schrank & Mart...

Topicality. The carried out monitoring of the health state and nutritional status Ukrainians indicates a considerable lack valuable essential trace elements. Solving this urgent problem is possible by introducing into population’s diet dishes with an increased iodine content. It advisable to elaborate preventive foods in direction increasing digestibility strengthening its effect. achieved simu...