Effect of phytoecdysteroid on weight of ovary and weight of egg of multivoltine mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori was studied. Variation in the phytoecdysteroid concentration and number of larval treatment (treated the larvae) influenced the weight of ovary and weight of B. mori eggs. Experiments were performed by 40, 50, 60 and 70% concentration of phytoecdysteroid obtained from Achyranthes leaf e...

Larvae of Oestrus ovis (Diptera: Oestridae) are ubiquitous parasites of nasal and sinusal cavities of sheep and goats. According to the chronobiology of O. ovis infections in Sardinia and the seasonal pattern of the IgG response, the optimal period to investigate the relationships between O. ovis larval populations and intensity of local and systemic IgG antibody responses was mid-July in the s...

In the present study, most appropriate feeding regimes for prevalent sole (Solea solea) larvae during early larval rearing staged (first month) were investigated. Two experiments conducted to improve growth performance [the ultimate Body Weight (FBW), Specific Growth Rate (SGR), and Gain (WG)] survival rate of S.

The heritability, stability, and fitness costs in a Cry1Ac-resistant Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) colony (AR) were measured in the laboratory. In response to selection, heritability values for AR increased in generations 4-7 and decreased in generations 11-19. AR had significantly increased pupal mortality, a male-biased sex ratio, and lower mating success compared with the...

A commercially available neem seed extract, Neemix 4.5, containing 4.5% azadirachtin (AZA), was assessed for biological activity against the root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.), an important exotic insect pest of Florida citrus. Laboratory bioassays against neonatal and 3-wk-old larvae fed sliced carrot treated with Neemix produced dose-dependent larval mortality and reduced fresh weights am...

BACKGROUND Insulin and ecdysone are the key extrinsic regulators of growth for the wing imaginal disks of insects. In vitro tissue culture studies have shown that these two growth regulators act synergistically: either factor alone stimulates only limited growth, but together they stimulate disks to grow at a rate identical to that observed in situ. It is generally thought that insulin signalin...

Ocean acidification is a growing environmental problem, and there is a need to investigate how the decreasing pH will affect marine organisms. Here we studied the effects of lowered pH on the growth and development of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) eggs. Adult fish, collected from the natural environment, were allowed to mate in aquaria and the newly produced eggs were incu...

Antarctic krill embryos and larvae were experimentally exposed to 380 (control), 1000 and 2000 µatm pCO₂ in order to assess the possible impact of ocean acidification on early development of krill. No significant effects were detected on embryonic development or larval behaviour at 1000 µatm pCO₂; however, at 2000 µatm pCO₂ development was disrupted before gastrulation in 90 per cent of embryos...