Abstract Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1898 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) is one of the most notorious pests stored grains. This study was aimed to evaluate efficacy ozone against 2nd and 5th instars adults T. in wheat kernels under laboratory conditions. Four concentrations 300, 600, 900, 1200 parts per million by volume (ppmv) were used. The results revealed that LC 50 values 249.76...

ABSTRACT Insects attracted to cadavers can be used estimate postmortem interval (PMI). In this study, inmature stages and adults of Dermestes maculatus Chrysomya albiceps were collected in association with a human cadaver closed aquatic environment Caquetá, Colombia, analyzed determine the PMI. We also conducted an experiment pig carcass emersion time, which began three days after submersion. T...

In Daucus carota L. (Apiaceae) the florets comprising the central umbellet of inflorescences are usually pink or dark purple, presenting a marked contrast to the surrounding umbellets, which are generally white. The number of dark florets varies, and some inflorescences have no dark florets. It has been proposed that the dark florets function as an insect mimic, and in so doing serve to attract...

Background Entomological data can provide valuable information for crime scene investigations especially in post-mortem interval (PMI) estimation. This study performed to determine insect fauna of human corpses in Tehran district. Methods Insect specimens were collected from 12 human cadavers during spring and summer 2014 and were identified using morphological characteristics. Results Four...

This paper treats 134 new records of Coleoptera for the province of New Brunswick, Canada from the following 41 families: Gyrinidae, Carabidae, Dytiscidae, Histeridae, Leiodidae, Scarabaeidae, Scirtidae, Buprestidae, Elmidae, Limnichidae, Heteroceridae, Ptilodactylidae, Eucnemidae, Throscidae, Elateridae, Lampyridae, Cantharidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, Ptinidae, Cleridae, Melyridae, Monotom...

BACKGROUND Local natural laboratories, designated by us as the "Evolution Canyon" model, are excellent tools to study regional and global ecological dynamics across life. They present abiotic and biotic contrasts locally, permitting the pursuit of observations and experiments across diverse taxa sharing sharp microecological subdivisions. Higher solar radiation received by the "African savannah...

The occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi isolated from stored grain insect pests sampled from various geographical regions of Punjab, Pakistan, was investigated. In total, 25,720 insects from six different species were evaluated, and 195 isolates from 24 different fungal species were recovered. These included the Ascomycetes Beauveria bassiana sensu lato (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Clavic...

Megatoma (Pseudohadrotoma) graeseri (Reitter, 1887), an eastern Palaearctic species, is newly recorded in North America, with specimens reported from Manitoba, Canada.