Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a very important food crop in Egypt, particularly with shortage of wheat production for consumers. Insect pests are one challenges against high yield productivity. Experiments and observations conducted at rice fields Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Egypt during 2019, 2020 2021 seasons revealed occurrence an emerging insect pest; skipper, Pelopidas thrax (Hubner) ...

2021 yılının 15 Nisan-15 Kasım tarihleri arasında Erzurum İli’nin Aşkale, Çat, Horasan, Ilıca, Köprüköy, Merkez, Oltu, Pasinler, Tortum ve Uzundere ilçelerinin değişik habitatlarında yürütülen arazi çalışmalarında toplanan örnekler çalışmanın materyalini oluşturmuştur. Ayrıca, daha önceki yıllarda ilinden toplanıp, EMET (Entomoloji Müzesi, Erzurum, Türkiye)’de muhafaza edilen iki türe ait örnek...

Mass spectrometry imaging provides for non-targeted, label-free chemical imaging. In this study, atmospheric pressure high-resolution scanning microprobe matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (AP-SMALDI MSI) was used for the first time to describe the chemical distribution of the defensive compounds pederin, pseudopederin, and pederon in tissue sections (16 μm th...

DEAR EDITOR Blister beetle dermatitis is an irritant contact dermatitis, caused when beetles of the genus Paederus are crushed on the skin, releasing the vesicant pederin. It is also known as Dermatitis Linearis or Paedrous Dermatitis. It is characterized by the presence of erythematous and edematous lesions, pain and burning sensation, blisters, pustules and kissing lesions. Though blister bee...