One cestode and eight nematode species were collected from 30 badgers, Taxidea taxus, from Kansas and West Texas. These included Mesocestoides corti Hoeppli, 1925 (23% of hosts infected), Filaroides milksi Whitlock, 1956(7%), Filaria taxideae Keppner, 1970(33%), Metathelazia capsulata Gerichter, 1948 (47%), Physaloptera torquata Leidy, 1886 (100%), Molineus sp. (37%), Ancylostoma taxideae Kalka...

The Tachinidae of the Afrotropical Region are catalogued and seven genera and eight species are newly described. There are 237 genera and 1126 species recognized, of which 101 genera and 1043 species are endemic to the region. The catalogue is based on examination of the primary literature comprising about 525 references as well as numerous name-bearing types and other specimens housed in colle...

We assessed the relative effectiveness of pitfal ls , s ingle-ended, and double-ended funnel traps at 12 replicate sites in sand pine scrub using drift fence arrays. Pitfalls captured fewer species but yielded more individuals of many species and higher average species r ichness than funnel traps. Pit fal ls and funnel traps exhibited differential capture bias probably due to differences in beh...

Non-photosynthetic plants dependent on fungi have long fascinated botanists and mycologists. The genus Gastrodia (Orchidaceae) contains more than 100 achlorophyllous species, including some species recently discovered in Japan Taiwan which produce only closed self-pollinating flowers. To date, is probably the containing with flowers, has been verified by a decade of monitoring hundreds individu...

Southern pine beetles (SPB), and associated bark beetles, have long been recognized as major pests of southern forests. Tactics used for controlling infestations in conventional forest settings have not proven effective at achieving area-wide control, nor are they suitable for the control of infestations in high-value stands such as homesites or wildlife habitat areas. Limited options exist for...