Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas champor dengan bahan aktif Naftalen terhadap mortalitas hama Rizhopertha dominica serbuk biji dan pengaruh varietas intensitas serangan gudang serangan. dilakukan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap Faktorial (RAL) 3 ulangan 24 kombinasi. Faktor pertama adalah dosis kapur barus (C) yang terdiri dari 4 level C1 = 0 mg / 0,5 kg; C2 C3 1 C4 1,5 ...

Dominica is a geologically young, volcanic island in the eastern Caribbean. Due to its rugged terrain, substantial rainfall, and distinct soil characteristics, it highly vulnerable landslides. The dominant triggers of these landslides are hurricanes, tropical storms, heavy prolonged rainfall events. These events frequently lead loss life need for growing portion island’s annual budget cover con...

We examined the insecticidal effect of three different dust formulations, which were attapulgite (W), mix with oregano essential oil 52% carvacrol (D1), and 75% (D2), in four major stored-product beetle species, Sitophilus oryzae (L.), Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.), Trogoderma granarium Everts. was most susceptible at all followed by T. R. dominica. In contrast,...

The most recent data of FAO indicates that many of the SIDS Islands have achieved undernourishment levels of less than 5 percent, Barbados, Cuba and Dominica in the Caribbean; Fiji, Samoa and Kiribati in the Pacific. Countries such as: Dominican Republic, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Cuba from the Caribbean; Samoa from the Pacific; and São Tomé e Príncipe from the Africa, Indian Ocean, Me...

In this paper we describe three new species of Acalyptris Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): Acalyptris nigrisignum Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov. from the Country of Curaçao (formerly the Netherlands Antilles), A. trigonijuxtus Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov. from British Virgin Islands, and A. dominicanus Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov. from Dominica. A pictorial key is provided for two newly establis...