Dysfunction in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) has been long considered as a significant factor in the development of many disorders that involve the end-organs of the autonomic nervous system. For example, in 1927, Wolf and Thomas wrote a paper entitled “Gastroduodenal ulcers and autonomic balance” in the Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry. To this day, research continues in the relations...

Many arthropods inhabit caged-layer poultry manure, including pest and beneficial species. The primary pests are the house fly, Musca domestica L., and the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer). The house fly is ubiquitous and rapidly infests newly accumulating poultry manure, often reaching enormous numbers. Flies pester farm workers, birds, and when emigration occurs, neighbors. Th...

The lesser mealworm (LMW, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer); Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is increasingly used as a novel food and feed source. materials on which this insect species reared may contain residues of insecticides from agricultural use. objective study was to determine whether selected insecticides, spiked the substrate, could bioaccumulate in LMW and/or affect growth or survival. Inse...

Scolytinae, a large group of Coleoptera, are vital community that causes forest damage. Species such as Pityokteines curvidens (Germar), Orthotomicus erosus (Wollaston), Tomicus destruens minor (Hartig) and Ips sexdentatus (Boerner) particularly prevalent in the region. In recent years, prevalence bark beetle species causing tree damage Bursa province has increased. The purpose this study was t...

Knowledge of the population fluctuation and spatial distribution of pests is fundamental for establishing an appropriate control method. The population fluctuation and spatial distribution of the Alphitobius diaperinus in a poultry house in Cascavel, in the state of Parana, Brazil, was studied between October, 2001 and October 2002. Larvae and adults of the lesser mealworm were sampled weekly u...

grape berry moth, lobesia botrana (denis and schiff.) is a destructive pest of grapevine in orumieh (northwest, iran) vineyards. it is mainly controled through application of broad-spectrum insecticides, which can adversely affect vineyard ecosystem and consequently human health. since a first step in setting up an ipm program is to assess the biological control agents within the ecosystem, so ...