Common Kingsnakes (formerly known collectively as Lampropeltis getula) are experiencing localized declines throughout the southeastern United States. Because there have been limited studies to determine how snakes regulate prey populations, and because Kingsnake declines may result in ecosystem impacts, we evaluated the hypothesis that Kingsnakes regulate the abundance of one of their prey, the...

The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is native to Asia (China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Korean peninsula). It was first found in Allentown, Pa, in 1996 and has since spread across wide areas of the Eastern United States. As of October 2010, at least 26 states have reported the presence of the brown marmorated stink bug. It is considered an invasive species, and to the best of scient...

Aspects of the reproductive biology of male and female Agkistrodon piscivorus are described using histological techniques, reviewed, and compared with historical data on A. piscivorus. These include anatomical description at the macro and microscopic levels, and correlation of the male and female urogenital cycles to the reproductive life history of A. piscivorus. New anatomical descriptions an...

Bu çalışmada Nibortem (Verticillium lecani), Nostalgist BL (Beauveria bassiana) ve Biomagic (Metarhizium anisopliae) entomopatojen fungusları içeren ticari preparatlar ile bitkisel ekstraktlı preparat Azadiractin, sentetik insektisit olan Decis ‘in laboratuar koşullarında Halyomorpha halys ’a karşı biyolojik etkinlikleri belirlenmiştir. Çalışmada Azadirachtin’in 1.25 ml, 2.5 ml 5 ml/500ml su do...