Callococcithrips gen.n. is erected for the species Rhynchothrips fuscipennis Moulton that lives only among the protective waxy secretions of an eriococcid on Kunzea in south-eastern Australia. Larvae and adults of this thrips move rapidly amongst the sticky wax strands, and their maxillary stylets are unusually long and convoluted. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the thrips is predatory o...

Ground pearl (Eurhizococcus colombianus) is a crop pest in Colombia, with special impact on fig, grass, rubus and tomato plants. The insect is resistant to external insecticide application because it produces a thick waxy shell that isolates it from the environment. The composition of this shell was determined by NMR and MS as a triglyceride, whose fatty acid is transformed into other products ...

Cholesterol is a waxy substance found among fats in the bloodstream and in all cells throughout the body. Cholesterol is required for the body’s normal formation of cell membranes, other body tissues and some hormones. The liver typically produces as much cholesterol as the body needs — about 1,000 milligrams a day. Individuals consume additional cholesterol when they eat foods derived from ani...

Summary Low‐density expanded starchy products are often desirable, particularly in the snack food industry. Levels of shear and amylose deemed crucial factors for expansion. In this study, maize starches containing low (waxy), normal high levels were compared after processing. Low processing used a popping head (similar to rice‐cake machine), while (~450 kJ kg −1 ) samples (pellets directly exp...