In order to determine the potential of various temperature treabnents for disinfesting dried fruits and nuts of postha1:vest insect pests, high temperature/exposure response cw:ves for navel oran;Jeworm eggs and pupae and Indiarnneal moth pupae were estimated. For navel oran;Jeworm eggs, 99% mortality was achieved after exposure to 490e for 14 minutes. For navel orange worm pupae, 99% mortaliti...

The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), is an introduced defoliator that preferentially feeds on oaks, Quercus spp. (Fagaceae) in the north-eastern USA. As the gypsy moth expands its geographic range, the extensive oak component in forests and urban environments of the USA assure its successful establishment. Given their economic and ecological importance, and the gyp...

The expansion of agriculture to new areas in order to increase the competitiveness of coffee producing countries has resulted in cultivation expanding into regions with lower natural fertility. This scenario has created the need to differentiate genotypes of Conilon coffee based on their tolerance to low levels of nutrients in the soil, especially phosphorus, which imposes high limitations on c...

Fish represent the group of vertebrates with the largest number of species and the largest geographic distribution; they are also used in different ways by modern civilizations. The goal of this study was to compile the current knowledge on the use of ichthyofauna in zootherapeutic practices in Brazil, including ecological and conservational commentary on the species recorded. We recorded a tot...

Genus Atrichobrunettia Satchell is represented in the Americas by 14 described species, 13 from Brazil, and one from Costa Rica. Atrichobrunettia xalapaensis sp. nov. is described based on male and female characteristics and constitutes the first record of this genus in Mexico. This species belongs to subgenus A. (Polibrunettia) Bravo, but is easily distinguished from other described species of...

The codling moth Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae) is a key pest of pome fruit (apple, pear and quince) and walnut orchards in most temperate regions of the world (Barnes 1991; CABI 1995). The moth has followed the spread of the apple tree Malus pumila Miller around the world, and

in 2005, during a survey on the biology of grape berry moth, lobesia botrana (denis & schiffermã¼ller) in nazlochay of urmia region, some damaged symptoms of another moth on the berries of grape were observed that caused by a coleophorid species determined as coleophora hemerobiella (scopoli). this species, which is newly reported from iran, also may be considered as a new pest of vineyards of ...

Codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a serious pest of pome fruit, is a threat to exportation of apples (Malus spp.) because of the possibility of shipping infested fruit. The need for alternatives to fumigants such as methyl bromide for quarantine security of exported fruit has encouraged the development of effective fumigants with reduced side effects. The endophytic...