A number of fragmentary reports suggest that the endangered diving beetle Cybister japonicus larvae feed on tadpoles, fish, and aquatic insects. However, no quantitative study on the feeding habits of C. japonicus larvae has been reported. In this study, field observations and rearing experiments were carried out to show the feeding ecology of C. japonicus larvae. Unlike previous commentaries, ...

Between August 2000 and August 2001, 12,216 fish of 73 species were purchased from several local markets in Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand, and examined for the presence of Gnathostoma larvae. Almost all species were fresh-water fish that had grown naturally, rather than raised commercially. Eight species were found to be infected with gnathostome larvae. The overall prevalence was 5.1% (626/1...

european corn borer, ostrinia nubilalis hb. is a polyphagous insect, recognizing world widely as the predominant pest of maize. in this research the relative resistance of eleven hybrids of maize was evaluated in a field in agricultural and natural resources research center of moghan. this experiment was conducted in three replicates in a complete randomized block design. for comparison of the ...

Six species of cyclopoid copepods in New Orleans were tested for biological control of Aedes albopictus larvae in discarded tires. Six to 8 weeks after introduction, Diacyclops navus, Acanthocyclops vernalis, Mesocyclops ruttneri and Mesocyclops edax reduced the number of Ae. albopictus larvae by 83, 90, 95 and 96%, respectively. Macrocyclops albidus and Mesocyclops longisetus were the most eff...

the identification of different species of simuliidae, also called “black fly”, is based on particular structure of oral and terminal appendages of their larvae add also on the special morphology of adults and pupaes. because of their considerable flight range, the problem of finding their resting places, and also the difficulties of collecting the adult flies, breeding of this insect, in the l...

laboratory and field experiments were conducted to determine the efficacy of some insecticides on the control of sarta longhorned beetle, aeolesthes sarta solsky adults and larvae. in the laboratory, three pairs of mated and non-oviposited adults were released on the logs of field elm, ulmus minor mill that had been treated with chlorpyrifos, carbaryl, permethrin or imidacloprid. in the field e...