Pentodontini is the most diverse tribe of Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), and most of the genera are restricted to a single biogeographic region. In this work, the taxonomic composition of the Pentodontini in Colombia was determined, and genera and species were diagnosed based on external morphology and male genitalia. Records of 1,580 specimens from 31 departments and 398 localities in ...

The aims of this research were to compare effectiveness fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae control larva population horn beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) at the same dosage 40 gram/2m2 determine infection rate on beetle. This was conducted Gunung Mas village, Batu Ampar county, Tanah Laut district, South Kalimantan province. used Completed Random Design nonfactorial with 2 factors t...

Beetles represent the largest insect order and they display extreme morphological, ecological and behavioral diversity, which makes them ideal models for evolutionary studies. Here, we present the draft genome of the scarab beetle Oryctes borbonicus, which has a more basal phylogenetic position than the two previously sequenced pest species Tribolium castaneum and Dendroctonus ponderosae provid...

Rhinoceros beetles of the species Oryctes boas and O. monoceros were used in this investigation. Both species are large, weighing about 3*5 g and having a wing span of about 10 cm. There appears to be no difference in the flight motors of the two species. The beetles are common in sugar-cane fields and in well-established compost and manure heaps in Natal. The animals were kept in compost in me...

The use of many psychotropic drugs (PDs) is associated with increased caloric intake, significant weight gain, and metabolic disorders. nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) has been used to study the effects PDs on food intake. However, little known about body fat C. elegans. In elegans, feeding behavior metabolism are regulated through independent mechanisms. This aims evaluate intake ...

salicylic acid (sa) plays a key role in plant disease resistance and hyper-sensitive cell death but is also implicated in hardening responses to abiotic stress. the aim of this study is to examine the effects of salicylic acid on the growth, eco-physiological and biochemical characteristics in zinnia elegans plant exposed to copper stress. effects of copper (cu) on biomass, root length and shoo...