Fopius arisanus (Sonan, 1932) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an egg-larval parasitoid used in control programs of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) and Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). In Brazil, C. capitata and Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) are considered the main tephritid pests of exotic and indigenous fruits. The objective of this study was to study the biology of F. arisanus in C. capitata an...

Studying the susceptibility of peach trees to Grapholita molesta (Busck) is one of the major steps in the development of pest-resistant peach varieties. This work evaluated the susceptibility of 55 genotypes of the "Prunus Rootstock Collection" ("Coleção Porta-enxerto de Prunus") of Embrapa Temperate Climate (Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) to the natural infestation of G. molesta, assessed...

pistachio green stink bug, acrosternum heegeri, is one of the most injuriously important and key pests of pistachio in iran. this pest causes major damages to fruits by feeding on them, and transmitting fungo desease nematospora coryli as studied on a selected population. biological characteristics and fertility life table parameters of the insect were collected from rafsanjan area. the bugs we...

Differential fertility is frequently overlooked as a meaningful force in longitudinal public opinion change. The researchers examine the effect of fertility on abortion attitudes, a useful case study due to their strong correlation with family size and high parent-child correlation. They test the hypothesis that the comparatively high fertility of pro-life individuals has led to a more pro-life...

The impact of a zoophytophagous, insect-free artificial diet upon the developmental rate, life table parameters, and fertility table parameters was examined over 11 consecutive generations for domesticated and wild colonies of Podisus maculiventris (Say) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). This study showed that the developmental time, preoviposition period, fecundity, and nymphal survival improved in...

for helpful discussions, Michael Haines for assistance with census tables, and state law librarians in many states for assistance with historical vice laws. Abstract This paper tests whether the fetal origins hypothesis, which posits that disparities in the pre-and perinatal environment can account for long-term disparities in life expectancy, is applicable to the case of variation in early cir...