The bionomy of Chelopistes meleagridis off the host was observed with the aim of better understanding the aspects of this species' life cycle. For this purpose, C. meleagridis adults were collected and maintained under controlled conditions to reproduce (35°C and RH > 80%), with turkey feathers as the food source. From the offspring of these lice, the development of 150 individuals was observed...

Our study compared different estimates of adult mosquito abundance (Pupal Demographic Survey [PDS], Human Landing Collection [HLC], Number of Bites declared by Citizens during interviews [NBC]) to the mean number of eggs laid in ovitraps. We then calculated a disease risk threshold in terms of number of eggs per ovitrap above which an arbovirus epidemic may occur. The study was conducted during...

Five experiments involving 3,100 settable eggs with living embryos of commercial broiler parent stock were conducted to determine the effect of ascorbic acid (AA) and cooling during egg incubation on embryonic weight, hatchability, percentage of cull chicks, embryonic mortality, and body weights of the hatched chicks. The treatments were carried out at 15, 15, 17, 11 and 19 d of incubation for ...

Eggs contain high quality protein, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, yet regular consumption is still met with uncertainty. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of consuming two eggs per day or a heart-healthy oatmeal breakfast on biomarkers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and satiety measures in a young, healthy population. Fifty subjects participated in a ra...

The life histories of succineids have received relatively little attention. To evaluate life history characteristics of Omalonyx matheroni, we studied a Brazilian population (Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Feliciano Miguel Abdala, in Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil) under laboratory conditions. The aims of the present study were (1) to describe in detail an appropriate rearing method;...

The effects of various salinity levels among (0‰, 5‰, 10‰, 15‰, and 20‰) for successful breeding of Common carp, Cyprinus carpio were investigated. The duration of study was 75 days. Ripe broodstock (30) having a mean weight (male 1027±2.4g and female 1084.8±23g) were selected and stocked into spawning tanks (2000-liter). The Ratio among male and female was 2:1. They were fed with commercial fl...

reproduction parameters for helicoverpa armigera (hübner) were determined and compared on 13 soybean varieties (dpx, l17, bp, clark, jk, 356, m4, m7, m9, gorgan3, sahar, zane and williams) at 25±1ºc, 65±5% rh over a photoperiod of 16:8 (l:d) hours. reproduction parameters were estimated for individual newly emerged moths, which had spent their immature stages on different soybean varieties. the...

BACKGROUND: Barley is one of the main important crops in the world, mainly used for animal feed and malt. OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to evaluate the comparisons of seed yield and its components, phenological and physiological traits of different barley cultivars under Lorestan environmental condition. METHODS: Current rese...

the diamondback moth, plutella xylostella (linnaeus, 1758) (lep.: plutellidae) is the most destructive insect pest of crucifer plants throughout the world. in order to study its seasonal population fluctuation, sampling was conducted in the cauliflower fields of south of tehran from late may until october 2011. one hectare cauliflower field in the middle of a large field was randomly selected i...