The use of mulching, compost, and their interaction on organic residue (OR) decomposition rate (k), time decay, primming effect, soil organisms’ community composition was tested in a 16-year P. pyrifolia field experiment conducted from January 2020 to June 2021. A 2 × factorial design used with compost mulching as the two factors within four blocks. OR characterized by using litter bags differe...

Para México, el maíz (Zea mays L.) es uno de los cultivos con mayor importancia cultural y económica. Uno problemas que disminuyen su producción la presencia plagas primarias, al ser controladas insecticidas químicos contribuyen a aparición otras consideradas secundarias, como ácaros. En cultivo se han registrado nueve especies ácaros pertenecen las familias Acaridae Tetranychidae una especie s...

The biology of many arthropods can only be understood when their associated microbiome is considered. The nutritional requirements of the bulb mite Rhizoglyphus robini Claparede (Acari: Astigmata: Acaridae) in the laboratory have been shown to be very easily satisfied, and in the field the mites prefer fungus-infected over uninfected plants. To test whether symbiotic bacteria facilitate the sur...

House dust mites are of immense importance to human beings because of their positive role in causing various kinds of allergenic manifestations such as: allergic rhinitis, asthma, dermatitis and conjunctivitis as reported from different regions of the globe including India. The study was carried out in August 2012 to September 2013. During this period 200 dust samples collected from the human d...