Description and Key for Third-Instar Larvae of the Most Common Flesh Fly Species (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) with Forensic Importance in an Urban Ecosystem in Colombia [0.03%]
Carolina Henao-Sepúlveda,Eliana Buenaventura,Marta Wolff
Carolina Henao-Sepúlveda
Sarcophagidae (flesh flies; Diptera) include numerous species of socio-economic, medical, veterinary, and forensic importance, as their immature stages develop in the tissues of humans and other animals. Species identification is challengin...
Distribution and Seasonality of Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Theobald, 1901 in the Coastal Plain of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Ecological and Epidemiological Implications [0.03%]
Paulino Siqueira Ribeiro,Cássio Lázaro da Silva-Inacio,Francielly Felchicher et al.
Paulino Siqueira Ribeiro et al.
Aedeomyia squamipennis is the only Neotropical representative of a genus recognized for its ornithophilic behavior and potential involvement in the transmission of avian malaria and arboviruses. Despite its broad distribution in South Ameri...
Juliana Hipólito,Carmen Sílvia Soares Pires,Jeferson Gabriel da Encarnação Coutinho et al.
Juliana Hipólito et al.
This article reviews existing and proposed Brazilian policies aimed at promoting the conservation and sustainable use of wild and managed pollinators. Emphasis is placed on strategies for habitat conservation and restoration, as well as the...
Intelligent Pest Recognition Based on Improved Convolutional Neural Networks with Multi-scale Hybrid Attention Module [0.03%]
Jiangong Ni
Jiangong Ni
Pests represent a formidable challenge to agricultural production, significantly affecting both the quantity and quality of agricultural outputs. The timely detection, prevention, and mitigation of pest damage are paramount to ensuring the ...
Colonization and Age Structure of Dalbulus maidis Population in Maize Crops During the Vegetative Stage in the Brazilian Cerrado [0.03%]
Tiago Barbosa de Carvalho,Mayara Cristina Lopes,Ricardo de Castro Dias et al.
Tiago Barbosa de Carvalho et al.
Dalbulus maidis is a key pest and vector of maize pathogens in Latin America. Understanding the field population dynamics of D. maidis is essential for improving management strategies and reducing the risk of pathogen transmission in maize....
Mosquitocidal Activity and Enzyme Inhibition of Citrus sinensis Essential Oil Against Anopheles gambiae: In Vivo and In Silico Insights [0.03%]
Abiola Olajumoke Solomon,Wahab Oluwanisola Okunowo,Akinniyi Adediran Osuntoki et al.
Abiola Olajumoke Solomon et al.
The growing resistance of Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902 to synthetic insecticides poses a major challenge to malaria control, driving interest in botanical alternatives. This study assessed the mosquitocidal and enzyme-inhibitory potential ...
Contribution of the Termite Nasutitermes itapocuensis (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) to the Estimation of the Postmortem Interval in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil [0.03%]
Anderson Gaedke,Paulo Miamoto,Victor Wilson Botteon et al.
Anderson Gaedke et al.
In August 2024, a human skeleton was found in a forested area in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The human remains were partially buried and hidden by vegetation. Analysis of the anthropological profile was consistent with that of a...
Vini Gbami Silva Ferreira,Yuri Ribeiro Diogo,Hipólito Ferreira Paulino-Neto et al.
Vini Gbami Silva Ferreira et al.
Solitary bees exhibit morphological variation influenced by environmental conditions and larval nutrition; however, the extent to which these factors interact remains insufficiently explored, particularly in tropical dry ecosystems. In this...
João Victor Ladislau,Juliana Hipólito,Eduardo Freitas Moreira et al.
João Victor Ladislau et al.
The açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea) is a key economic resource in the Amazon region. Despite this, studies on its floral visitors in Amazonas state remains scarce, outdated, lack species identifications and inferences about their role as pol...
Screening and Pathogenic Potential of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell. 1929) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) [0.03%]
Asmae Azzouzi,Hamza Anejjar,Siham Boutaib et al.
Asmae Azzouzi et al.
The cactus pear sector in Morocco remains seriously threatened by the cactus cochineal, Dactylopius opuntiae, the primary pest of Opuntia species worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate the entomopathogenic potential of fungi...