With about 2500 species the Lymantriinae as part of the Erebidae is spread all over the world. They are generally small or medium sized, mostly nocturnal moths, of black, white, brown or grey colour. Most species possess a strongly marked sexual dimorphism in that the males are often much smaller...

Disturbances are increasingly becoming a challenge for the management of forest ecosystems. In extreme cases, tipping points can be reached leading to a fundamental change in ecosystems and causing distinct decreases in ecosystem ser- vices' supply and biodiversity. In this study, we are presenting ...

Herbivorous insects from diverse feeding guild cause defoliation with different intensity and dissimilar tissue effects. We studied the effects on water relations and morpho-structural and hydraulic traits of Prunus avium leaves caused by two different patterns of artificial herbivory (the window...

34 types of pests were found on haloxylon and other sand-retaining plants planted in the dry area of the Aral Sea. The main dominant species of these pests are large and small haloxylon humpback grasshoppers. When the insecticide Imitrin 20% sus.K. was tested on humpback grasshoppers at 0.05 L/ha...

A new method of staining caterpillars using carbol fuchsin has been proposed. The recommended time of dipping larvae into carbol fuchsin is more than 2 minutes. Studying of stained specimens was carried out in glass containers filled with eucalyptus oil. Examination of stained specimens in alcohol...

In this study, a survey for determining the pseudococcid mealybug (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) complex of bamboo was conducted in several provinces in Sumatra and Java Island-Indonesia, a part of Indo-Asian regions. The research collected 85 mealybug specimens consisting of five species ...

This study aimed to determine the insecticidal effectiveness of commercial fast- and slow-acting termiticides against Reticulitermes speratus by observing the changes in its activity patterns over time. Both the Petri dish and planar arena methods were used to evaluate colony mortality and activity ...

Herein, we newly added Autosticha kyotensis (Matsumura, 1931) to Korea fauna. Adult and genitalia illustrations of the species are provided with a world checklist of the genus including each type localities and distributional data.

Floriculture science and urban forestry landscape architecture are 2 dynamic fields that intersect agriculture, horticulture, urban planning and environmental science. In the realm of floriculture, advanced technologies drive the cultivation of ornamental plants in controlled environments,...

A new species of Neotropical Camerobiidae from Peru, Neophyllobius (Neophyllobius) unpensis sp. nov. is described from the leaves of a native forest tree of Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae), based on females and protonymphs. The new stilt-legged mite was found in the spring, summer, and autumn, but...