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• Select Functional analysis of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter gene family of Tribolium castaneum

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  Functional analysis of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter gene family of Tribolium castaneum

  Authors:Gunnar Broehan, Tobias Kroeger, Marcn Lorenzen, and Hans MerzendorferFrom:BMC Genomics (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 16, 201310,561 words Report 1420LBackground The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters belong to a large superfamily of proteins that have important physiological functions in all living organisms. Most are integral membrane proteins that transport...
• Select Antennal transcriptome analysis of the chemosensory gene families in the tree killing bark beetles, Ips typographus and Dendroctonus ponderosae(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

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  Antennal transcriptome analysis of the chemosensory gene families in the tree killing bark beetles, Ips typographus and Dendroctonus ponderosae(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

  Authors:Martin N Andersson, Ewald Grosse-Wilde, Christopher I Keeling, Jonas M Bengtsson, Macaire MS Yuen, Maria Li, et al.From:BMC Genomics (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 21, 20139,951 words Report 1400LBackground The European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, and the North American mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), are severe pests of coniferous forests. Both...
• Select Identification of maternally-loaded RNA transcripts in unfertilized eggs of Tribolium castaneum

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  Identification of maternally-loaded RNA transcripts in unfertilized eggs of Tribolium castaneum

  Authors:Kevin M Preuss, Jacqueline A Lopez, John K Colbourne, and Michael J WadeFrom:BMC Genomics (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 27, 20126,075 words Report 1470LBackground Maternal RNAs play a critical role in early development. Variation in the diversity and levels of maternally derived gene transcripts may be central to the origin of phenotypic novelty -- a longstanding...
• Select Pine Beetles: Spring 2003

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  Pine Beetles: Spring 2003

  Author:Joyce Compton BrownFrom:Appalachian Heritage (Vol. 38, Issue 1)

  Winter 2010 Brief article, Poem PINE BEETLES: SPRING 2003 Winter's wrung wrong side out on Linville Mountain. Poplars and maples glow green in the crevices but pine scrubs stand brown and dying in the roils. Their limbs drip grey snow on galax at...
• Select Patterns of functional enzyme activity in fungus farming ambrosia beetles

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  Patterns of functional enzyme activity in fungus farming ambrosia beetles

  Authors:Henrik H De Fine Licht and Peter H W BiedermannFrom:Frontiers in Zoology (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  June 6, 20127,504 words Report 1680LIntroduction In wood-dwelling fungus-farming weevils, the so-called ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae), wood in the excavated tunnels is used as a medium for cultivating fungi by the...
• Select Laboratory evaluation of efficacy of several formulations to control the lesser mealworm--Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)/Laboratorijska procjena ucinkovitosti nekoliko formulacija insekticida u suzbijanju manjeg brasnara Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797.) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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  Laboratory evaluation of efficacy of several formulations to control the lesser mealworm--Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)/Laboratorijska procjena ucinkovitosti nekoliko formulacija insekticida u suzbijanju manjeg brasnara Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797.) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

  Authors:Slavica Musta, Vlatka Rozman, and Vladimir SkvorcFrom:Veterinarski Arhiv (Vol. 83, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20132,865 words Report 1580LThe lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797.) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is a cosmopolitan and the most common pest in the global commercial poultry industry and is present in a growing number of poultry...
• Select A review of the leaf-beetle genus Chrysolina Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from Russia and European countries of the former USSR: I. a key to species with developed hind wings

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  A review of the leaf-beetle genus Chrysolina Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from Russia and European countries of the former USSR: I. a key to species with developed hind wings

  Author:A.O. BienkowskiFrom:Entomological Review (Vol. 90, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20107,134 words Article 900LAn illustrated key to the species and subspecies of Chrysolina Motschulsky, distributed in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, and the Baltic countries, is given and provided with data on the distribution and host...
• Select A review of the genus Psylliodes Latreille (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) of the Fauna of Russia and neighboring countries: II. An annotated list of species

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  A review of the genus Psylliodes Latreille (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) of the Fauna of Russia and neighboring countries: II. An annotated list of species

  Author:K.S. NadeinFrom:Entomological Review (Vol. 90, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 201025,640 words Bibliography 720LAn annotated list of species of the genus Psylliodes from Russia and neighboring countries is presented. The list embraces the territory of the former USSR and Mongolia and includes 65 species and 2 subspecies of 3...
• Select Blackburnia riparia, new species (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Platynini): a novel element in the Hawaiian riparian insect fauna

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  Blackburnia riparia, new species (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Platynini): a novel element in the Hawaiian riparian insect fauna

  Authors:James K. Liebherr and Andrew E.Z. ShortFrom:Journal of the New York Entomological Society (Vol. 114, Issue 1-2) Peer-Reviewed

  January-April 20066,177 words Report 1390LAbstract.--Blackburnia riparia, new species is described from the summit of Mt. Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, incorporated into a phylogenetic analysis of Blackburnia Sharp, and thereby placed as the adelphotaxon to two...
• Select American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus). (Region 5)

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  American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus). (Region 5)

  From:Endangered Species Bulletin (Vol. 28, Issue 2)

  March-April 2003130 words Brief article American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) Reintroduction of this carrion beetle continues on Nantucket Island, off the coast of Massachusetts. The Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island, has reared...
• Select MATERNAL EFFECTS MEDIATE HOST EXPANSION IN A SEED-FEEDING BEETLE

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  MATERNAL EFFECTS MEDIATE HOST EXPANSION IN A SEED-FEEDING BEETLE

  Authors:CHARLES W. FOX and UDO M. SAVALLIFrom:Ecology (Vol. 81, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20003,315 words Article CHARLES W. Fox [1] Louis Calder Center, Biological Field Station and Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, 53 Whippoorwill Road, Box K, Armonk, New York 10504 USA Abstract. Texas ebony...
• Select Southern pine beetle-induced mortality of pines with natural and artificial red-cockaded woodpecker cavities in Texas

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  Southern pine beetle-induced mortality of pines with natural and artificial red-cockaded woodpecker cavities in Texas

  Authors:Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, D. Craig Rudolph, and Robert N. CoulsonFrom:Wilson Bulletin (Vol. 110, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 19985,458 words Article !!! BEGIN AUTH ABST Southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis) infestation is the major cause of mortality for Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) cavity trees in loblolly (Pinus taeda) and shortleaf (P....
• Select Nutrition mediates reproductive trade-offs with age-specific mortality in the beetle Callosobruchus maculatus

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  Nutrition mediates reproductive trade-offs with age-specific mortality in the beetle Callosobruchus maculatus

  Authors:Marc Tatar and James R. CareyFrom:Ecology (Vol. 76, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 19955,541 words Article Trade-offs between mortality and reproduction play a central role in theories of life history and of senescence. Yet the fundamental question of how reproduction affects mortality is unresolved. We simultaneously...
• Select Losses of red-cockaded woodpecker cavity trees to southern pine beetles

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  Losses of red-cockaded woodpecker cavity trees to southern pine beetles

  Authors:Richard N. Conner and D. Craig RudolphFrom:Wilson Bulletin (Vol. 107, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 19954,408 words Article Over an 11-year period (1983-1993), we examined the southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis) infestation rate of single Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) cavity trees on the Angelina National Forest in...
• Select Gotcha! Tiny lady beetles have big biocontrol potential

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  Gotcha! Tiny lady beetles have big biocontrol potential

  Author:Jim De QuattroFrom:Agricultural Research (Vol. 43, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 19952,465 words Cover story Non-native lady beetles are important to the biological control of agricultural pests. Many of these beetles are transported accidentally on ships from foreign ports, and many colonized areas near seaports. Beetles that...
• Select Communal breeding in burying beetles

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  Communal breeding in burying beetles

  Author:Michelle Pellissier ScottFrom:American Scientist (Vol. 84, Issue 4)

  July-August 19963,579 words Article The burying beetle Nicrophorus tomentosus exhibits a form of cooperative behavior in the way it utilizes dead animals as a food source for its larvae. Carcasses of medium-sized animals such as voles and young chipmunks...
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  Preface

  Author:A.G. PonomarenkoFrom:Paleontological Journal (Vol. 49, Issue 13) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 17, 20152,934 words Article 1100LBeetles are one of the most diverse animal orders in the number of species. Regarding this parameter, they can only be rivaled by some other insect orders. A total of about 400000 beetle species have been described to...
• Select Intraguild Predation Behaviour of Ladybirds in Semi-Field Experiments Explains Invasion Success of Harmonia axyridis

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  Intraguild Predation Behaviour of Ladybirds in Semi-Field Experiments Explains Invasion Success of Harmonia axyridis

  Authors:C. Lidwien Raak-van den Berg, Hendrika J. De Lange, and Joop C. Van LenterenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 16, 20127,756 words Article 1340LAuthor(s): C. Lidwien Raak-van den Berg 1 , * , Hendrika J. De Lange 2 , Joop C. Van Lenteren 1 Introduction Since its introduction as a biological control agent, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera,...
• Select On the Eyes of Male Coffee Berry Borers as Rudimentary Organs

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  On the Eyes of Male Coffee Berry Borers as Rudimentary Organs

  Authors:Fernando E. Vega, Ann Simpkins, Gary Bauchan, Francisco Infante, Matthew Kramer, and Michael F. LandFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20, 20144,040 words Article 1380LAuthor(s): Fernando E. Vega 1,*, Ann Simpkins 1, Gary Bauchan 2, Francisco Infante 3, Matthew Kramer 4, Michael F. Land 5 Introduction I believe that disuse ... has led in successive generations to the gradual...
• Select Laboratory evaluation of the bio-pesticide and synthetic insecticides against sugarcane white grub Holotrichia nagpurensis in Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh

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  Laboratory evaluation of the bio-pesticide and synthetic insecticides against sugarcane white grub Holotrichia nagpurensis in Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh

  Authors:Sandeep Kumar, Manmohan Kumar, Vishvendra, Partap Singh, and C.S. PrasadFrom:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology (Vol. 10, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20163,074 words Report 1440LLaboratory experiments were conducted in bio-control laboratory, SVPUA&T, Modipuram during 2011-12 and 2012-13 to evaluate the effectiveness of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae,...