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A Feeding Deterrent Effect Of A Water Extract Of Tansy (Tanacetum Vulgare L., Compositae) On Three Lepidopterous Larvae, Gary Brewer, Harold J. Ball

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

A tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L.) extract was made by grinding fresh tansy leaves in distilled water. The extract, when "painted" on broccoli leaf discs, was found to deter feeding of two of three lepidopterous larvae studied. When the tansy extract was "painted" on the entire body surfaces of the larvae of three lepi dopterous species, no deleterious reactions were observed.

The Fourth Hylobothynus: Spanning The Amazonian Gap (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae), Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Hylobothynus pontis Ratcliffe is described as new from Amazonian Brazil. A key and distribution map are provided for the four species in the genus Hylobothynus Ohaus.

A Trophic Analysis Of Three Species Of Elmidae From Polecat And Riley Creeks, Coles County, Ill., Robert D. Davis Jr.

Masters Theses

The food habits of Stenelmis sexlineata, Stenelmis vittipennis, Stenelmis crenata, and larval Stenelmis were studied in Polecat and Riley Creeks, Coles County, Illinois. Rock Scrapings were taken and compared with the gut analyses of the larval and adult beetles. These beetles were found to be scraper/collectors and detritivore/herbivores, generally scraping surfaces of rocks. Detritus, green algae, and diatoms were found to be the major categories present in both the rock scrapings and the gut analyses. The cellular contents of diatoms (chloroplasts and other cytoplasmic inclusions) were digested by the beetles. No conclusions regarding feeding preferences are made, …

Proteins And Surface Proteins Of Leishmania Promastigotes And Their Possible Relevance To The Characterisation Of Strains, R. Ramasamy, H. Jamnadas, M. J. Mutinga

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Ramasamy R., Jamnadas H. & Mutinga M.J. 1981. Proteins and surface proteins of Leishmania promastigotes and their possible relevance to the characterisation of strains. International Journal for Parasitology 11: 387-390. Two strains of Leishmania isolated from phlebotomine flies and another one from a patient with kala-azar were grown in culture as promastigotes. They were analysed for protein composition and surface proteins by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis after surface radiolabelling. Differences were observed in the characteristic patterns of proteins and surface proteins between the two strains that are likely to be Leishmania donovani and the other strain. Such differences may prove valuable …

Ecological And Genetic Separation Of Three Sympatric Species Of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) From The Kenya Coast, L. P. Lounibos, L. E. Munstermann

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Aedes ledgeri Huang, A. soleatus Edw. and A. calceatus Edw. of the group of A. aegypti (L.) of the subgenus Stegomyia collected on the coast of Kenya are distinguished on the strength of ecological and genetic (isozyme) data. The preferred oviposition sites of A. ledgeri and A. soleatus were tree holes above ground level, whereas A. calceatus favoured abandoned gastropod shells. A. ledgeri was most abundant in ecotonal habitats and A. soleatus in undisturbed forest At least two diagnostic enzyme loci separated each of the three species pairs. © 1981, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

Factors Affecting Insecticide-Induced Resurgence Of The Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata Lugens On Rice, S. Chelliah, E. A. Heinrichs

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Resurgence of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) on rice was induced by applications of decamethrin, methyl parathion, and diazinon. Differential mortality of predators and hoppers did not appear to be the primary factor for resurgence. Hoppers appeared to be attracted to methyl parathion and decamethrin treated plants because of plant growth. Improved plant growth, however, did not compensate for the increased feeding of the insecticide-treated hopper population, and plants treated with resurgence-causing insecticides succumbed to feeding injury earlier than untreated plants. Population increases were due in part to stimulation of reproduction of the hopper, either by contact action of …

A Technique For Physiologically Age-Grading Female Stable Flies, Stomoxys Calcitrans (L.), P. J. Scholl

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

A method of dissection followed by staining was initiated to allow physiological age- grading based on ovarian development in order to more completely describe the physiological development of adult female stable flies [Stomoxys calcitrans (L. )]. The gonotrophic developmental continuum from a non-differentiated cell in teneral females to mature eggs at the time of oviposition was first arbitrarily divided into six stages by using distinct landmarks within the developing oocyte . Then, nulliparous, uniparous, and biparous+ females were differentiated on the basis of the presence or absence of stained follicular relics in the ovariole sheaths. The combination of the …

Review Of North American Exomalopsis (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae) Parts I-Iv, Philip H. Timberlake

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This is the beginning of what is hoped will be a complete review of the North American species of bees in the genus Exomalopsis. This study follows the classification of Michener and Moure (1957) who distinguished Exomalopsis from numerous other neotropical and mostly South American genera of the Tribe Exomalopsini. They divide the genus into the subgenera Anthophorula, Anthophorisca, Diomalopsis, Megomalopsis, Phanomalopsis and Exomalopsis.

Alfalfa Insect Management Studies 1971-77, G. R. Manglitz, W. R. Kehr, D. L. Keith, J. M. Mueke, J. B. Campbell, R. L. Ogden, T. P. Miller

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Three tests in southwestern Nebraska during 1971 and 1972 evaluated insecticides against the army cutworm. Adult alfalfa weevils did not damage new second growth alfalfa in a small plot study during a 3-year period (1973-1975) at Gothenburg, NE. However, excellent control of larval alfalfa weevils was obtained. These results indicated a need to establish economic threshold levels for the alfalfa weevil in Nebraska to prevent unnecessary use of insecticides. Four tests to control the alfalfa weevil with registered insecticides verified the efficacy of these materials under Nebraska conditions. A series of tests conducted during 1975 at the Mead Field Laboratory …

Invertebrate Lebensspuren Of Holocene Floodplains: Their Morphology, Origin And Paleoecological Significance, Brett C. Ratcliffe, J. A. Fagerstrom

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Although rocks of floodplain origin are volumetrically important, they contain relatively few trace fossils; both abundance and diversity are low. Conversely, Holocene floodplain sediments locally contain abundant and diverse lebensspuren mostly produced by insects, spiders, nematodes, annelids and molluscs. At least 8 insect orders and 31 families include species that burrow in floodplain sediments and yet none of their lebensspuren are unique to this environment. Taxonomically dissimilar insects produce morphologically similar lebensspuren, and the same species, or individual, may produce very dissimilar lebensspuren. Thus, identification of tracemakers for rocks of floodplain origin is as difficult as for marine rocks. Trace …

Supplementary Studis On The Systematics Of The Genus Perdita (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) Part Ii, Philip H. Timberlake

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Supplementary Studies On The Systematics Of The Genus Perdita (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) Part Ll, P. H. Timberlake

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This is the second part of a study (1971) that is supplementary to my revision of the genus Perdita (1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1968). Herein are treated some 57 species, of which 44 are described as new and the synonymy of three species is given. New keys are provided for the subgenera Macroteropsis, Epimacrotera, Cockerellula, and the Octomaculata Group and Sphaeralceae Group of the subgenus Perdita. The key to Macroteropsis is new for the females of that group, that for Epimacrotera is a revision of the key in Part III (1958). The key to Cockerellula is …

Notes On The Biology Of Halictus (Halictus) Farinosus Smith (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), William P. Nye

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Describes the habitat, life history, foraging, social behavior, and nest architecture of the subsocial halictine bee Hal ictus (Hal ictus) farinosus Smith. The interplay of host-plant conditions with nest development and generations is discussed. Natural enemies and other associates are noted but not extensively treated.

Distribution And Ecology Of Cavernicolous Coleoptera In Bat Cave, Carter County, Kentucky, David Bruce Conn

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Sciences and Mathematics at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science by David Bruce Conn on April 28, 1980.

A Matter Of Taste, Or The Natural History Of Carrion Beetles, Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Beetles that eat writhing maggots and the decaying flesh and putrefaction of dead animals . . . what could be more macabre, repulsive, and in poor taste? [Well, possibly beetles that eat feces and have a rolling good time doing it (see my January Museum Notes).] Carrion beetles are an important part of a vast host of scavengers that are responsible for breaking down and recycling back into the ecosystem the basic elements locked inside each one of us. If it were not for these industrious scavenger beetles, we might all be surrounded by the partially decayed and mummified …

Take A Beetle To Lunch Today Or The Natural History Of Dung Beetles, Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

The appellation "dung beetles" refers to those scarab beetles that are usually found with animal feces either feeding on or depositing eggs in it. While this at first may seem like an incredibly unsavory topic, the fact remains that numerous creatures exist that feed on the waste products of other animals. And, as it turns out, it's a good thing they do.

The Scarabaeidae, or scarabs, is one of the larger families of beetles; it has 30,000 plus species worldwide and approximately 15,000 species in North America. (See my Museum Notes of March 1970.) The family is divided into subfamilies …

New Species Of Coprini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Taken From The Pelage Of Three Toed Sloths (Bradypus Tridactylus L.) (Edentata: Bradypodidae) In Central Amazonia With A Brief Commentary On Scarab-Sloth Relationships, Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Two of three species of Scarabaeidae associated with the three toed sloth in the vicinity of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil are described as new: Trichillum adisi and Uroxys besti. The pupa and third stage larva of T. adisi are described. Ecological aspects of the sloth-scarab associations are discussed.

Strategus Syphax (Fabr.):A Description Of The Third Instar Larva And Pupa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae : Dynastinae), Brett C. Ratcliffe, Fortune Chalumeau

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

The third instar larva and pupa of Strategus syphax (Fabr.) are described, and a key is presented for the known larvae of the genus Strategus.

Southern Pine Beetle Handbook: Woodpeckers And The Southern Pine Beetle, James Kroll, Richard N. Conner, Robert R. Fleet

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In 1974 the U.S. Department of Agriculture initiated the Combined Forest Pest Research and Development Program, an interagency effort that concentrated on the Douglas-fur tussock moth in the West, on the southern pine beetle in the South, and on the gypsy moth in the Northeast. The work reported in this publication was funded in part by the Program. This handbook is one in a series on the southern pine beetle.

The Clcindelidae Of Illinois, Ron Garner

Insect Population Studies

Publication year of this paper is actually unknown.

Twenty-one species of Cicindelidae occur in Illinois.

Among these are two species of Tetrecha ( carolina and virginica),

and nineteen species of Cicindela ( formosa, purpurea, limbalis,

splendida, duodecimguttata, renanda, hirticollis, tranauebarica,

scutellaris, sexguttata, patruela, J;illnctt1lata, rufiventris,

celeripes, curisitans, punctulata, cuprascens, macra and lepida).

The species named are identified by use of a key. Illinois

distributional records are listed for each species.

New Species Of North American Bees Of The Genus Dufourea (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) With Descriptions Of Two Previously Undescribed Females, George E. Bohart

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Thirteen new species of halictid bees in the genus Dufourea are described. Also described are females of two species known previously only from males. All are from the Western United States and northern Mexico.

Beekeeping Regions In The United States, William P. Nye

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Linkage Studies In Tribolium Confusum Duval (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), Halluma Mohamed Edongali

Theses Digitization Project

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Spider Community Organization : Seasonal Variation And The Role Of Vegetation Architecture, Cynthia L. Hatley, James A. Macmahon

Green Canyon Environmental Research Area, Logan Utah

The relationship between vegetation architecture and spider community attributes were examined in a big sage community. Spiders were separated into guilds using similarities of species' hunting behavior. Shrub architecture was experimentally manipulated in the field by either clippings 50% of the shrub's foliage to decrease foliage density or tying together a shrub's branches to increase foliage density. Shrub perturbations resulted in changes in the number of spider species, spider guilds and guild importance values. The number on spider species and guilds in the tied shrubs were significantly higher than those in the clipped or control shrubs sampled. Spider species diversity …

Identification Of Mosquitoes Of Anopheles Gambiae Species Complex A And B By Analysis Of Cuticular Components, D. A. Carlson, M. W. Service

Entomology Papers from Other Sources

Two important vectors of malaria in Africa, Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae), often occur sympatrically and cannot be distinguished morphologically. A chemical method was developed to identify individual laboratory-reared adult males or females of either species by extraction and analysis of cuticular components with gas chromatography. Statistically significant differences were seen between species when selected pairs of peaks were compared.

Observations Of Intercastes In Solenopsis Invicta Buren, B. Michael Glancey, R. K. Vander Meer, A. Glover, C. S. Lofgren

Entomology Papers from Other Sources

The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, exhibits classical polymorphism, which is defined as the coexistence of 2 or more functionally different castes of the same sex (Wilson 1971). The 2 basic castes are the worker and the female sexuals.

Honeydew Excretion Measurement Techniques For Determining Differential Feeding Activity Of Biotypes Of Nilaparvata Lugens On Rice Varieties, P. Paguia, M. D. Pathak, E. A. Heinrichs

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Techniques to quantify the feeding activity of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) on rice varieties as based on honeydew excretion are described, and their potential as a bioassay for biotype identification are discussed. Honeydew, excreted on filter paper, was stained with ninhydrin and quantified by measuring the area (mm²) or by weighing. Results were satisfactory but the methods were extremely tedious. Volumetric measurement of honeydew with micropipettes was less sensitive. The color intensity of one μliter honeydew streaked on filter paper and treated with 0.001% ninhydrin was determined with a Fujiox Densitometer. The method was relatively simple and rapid …

A Survey Of The Alfalfa Seed Chalcid In Central Kansas, Gary Brewer

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Twenty-three central Kansas counties were surveyed for the alfalfa seed chalcid, Bruchophagus roddi Guss. (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and its parasites from August 28 to September 6, 1979. The seed chalcid or evidence of its presence was found in all counties surveyed. Two hymenopterans, Tetrastichus bruchophagi Gahn (Eulophidae) and Liodontomerus perplexus Gahn (Torymidae), were the major parasites found; T. bruchophagi was about twice as common as L. perplex us. Other unidentified hymenopteran and dipteran parasites were occasionally found. In four counties, the seed chalcid was found free of parasites while in five other counties, only one parasite species was found with …

Arapaho Prairie, Arthur County, Nebraska: Approximate Ap Grid For Gis, Kathleen H. Keeler, A. T. Harrison, L. S. Vescio

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Grid map of field sites at Arapaho Prairie in Arthur County, Nebraska. Scale 1 5/16" = 1/4 mile. Shows permanently marked vegetation quadrats, blowouts and ravine washouts, roads, and 100' contour intervals. Part of the map was destroyed by mice. What remains of the map as of 2013 is shown.

Danos Causados À Soja Em Diferentes Níveis E Épocas De Infestação, Durante O Crescimento, Maria Helena M. Galileo, Elvis A. Heinrichs

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Foram avaliados os danos causados à soja (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) por Edessa meditabunda (Fabricius, 1794), em diferentes níveis e épocas de infestação, usando-se gaiolas de campo, no ano agrícola 1973/74. Os níveis de dois, quatro, seis e dez insetos por gaiola, atuando do florescimento pleno até iniciar-se o enchimento da semente, bem como as infestações desde o florescimento pleno até o final da maturação fisiológica da semente, não reduziram o rendimento, o número de vagens e de sementes, o número de sementes por vagens e o peso médio da semente. Igualmente, a percentagem de sementes danificadas, em diferentes …