The gall-midge Asteromyia carbonifera induces blister-like galls on the leaves of Canadian goldenrod, Solidago canadensis (Compositae). Female midges deposit one to five offspring per gall. During their brief adult existence, ...

The concentration and ecological magnification of selected organochlorine pesticides in aquatic organisms of the Lake Decatur watershed in central Illinois were determined in this study. A review of the use of persistent ...

The diverse mosquito species occurring in African rice agro-ecosystems have been scarcely studied despite the strong link between irrigated rice cultivation and mosquito-borne disease. Studies were conducted to determine ...

Laboratory studies on D. insulare revealed that it was better synchronized with its host when it developed in second instars, where survival to cocoon formation and adult emergence was also significantly higher than in ...

Trapping surveys that target wood-boring insects are usually deployed in the forest understory simply for convenience, but the abundance and species diversity of captured insects may be greatly influenced by the height of ...

Bees were assayed in the lab for flight and metabolic capacity. The CA- group had significantly fewer flightworthy bees and significantly lower metabolic capacity than control groups. MCA- bees were intermediate and not ...

I examined lutein sequestration by sixth instars from populations in western North America that experience different UV intensities, as well as host plant furanocoumarins. Total furanocoumarins and total linear furanocoumarins ...