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Dispositivo para controle populacional de insetos: com ênfase no aedes aegypti
(Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCampo MouraoBrasilInovações TecnológicasUTFPR, 2019-11-18)
Due to the frequent epidemics caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, many control and monitoring procedures are used. The former are characterized by the possibility of possible intoxication and the latter by inaccuracy. ...
Effects of residential energy-saving lamps on the attraction of nocturnal insects
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2015-05-01)
Many species of insects display a disposition to move towards light. As a consequence, nocturnal artificial lighting often contributes to an increase in insect population among humans. We tested the hypothesis that residential ...
Effective insect recognition using a stacked autoencoder with maximum correntropy criterion
(International Neural Network Society – INNSIEEE Computational Intelligence SocietyKillarney, 2015-07)
Throughout the history, insects had been intimately connected to humanity, in both positive and negative ways. Insects play an important part in crop pollination, on the other hand, some of them spread diseases that kill ...
Saproxylic Beetle Assemblage Selection as Determining Factor of Species Distributional Patterns: Implications for Conservation
(Oxford Univ Press, 2016)
The knowledge of the distributional patterns of saproxylic beetles is essential for conservation biology due to the relevance of this fauna in the maintenance of ecological processes and the endangerment of species. The ...
Traslucent pheromone traps increase trapping efficiency of ambrosia beetle Megaplatypus mutatus
(Elsevier, 2011-06)
Megaplatypus mutatus (=Platypus mutatus) is an ambrosia beetle native to South America. Unlike most ambrosia beetles, it attacks only living trees, penetrating the xylem of its host by boring long tunnels. These galleries ...
The relationship between CDC light‐trap and human‐bait catches of endophagic sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Peruvian Andes
(Wiley, 1995)
A study was carried out in the Peruvian Andes to test the suitability of CDC light traps for monitoring changes in the human-landing rate of endophagic phlebotomine sandflies, following house-spraying with pyrethroid ...
Dispersion Pattern of Giant Cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in a Brazilian Coffee Plantation
(2020-10-01)
The giant cicada Quesada gigas (Olivier, 1790) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) is a major pest of coffee plants in Brazil. To ensure the rational management and ecological equilibrium, information about the behavior, dispersion, ...
Movement of Spodoptera frugiperda Adults (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Maize in Brazil
(Florida Entomological Soc, 2011-09-01)
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is one of the most important maize pests in the Americas and particularly in South America. With the adoption of genetically modified plants expressing Bacillus ...
Movement of Spodoptera frugiperda Adults (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Maize in Brazil
(Florida Entomological Soc, 2011-09-01)
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is one of the most important maize pests in the Americas and particularly in South America. With the adoption of genetically modified plants expressing Bacillus ...