Browsing Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola by Subject "Coleoptera"
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Assessing the specificity of a herbivore on a plant of uncertain phylogenetic placing: Listronotus elongatus a herbivore of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
(2017)Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Araliaceae) is an aquatic plant native to the Americas and invasive in Europe. This work reports laboratory and garden studies on the host range of its main natural enemy, the weevil Listronotus ... -
Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis
(2017)The avoidance of infested squares of Gossypium hirsutum as oviposition substrate by females of Anthonomus grandis was studied following two approaches. First, the preference for oviposition in infested versus non-infested ... -
Factores de virulencia de Bacilus thuringiensis y su utilización para el control de coleópteros de alto impacto en el sector agropecuario
(Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2017-03)La necesidad de contar con herramientas seguras y efectivas para el manejo de plagas, alternativas o complementarias a los insecticidas químicos, estimula el interés en usar entomopatógenos como agentes de biocontrol. ... -
Transcriptomic Survey of the Midgut of Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
(Entomological Society of America, 2014-11)Anthonomus grandis Boheman is a key pest in cotton crops in the New World. Its larval stage develops within the flower bud using it as food and as protection against its predators. This behavior limits the effectiveness ...