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Factors affecting success of galls of Aditrochus coihuensis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) = Factores que afectan el éxito de las agallas de Aditrochus coihuensis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
(Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2011-12)Galls of Aditrochus coihuensis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) were collected from their host tree, the southern beech Nothofagus dombeyi, near San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, during the spring of 2007. Galls were carefully ... -
Factors driving historic intercontinental invasions of European pine bark beetles
(Springer, 2022-06)Largely assisted by global trade, alien insect species are being introduced into new territories at unprecedented rates. Among forest insects, pine bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) are a large and diverse ... -
Factors influencing the effectiveness of group interactions among international and interdisciplinary early‑career researchers working toward environmental sustainability in climate change
(Springer, 2022-11)Global warming is a current problem that needs to be addressed by collaborating with researchers from different disciplines and expertise. There is a concern about training the next generation of scientists to holistically ... -
Falla en la eficacia de dos formulaciones de ivermectina contra Psoroptes ovis (Hering, 1838) en ovinos
(Faculta de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 2020-06)El presente trabajo evaluó la relación entre la eficacia y la farmacocinética de dos formulaciones comerciales inyectables de ivermectina (IVM) en ovinos merino adultos artificialmente infestados con Psoroptes ovis. Los ... -
Fatal stagger poisoning by consumption of Festuca argentina (Speg.) Parodi in goats from Argentine Patagonia
(Elsevier, 2020-10-30)The present study describes the spontaneous and experimental poisoning of goats by Festuca argentina in Argentine Patagonia. In April 2017, eight seven-month-old Creole male goats were accidentally introduced into a paddock ... -
Fibre quality of South American camelids in Argentina: a review
(FAO, 2015)Argentina’s annual camelidfibre production is estimated at 60 000 kg for llama (Lama glama), somewhat more than 2 000 kg for gua-naco (Lama guanicoe) and about 845 kg for vicuña (Vicugna vicugna). The potential for increasing ... -
Field preferences of the Social Wasp Vespula germanica (Hymenoptera: Vespide) for Protein-rich Baits
(2013-09)Las preferencias alimentarias mostrados por forrajeo insectos son importantes desde una perspectiva fundamental y en el control de plagas. Se estudió la preferencia de un invasiva avispa, V. germanica, de alimentos ricos ... -
First detection of the cosmopolitan invader Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Argentina
(Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019-08-12)Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann is a conifer seed bug, native to North America. This species is considered invasive and has reached several countries in the Northern Hemisphere and most recently Chile in South America. ... -
First report of in vitro resistance of Psoroptes ovis to ivermectin in Argentina
(Elsevier, 2022-04)Sheep scab, or psoroptic mange, a disease caused by the mite Psoroptes ovis, is commonly treated with ivermectin (IVM) and other macrocyclic lactones. In Argentina, in vivo trials have shown a decrease in IVM effectiveness ... -
First study of host-plant preferences of Sinopla perpunctatus (Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae), a stink bug from the Andean-Patagonic forest
(Florida Entomological Society, 2014-06)Host plants of phytophagous insects are not equally attractive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the host-plant behavior of Sinopla perpunctatus Signoret (Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae) and determine which parameters ... -
Flexible foraging decisions made by workers of the social wasp Vespula germanica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in response to different resources: influence of ontogenetic shifts and colony feedback
(Wiley, 2022-04)Decisions made by foraging animals conform a complex process based on the integration of information from multiple external environmental stimuli and internal physiological signals, which in turn are modulated by individual ... -
Following the star: Inflorescence heliotropism
(Elsevier, 2018-03)Plant movements in response to directional solar radiation, known as “heliotropism” are frequently observed in nature. Although there is a considerable amount of literature on these movements in vegetative organs, knowledge ... -
Food and Host Searching Decisions Made by Ibalia leucospoides (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae), a Parasitoid of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera:Siricidae)
(2012-07)During their adult life, parasitoids—insects that lay eggs in or on other arthropods eventually killing them- spend a significant proportion of their lifetime searching for hosts, this behavior will determine their future ... -
Food habits of Oligoryzomys longicaudatus (Rodentia) in a steppe–forest transitional area of Argentinean Patagonia
(Asociación Argentina de Ecología, 2014)We described the spatial and seasonal variation of feeding habits of Oligoryzomys longicaudatus in four environments of the steppe-forest transition zone of Argentinean Patagonia. Composition of fecal pellets collected ... -
Food partitioning between the Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) and the introduced hare (Lepus europaeus) in the Monte desert, Argentina
(Taylor & Francis, 1997)In the semiarid Monte desert, Río Negro province, the mara (Dolichotis patagonum) and the European hare (Lepus europaeus), which was introduced about hundred years ago, today occur sympatrically, as in many regions of ... -
Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Optimization, Reproducibility, and Scalability of High-Yield Production of Virus-Like Particles for a Next-Generation Vaccine
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09)Inactivated Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine has proven to be effective in the control of the disease. However, its production has some disadvantages, including the costly biosafety facilities required for the production ... -
Forage ofering and seasonal intake comparisons to evaluate European rabbit threat in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia
(Springer Nature, 2022-07-05)Background: The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L. 1758) was introduced into diferent regions of the world, generating signifcant trade-ofs that critically impacted native vegetation. Here, we evaluate the rabbit’s ... -
Foraging behavior interactions between two non-native social wasps, Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : implications for invasion success?
(2016-01)Vespula vulgaris is an invasive scavenging social wasp that has very recently arrived in Patagonia (Argentina), a territory previously invaded – 35 yrs earlier – by another wasp, Vespula germanica. Although V. vulgaris ... -
Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
(Wiley Online Library, 2019-10)Foraging niche separation may be a mechanism to promote coexistence of two competing species by concentrating intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition. The present study investigated foraging behaviour ... -
From farm scale to village scale trade-offs : cereal crop residues use in an agro-pastoral system of the Sudanian zone of Burkina Faso
(2015-03)Traditionally, cereal crop harvest residues are communally grazed by the ruminant herds of villagers and transhumant pastoralists in the agro-pastoral systems which predominate in the savannah zone of West Africa. We ...