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Distribution and assemblage structure of black flies of the western Aures Mountains, Algeria (Diptera: Simuliidae)
Besides their important ecological role in flowing waters, blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) may pose medical and veterinary risks. For seventeen months, …
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Identification of alternative hosts of the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in West Africa
Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) reached West Africa in 2012 and has since become a major tomato pest. Various …
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Review of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on potatoes in South Africa, with special reference to biological control using entomopathogens and parasitoids
Although agriculture is crucial to economic growth in South Africa, the industry faces several challenges, including the effects of pests …
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Attractiveness of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and plum (Prunus salicina Lindl. cv. Sapphire) flower volatiles to female Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895)
Producers in the Western Cape province of South Africa are looking towards a push-pull strategy to reduce oviposition damage to …
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The parasitic impact of Romanomermis iyengari Welch (Nematoda: Mermithidae) on the survival and biology of the common mosquito, Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae)
The extensive use of chemical insecticides to control mosquitoes led to the development of insecticide resistance and environmental health hazards. …
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Southern African vernacular names of Solifugae (Arachnida) and their meanings
The order Solifugae (Arachnida) often has the word ‘spider’ (e.g. sunspider, camelspider) or ‘scorpion’ (e.g. windscorpion) as the main descriptor …
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Description of the male of Rediviva steineri Kuhlmann, 2012 (Hymenoptera: Melittidae), an endemic oil-collecting bee species from South Africa
We describe the male of Rediviva steineri Kuhlmann, 2012; distinguished by the shape and the margin of the apical plate …
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A preliminary assessment of the physiological and morphological correlates of beetle aggression in an emerging sugarcane pest, Cacosceles newmannii (Thomson, 1877) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Understanding the morphological and physiological correlates of competitive behaviours can provide important insights into the ecology of competition, home range …