Latest posts tagged with #InsectRearing on Bluesky
New work in #RESAgForestEnt
Host identity and quality drive #parasitoid fitness and have implications for #biocontrol
doi.org/10.1111/afe.70029
#Ichneumonidae #Pyralidae #InsectRearing #ShortComm
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Looking to attend #IAFF25 and network with professionals in the fields of #FoodProduction, #InsectRearing, ethics and #Entomophagy?
Register for the Insects as Food and Feed Special Interest Group conference before 17:00 (GMT), Monday 22 September 2025 to secure your spot 🔽
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Sterile insect technique (Parasitology 🧬)
The sterile insect technique is a method of biological insect control, whereby overwhelming numbers of sterile insects are released into the wild. The released insects are preferably male, as this is more […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
If only mosquito eggs were the price of chicken eggs...A peek inside our insectary! 🦟
#mosquitoes #insectrearing
Any idea of what it could be?
Unusual high larval mortality in our Ophraella communa rearing led us to these mites. Initially we thought they were thrips predators, but finding eggs on a larva makes me wonder: could they be the cause? 🤔
#Entomology #InsectRearing
Figure 1. Description of damage and habits of Copturomimushustachei. a. Female building viviposition chamber. b. Viviposition chamber. c. Eggs, placed horizontally and vertically. d. Branch death. e. Pupation chamber. f. Adult emerging from stem. g. Symptom of larva damage. h. Adult exit orifice.
#LiteratureNotice Moreno-Gaviria et al. Biology of Copturomimus hustachei Kissinger, 1957 (#Coleoptera: #Curculionidae), a stem and branch borer of avocado (Persea americana) in Colombia. doi.org/10.25100/soc... #Beetle #Beetles #TrueWeevils #InsectRearing
