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1 day ago · LOKO YLE, TOFFA J, DJEGBE I et al. Combined effects of the assassin bug alloeocranum biannulipes mont. And sign. (hemiptera: reduviidae) and botanical powders in the control of the stored yam chips beetle, dinoderus porcellus lesne (coleoptera : bostrichidae) [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review].
Jun 28, 2024 · Chagas disease, infection with the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. It is transmitted to humans by bloodsucking reduviid bugs and is endemic in most rural areas of Central and South America. Chagas disease was discovered in 1908–09 by Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas.
3 days ago · Consistent with all insects, the anatomy of the termite thorax consists of three segments: the prothorax, the mesothorax and the metathorax. Each segment contains a pair of legs. On alates, the wings are located at the mesothorax and metathorax, which is consistent with all four-winged insects.
1 day ago · Assassin bugs are predatory insects that lurk among foliage and on flowers to ambush other insects as food. These critters number more than 160 species and, ... The shrike's family name, ...
2 days ago · Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera ( / koʊliːˈɒptərə / ), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects.
5 days ago · A new guide in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management outlines the important insect pests of sorghum—such as the false chinch bug ( Nysius raphanus )—and shares management options including host-plant resistance, selective insecticides, and natural enemies for various sorghum pests of concern.
4 days ago · Reduviidae: Assassin Bugs – This is a large group of predaceous bugs which are usually blackish or brownish in colour. Most species prey on other insects, but a few are blood-sucking and will bite humans and other animals.
