The invertebrates that they feed on, such as non-biting midges (Chironomidae larvae and pupae), blackfly larvae (Simuliidae), and mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera), are also a primary food source for ...

previously used for the control of Chironomidae larvae. The present study was aimed at comparing, in experimental plots, a rice management approach with and without pesticides, and without the ...

Larvae of Odonata were collected using a D-frame (Merrit and ... families (EPT/total of families X 100), ratio between the number of EPT (sensitive) and Chironomidae (tolerant) (EPT/Chironomidae X 100 ...

In their paper published in the journal Ecology, the group describes how they discovered weevil larvae alive in some of the galls on Solanum lycocarpum plants after a fire on a farm in Minas ...

Here’s why Torontonians are seeing more midges in the spring, what the insect is actually up to and what it means for our environment.

Luckily, nature has already done the hard work. Drosophila or fruit fly larvae have a remarkable escape strategy—they roll away from danger. A study by researchers from China found that the ...

An Adelaide social media influencer and therapist has been charged over a massive cannabis empire – as a court hears her co-accused boyfriend has fled the country. Belina Pupa, 39, boasts a ...

From photos the homeowner sent, the pests looked to be wireworms, larvae of a family of beetles common in Idaho. Falcon-Brindis, an entomologist, was ready to reply to the woman and leave the ...

A survey on larvae of Japanese wasps revealed that not only is their diet more diverse than previously thought, it also showed that wild colonies prey on more species of vertebrates than had been ...

Box tree caterpillars are the larvae of a moth, Cydalima perspectalis, which lays its eggs on the undersides of box leaves. The resulting caterpillars create cobweb-like webbing over their feeding ...