Life Cycle of Carpophilus humeralis F. (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in Puerto Rico

Pheromone Combination Lures for Carpophilus ( Coleoptera : Nitidulidae ) Species

J. Econ. Entomo!' 88(4): 864--869 (1995) ABSTRACT Combinations of aggregation pheromones for 3 nitidulid beetle species, Carpophillls hel1lipterlls (L.), C. 11l11tilatlls Erichson, and C. freel1lani Dobson, were evaluated as trap baits in a date garden in southern California. All possible 2and 3-way combinations "'ere compared \\ith the single pheromones; fermenting whole wheat bread dough was ...

Responses to Aggregation Pheromones for Five Carpophilus Species ( Coleoptera : Nitidulidae ) in a California Date Garden

Environ. Entomol. 23(6): 1534-1543 (1994) ABSTRACT The nitidulid species, Carpophilus mutilatus Erichson, C. hemipterus (L.), C. freemani Dobson, and C. obsoletus Erichson, responded to their aggregation pheromones during a 17-mo study in a California date garden. The pheromones were dramatically synergized by volatiles from fermenting whole-wheat bread dough; pheromones alone attracted only 1....

Puerto Rico

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Trailblazing the Carbon Cycle of Tropical Forests from Puerto Rico

We review the literature that led to clarifying the role of tropical forests in the global carbon cycle from a time when they were considered sources of atmospheric carbon to the time when they were found to be atmospheric carbon sinks. This literature originates from work conducted by US Forest Service scientists in Puerto Rico and their collaborators. It involves the classification of forests...

Slavery in Puerto Rico