The chromatin of the lepidopteran Ephestia kuehniella was digested by micrococcal nuclease, DNase I and S1-nuclease combined with DNase I pretreatment. The resulting DNA fragments were analyzed by gel electrophoresis and compared with the DNA fragments of rat liver nuclei obtained by the same process. Extensive homology was revealed between insect and mammalian chromatin structure. The combined...

While the effect of several factors such as predator and prey size, morphology and developmental stage on intraguild predation (IGP) is widely investigated, little is known about the influence of diet on the occurrence and outcome of IGP. In the present study, the effect of the diet experienced during larval development on IGP between the ladybird Harmonia axyridis and the syrphid Episyrphus ba...

a suitable diet and oviposition substrate are two basic needs for successful mass rearing of orius spp. and this may reduce their production costs. the effect of various foods containing eggs of ephestia kuehniella and sitotroga cerealella with various pollens were investigated on the biological parameters of o. albidipennis in the laboratory. moreover, survival, hatching rate and fecundity of ...

ویژگی‌های زیستی به‌ویژه رفتار تخمریزی زنبورهای پارازیتویید یکی از مهم‌ترین عوامل تعیین‌کننده کارایی آنها در مدیریت جمعیت آفت میزبان می‌باشد. این مطالعه الگوی وابسته به سن، نرخ پارازیتیسم، درصد تفریخ و نسبت جنسی زنبور Trichogramma brassicae روی Ephestia kuehniella شرایط آزمایشگاهی (1±25 درجه سلسیوس، رطوبت نسبی %5±70 دوره نوری 16: 8 ساعت (روشنایی: تاریکی)) بررسی شد. نتایج نشان داد T. سنین جوانی (...