The LUBILOSA (Lutte Biologique contre les Locusts et les Sauteriaux) Programme has been working on the development of a myco-insecticide for the control of locusts and grasshoppers for the past 9 years. The resulting myco-insecticide product (trade name Green Muscle) is based on an oil formulation of aerial conidia of the fungal entomopathogen, Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum. Field testing...

Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is an evergreen tree that belongs to the Leguminosae family and typical of Mediterranean basin. It well known for its valuable locust bean gum obtained from carob seeds. However, food industry can obtain different products fruit after processing. are good sources dietary fibre, sugars, a range bioactive compounds such as polyphenols D-pinitol. Bioactive present in d...

Abstract Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most hazardous organic pollutants due to their toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic properties, wide distribution, recalcitrance and stability in environment. The study objective is determine impact of species composition tree stands on PAH accumulation urban forest soils Krakow. compared deciduous coniferous similar biodegradation. Basic...

This paper investigates the compressive strength and water absorption properties of cement-locust bean waste ash blend for latcrete block production. Locust was burned in open air later calcined at a temperature 600°C 3 hours to activate amorphous content produced. The locust used replace cement 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% 30% by weight production 9” hollow blocks. A mix ratio 1:6 adopted making. Va...

Surface mining in West Virginia has disturbed large tracts of forested land. In the 1930s to 1960s, reclamation generally involved replanting of trees on mined sites, but revegetation practices gradually evolved into seeding of forages for erosion control as federal and state laws were enacted in the 1970s. Reforestation of mined lands has recently become an important issue and both federal and...

-1. Amounts of glycogen and glucose in locust haemolymph and fat body increase during the first 15 rain of flight but later fall to below the resting values. 2. Amounts of trehalose in haemolymph and glycogen in gut wall decline throughout flight. 3. Variations in the concentrations of free amino acids in haemolymph are reported. 4. The concentration of lipid in the haemolymph increases to abou...

Knowledge about the content of phenolic compounds in tree leaves growing on devastated lands may be important for foresting post-mining landscapes and improving environmental quality industrial areas. The object this study was standpoint an ecosystem approach to determine concentrations trees that grow naturally at iron waste rock dump. Petrovsky dump areas Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Mining & Meta...

This special issue of the Journal of Insect Physiology is devoted to locust research in the age of model organisms. Prospective authors with diverse research approaches were invited to contribute and we are delighted by the enthusiastic response. All submissions, including broad reviews, targeted reviews, and experimental papers, were peer-reviewed and, in most cases, revised prior to publicati...