The history of classical biological control of fruit flies in Brazil includes two reported attempts in the past 70 years. The first occurred in 1937 when an African species of parasitoid larvae (Tetrastichus giffardianus) was introduced to control the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata and other tephritids. The second occurred in September 1994 when the exotic parasitoid Diachasmimorph...

The diversity of climate, from subarctic to subtropical, and the complex geological history of Japan have produced a rich biodiversity. The flora includes several hundred species of native woody plants with edible fleshy fruits or nuts. People have eaten them from prehistoric times until about a half century ago. In Hokkaidō and the Ryūkyū Islands nut species had an important role in the diet, ...

Objective- The aim of this study was to evaluate ultrasonographic appearance of the normal eye and obtaining reference values of ocular structures in Iranian native donkey. Design- Experimental study. Animals- Five Iranian native donkeys. Procedures- After preparation of the animals, ocular structures were ima...

Protected native-forested areas may be occupied by fruit pests, and so, studies exploring the biotic abiotic determinants of fruit-pest abundance in forested reduce damages crops wild forest frugivores. The Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) suzukii is an economically important pest many temperate regions around world. During dry summer northwestern Spain, we assessed 24 native riparian 32 non-ripar...

abstract use of organic fertilizer in production of organic products is important. a field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of different levels of poultry manure on some growth characteristics and crop yield of iranian melons. the design was split plot in a randomized complete block design with four replications. levels of poultry manure (pm) included: 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 tons...