The aim of this study was to develop a method for automated discrimination of three honeybee subspecies used for breeding in Poland: A. mellifera carnica, A. m. caucasica and A. m. mellifera. The method developed exploits characteristic venation of forewings. Samples of bees were collected from 1042 bee colonies of the three subspecies. From each of the colonies 20 right forewings were dissecte...

As a part of ongoing cytogenetic studies on the jewel-beetles (Buprestidae, Coleoptera) of Armenia, the male karyotypes and meiosis of nine species (5 genera, 4 tribes, 2 subfamilies) are described, figured and discussed. In Ovalisia nadezhdae Sem., Sphenoptera artemisiae Reitt., Coraebus rubi L., C. sinuatus Creutz., Meliboeus caucasicus Reitt., Agrilus angustulus Ill. Men., A. obscuricollis K...

Aim of the study: The present study was carried out to evaluate the safety of ethanolic extract of celtis timorensis (EECT) by acute and sub-acute toxicity studies. Materials and Methods: Acute toxicity study was conducted in mice by using OECD 425 guidelines whereas sub-acute toxicity study was carried out in rats by using OECD 407 guidelines. In the acute toxicity study, mice were administere...

The relationship between a tree's crown radius and diameter at breast height (DBH) has a variety of uses including forest competition studies, tree crown densities, spacing and stoclung relationships, wildlife habitat suitability models, and tree volume estimations. Estimating DBH from mean crown radius (MCR) is of interest to natural resource managers because MCR can be estimated from high res...

Ganoderma colossum is a rare species of Ganodermataceae family with many biological and biochemical properties. It is associated with rot, wilt, dieback, and wood decay of many host plants such as Ficus carcica, Celtis laevigata, Pinus hondurensis, Callitris robusta, Eucalyptus citrodora, E. paniculata, E. puncata, and Phoenix canariensis. In Oman, this pathogen was isolated as new records from...

Freshwater ecosystems are positioned at low levels in the landscape and receive large inputs of diverse plant-based detritus, a major source of energy for consumers in aquatic ecosystems. We conducted Þeld experiments in Urbana, IL to determine the independent and combined effects of leaves of common tree species including thenorthern redoak (Quercus rubraL.), sugarmaple (Acer saccharumMarshall...