i t a c s s w p l b g The efficacy and cost of reduced release rates of the parasitoid Eretmocerus eremicus Rose and Zolnerowich (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) when combined with application of the insect growth regulator buprofezin were compared to those of a higher parasitoid release rate used alone for whitefly control (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Koltz...

The density of eggs and nymphs of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B and the percent parasitism of the nymphs were measured from specimens collected on nine species of weeds, commonly found in west central Florida during the spring and summer of 2012 and 2013. The weeds were direct seeded in 2012 and grown as transplants in 2013 for Randomized Complete Block design experiments. The leaf area ...

One hundred and twenty-nine Chinese species of Spathius Nees, 1819 are recognized, of which thirty-five species are described as new to science: S. aciculatus sp. nov., S. albithorax sp. nov., S. angustalatus sp. nov., S. aspratiloides sp. nov., S. basalis sp. nov., S. beatoides sp. nov., S. cephalus sp. nov., S. clavator sp. nov., S. daweiensis sp. nov., S. ferrugineus sp. nov., S. flavicorpus...

This work has been funded by Palarq Foundation, Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport (42-T002018042853 170-T002019038589), Direction Cultural Heritage (Ministry Communication, Morocco), Faculty Sciences (Mohamed 1r University Oujda, INSAP (Institut National des de l’Archeologie et du Patrimoine), Agencia Estatal Investigacion (Spanish Science, Innovation Universities: CGL2016-76431-P, CGL2016-...

In this work, we present a new framework for innovation modelling. Deriving from models using fitness landscapes for that task, we extend this idea to using multiple landscapes to represent different facets and stylized facts about artifacts. By using different landscapes, we are able to keep modularity and ease of modelling, by representing different aspects by different landscapes and by comb...

Biometric devices (such as fingerprint sensors, iris scanners, face recognition systems etc.) are becoming more and more popular in areas where personal identification is required migration control, physical access, online banking etc. Nowadays the most used biometric sensor is a fingerprint scanner which provides a good combination of accuracy, size and price. However, fingerprint recognition ...