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The ashgray blister beetle. EpiCtluta [abricii (LeConte); th e striped blister beetle. E. lilt/ala (F.) ; and the margined bli ster beetle, E. p estijer« Werner. collected in the field from plants of sweetclover low in coumarin content, fed preferentially in the Iaboratory on low-coumarin leaves when offered a choice between leaves from highand low-coumarin plants. The black bli ster beetle. E....

Recent population declines to the high elevation western North America foundation species whitebark pine, have been driven by the synergistic effects of the invasive blister rust pathogen, mountain pine beetle (MPB), fire exclusion, and climate change. This has led to consideration for listing whitebark pine (WBP) as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, which has...

Three major families in the order Coleoptera have been found to produce vesicant toxins, Meloidae (true blister beetles) and Oedemeridae (false blister beetles) produce cantharidin and Staphylinidae (rove beetles) produce paederin. Some of the most important distribution, biological and ecological aspects of these beetle families had been studied because of their products cause human dermatitis...

Herbal medicine is one of the forms of traditional medical practice. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and traditional Vietnamese medicine (TVM) are well-known for their long-standing tradition of herbal medicine. Secreted by many species of blister beetle, most notably by the 'Spanish fly' (Lytta vesicatoria), cantharidin inhibits protein phosphatases 1 and 2A (PP1, PP2A). Blister beetle has ...

in this study, 180 apiaries have been studied related to an apiary located in the village called era in mazandaran due to the loss and production decline. this village is located in telmadarre countryside of sari-based chahardange district that is considered as an appropriate location for breeding honey bee because of favorable climatic conditions, diverse vegetation and natural springs. by the...