Abstract Background The phorid fly Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae) is an omnivorous species, capable of exploring a large variety environments and ecological niches. It known as important detritivore species with maggots feeding on food both animal plant origin. Results present study reports M. endoparasitoid attacking colonies the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (L.) for...

Abstrak. Beauveria bassiana merupakan salah satu cendawan entomopatogen yang sering dimanfaatkan sebagai bioinsektisida dalam mengendalikan serangga hama pada tanaman budidaya. Nezara viridula utama polong-polongan merusak dengan menusukkan stiletnya buah atau biji kemudian menghisap cairannnya sehingga mengakibatkan penurunan hasil hingga 80% bahkan dapat mengalami puso apabila tidak dilakukan...

In recent years the growing concern about environmental changes and how we are using the natural resources have triggered a search for natural products as alternatives to synthetic pesticides. The stink bugs produce a wide variety of chemical compounds (semiochemicals) that show potential to manage these insects. The stink bugs Chinavia impicticornis (Stål), C. ubica (Rolston), Dichelops melaca...

Plant volatiles induced by herbivory are often used as olfactory cues by foraging herbivores and their natural enemies, and thus have potential for control of agricultural pests. Compared to chewing insects and mites, little is known about plant volatile production following herbivory by insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts. Here, we studied factors (insect life stage, gender, the role of s...