AbstractThe success of microbial control programmes often depends on an adequate
mass-production method for the agent used. The pathogens with potential for use
against grasshoppers and locusts vary widely in the ease with which they can be
mass-produced. Obligate pathogens such as grasshopper entomopoxviruses,
mermithid nematodes and Nosema locustae Canning are currently restricted to
culture in ... hiện toàn bộ
AbstractThis paper reviews and summarizes preliminary data on the taxonomy,
distribution, and ecology of oribatid mites of Canadian peatlands, primarily
those of eastern Canada. This fauna is a heterogenous assemblage comprising 71
species in 49 genera and 34 families, found in four main types of habitats:
aquatic, mesic, xeric, and epigeal. About half of the oribatid fauna of
peatlands, and most ... hiện toàn bộ