5 datasets found
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Federal
Data from: Odor Preference, Feeding, Survival, and Reproductive Fitness of the Invasive Larger Grain Borer Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) on Acorns of Three Native North America Oak Species
Department of Agriculture —
Insects Prostephanus truncatus adults were obtained from an insect colony maintained at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research... -
Federal
Data from: Elucidating the behavioral ecology to conspecific emissions by the native red sunflower seed weevil, <i>Smicronyx fulvus</i>, a resurging pest of sunflower
Department of Agriculture —
InsectsThe S. fulvus used in this experiment were progeny of field-collected weevils. As described by Prasifka et al. (2015), adult weevils were collected from wild... -
Federal
Data from: Subsequent chemical and foraging ecology preferences of <i>Theocolax elegans</i> (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) reared on two alternate stored product host insects
Department of Agriculture —
2.1 Source Host and Parasitoid InsectsFor all assays, 4–8-week-old R. dominica were reared on wheat, while S. oryzae were reared on wheat tempered to 13% grain... -
Federal
Data from: Leveraging insecticide-treated netting to improve fumigation efficacy for the protection of bulk storage of commodities
Department of Agriculture —
Experimental Insects.The field colonies of T. castaneum, R. dominica and the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), were used on this study. For... -
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Data from: Laboratory evaluation of two insecticide-incorporated nets for the management of <i>Prostephanus truncatus</i>
Department of Agriculture —
InsectsAdult P. truncatus were obtained from insect colonies kept in the Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology (LEAZ), at the Department of Agriculture,...
5 datasets found