| parasitic hymenoptera fauna on agromyzidae (diptera) colonizing weeds in ecological compensation areas in northern italian agroecosystems. | parasitoids (hymenoptera) associated with agromyzid leafminers (diptera: agromyzidae) were studied in three rural farms located in northern italy. the parasitoids were reared from mined foliage of weeds growing in field margins. we reared 998 hymenoptera specimens, representing five families, 23 genera, and 53 species, from leafminers infesting weeds. eulophidae was the most abundant family (67.64%), followed by braconidae (28.86%), eucoilinae (1.40%), tetracampidae (1.40%), and pteromalidae (0. ... | 2007 | 17461050 |
| wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of dalmatia (southern croatia). | dalmatia is an interesting place to study the use of wild greens as it lies at the intersection of influence of slavs, who do not usually use many species of wild greens, and mediterranean culinary culture, where the use of multiple wild greens is common. the aim of the study was to document the mixtures of wild green vegetables which are sold in all the vegetable markets of dalmatia. | 2013 | 23286393 |
| competitive interactions among four pest species of earth mites (acari: penthaleidae). | earth mites are major winter pests of a variety of crops and pastures in southern australia. competition between four earth mite species was investigated using field and shadehouse experiments. the influence of different plant hosts on the frequency and intensity of competitive interactions also were examined. this information is important, because control attempts that eradicate one species of mite could be directly followed by an increase in abundance of another earth mite species. there were ... | 2005 | 15889718 |
| effect of cooking methods on antioxidant activity and nitrate content of selected wild mediterranean plants. | wild edible plants (wep), traditionally consumed in the mediterranean diet, are considered a rich source of natural antioxidants but can also accumulate significant amount of nitrates. most wep are cooked before consumption, therefore, a study was conducted to evaluate the effects of boiling, steaming and microwave cooking processes on the total antioxidant activity (taa) and nitrate content of eight common wep. boiling caused the highest losses of taa, resulting in a reduction of the taa on dry ... | 2013 | 23701122 |
| poaceae in the natural diet of the snail helix aspersa müller (gastropoda, pulmonata). | the natural diet of helix aspersa was studied in two populations by analysing faeces. picris echioides, carduus tenuifloris, urtica dioica, galium molugo (dicotyledons) and poaceae (monocotyledons) were the principal resources of the studied populations. the species of poaceae ingested by helix aspersa in july were determined by analysing the phytoliths present in the faeces. festuca rubra, dactylis glomerata and bromus hordeaceus seemed to be attractive for the snails whereas elytrigia repens w ... | 2001 | 11725705 |