| advantageous attributes of larval whitefringed weevil, naupactus leucoloma (coleoptera: curculionidae) for bioassaying soil fumigants, and responses to pure and plant-derived isothiocyanates. | first instars of the soil-inhabiting whitefringed weevil, naupactus leucoloma (boheman), are a particularly good bioassay model for assessing volatile soil fumigants and biofumigants. eggs are readily obtained and can be stored for long periods with larvae hatched on demand and the first instar is non-feeding, surviving without food or shelter. longevity varies with temperature, but readily accommodates the period required to conduct bioassays without appreciable mortality of untreated controls. ... | 2000 | 11020793 |
| potential geographic distributions and successful invasions of parthenogenetic broad-nosed weevils (coleoptera: curculionidae) native to south america. | ten species of parthenogenetic broad-nosed weevils (coleoptera: curculionidae: entiminae) native to argentina, southern brazil, and uruguay were selected for niche modeling analysis based on climatic data and altitude, to evaluate their potential range expansion inside and outside south america. the selected species belong to five genera of the tribe naupactini affecting economically important crops. until present, five of the 10 species analyzed here have invaded prairies and steppes of countri ... | 2013 | 23905730 |