Clover Stem Borer, Languria mozardi 1: First Report as a Borer of Soybean Petioles in Mexico

Rinamba opacicollis Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was collected from Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India for the first time from the larvae of white stem borer, Xylotrechus quadripes Chevrolat infesting arabica coffee. Its role in the biological or integrated control of X. quadripes remains to be evaluated. White stem borer could be the first host record of this parasitoid all over the world.

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First report of field resistance by the stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) to Bt-transgenic maize

South African Journal of Plant and Soil ◽

10.1080/02571862.2007.10634798 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 147-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 226

Author(s):

J. B.J. van Rensburg

Keyword(s):

Busseola Fusca ◽

Stem Borer ◽

Field Resistance ◽

Transgenic Maize ◽

First Report

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A fossil Aspergillus from Eocene Dominican amber

Journal of Paleontology ◽

10.1017/s0022336000058996 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 62 (01) ◽

pp. 141-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Gerard M. Thomas ◽

George O. Poinar

Keyword(s):

Dominican Republic ◽

Fossil Species ◽

First Report ◽

Dominican Amber ◽

Eocene Amber

A sporulating Aspergillus is described from a piece of Eocene amber originating from the Dominican Republic. The Aspergillus most closely resembles a form of the white spored phase of Aspergillus janus Raper and Thom. This is the first report of a fossil species of Aspergillus.

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Electron microscope study of the effects of radiation on insect fertility

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100157905 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 72-73

Author(s):

Judy Ju-Hu Chiang ◽

Robert Kuo-Cheng Chen

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Germ Cell ◽

Germ Cells ◽

Electron Microscope Study ◽

Radiation Treatment ◽

Light And Electron Microscopy ◽

Stem Borer ◽

Metabolic Energy ◽

Rice Stem Borer ◽

Effects Of Radiation

Germ cells from the rice stem borer Chilo suppresalis, were examined by light and electron microscopy. Damages to organelles within the germ cells were observed. The mitochondria, which provide the cell with metabolic energy, were seen to disintegrate within the germ cell. Lysosomes within the germ cell were also seen to disintegrate. The subsequent release of hydrolytic enzymesmay be responsible for the destruction of organelles within the germ cell. Insect spermatozoa were seen to lose the ability to move because of radiation treatment. Damage to the centrioles, one of which is in contact with the tail, may be involved in causing sperm immobility.

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