High in the sky: the black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) inhabiting the forest canopy in the central Amazon, state of Amazonas, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 483-487
Author(s):  
Matheus Mickael Mota Soares ◽  
Luana Machado Barros ◽  
Rosaly Ale-Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
The State ◽  
Forest Area ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Black Soldier Fly ◽  
Hermetia Illucens ◽  
Central Amazon ◽  
First Time

Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758), the black soldier fly, has been recorded for the first time inhabiting the canopy in a primary forest area in the central Amazon, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. This record shows that the species is able to colonize environments up to 40 meters high and that the larvae are able to decompose organic matter at different stratification levels.

scholarly journals FIRST CONFIRMED RECORD OF THE VENOMOUS CORAL SNAKE MICRURUS IBIBOBOCA (SERPENTES, ELAPIDAE) IN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (01) ◽  
pp. 179-183
Author(s):  
Maria Clara do Nascimento ◽  
◽  
Alexander Zaidan de Souza ◽  
Anderson Oliveira ◽  
Henrique Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Forest Area ◽  
Coral Snake ◽  
Venomous Snake ◽  
Snake Species ◽  
First Time

We report for the first time the occurrence of the venomous snake species Micrurus ibiboboca in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, based on a specimen collected in an Atlantic Forest area. This is the sixth record of a venomous coral snake in Minas Gerais and increases to 160 the number of known snake species in the state.

scholarly journals FIRST RECORD OF HERMETIA ILLUCENS (LINNAEUS, 1758) – BLACK SOLDIER FLY, FROM NEPAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-23
Author(s):  
Biplov Sapkota ◽  
Shristi Upadhyaya ◽  
Anuj Lamichhane ◽  
Rajendra Regmi ◽  
Kuldip Ghimire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Waste ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
First Record ◽  
Feed Ingredient ◽  
Black Soldier Fly ◽  
Hermetia Illucens ◽  
Animal Feeding ◽  
Simple Systems ◽  
First Time

Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758)- Black soldier fly is a beneficial insect which has been used in simple systems, to treat organic waste efficiently and rapidly, and to produce animal feed ingredient and fertilizer as end products. These flies are naturally found in warmer parts of the globe. The incidence of Black soldier fly was recorded for the first time in Nepal in between April and May 2020 in the sub urban area of Chitwan District, Nepal. Identification of the insect was done in the Laboratory of Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal. Both adult and larval forms of the insect were identified based on the study of morphological characteristics of captured specimens using simple microscope and stereomicroscope. The record of this insect in Nepal opens up a new dimension for its use in bio-systems to treat organic waste and produce more sustainable ingredient for animal feeding, and rich fertilizer to be used in agriculture.

scholarly journals Weevils associated with Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae) in the Central Amazon Region, with new records for Argentinorhynchus Brèthes (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-291
Author(s):  
Wesley Oliveira de Sousa ◽  
Germano Henrique Rosado-Neto ◽  
Marinêz Isaac Marques ◽  
Joachim Adis
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Pistia Stratiotes ◽  
Central Amazon ◽  
Neohydronomus Affinis ◽  
Neochetina Eichhorniae ◽  
Unidentified Species ◽  
First Time

Data on the occurrence of ten weevils species associated with Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae), from Ilha de Marchantaria, Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil) are presented for the first time. During the period from March to August 2005, 809 weevils specimens were sampled on P. stratiotes, distributed across nine species allocated in five genera of Stenopelmini, in addition to one unidentified species in the Cryptorhynchinae. Among the Stenopelmini, Argentinorhynchus breyeri Brèthes, 1910 (N = 665) was the dominant species, with the highest abundance in July (N = 189) and the lowest in August (N = 11), while Ochetina uniformis Pascoe, 1881 (N = 63), Neochetina bruchi Hustache, 1926 (N = 45), Neohydronomus pulchellus Hustache, 1926 (N = 15), Neohydronomus affinis Hustache, 1926 (N = 10), A. squamosus (Hustache, 1926) (N = 5), Neochetina eichhorniae Warner, 1970 (N = 4), A. minimus O'Brien & Wibmer, 1989b (N = 1), and Tanysphiroideus sp. (N = 1) had lower abundances. In addition, the co-occurrences of A. breyeri, A. minimus, and A. squamosus on P. stratiotes were recorded for Brazil and the first records of A. minimus and A. squamosus were observed for the State of Amazonas.

Seaweed-fed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae as feed for salmon aquaculture: assessing the risks of pathogen transfer

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Swinscoe ◽  
D.M. Oliver ◽  
A.S. Gilburn ◽  
B. Lunestad ◽  
E.-J. Lock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Fish Feed ◽  
Black Soldier Fly ◽  
Hermetia Illucens ◽  
Critical Control Points ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Hermetia Illucens Larvae

Sustainable ingredients for animal feed are becoming scarcer. Insects have emerged as a promising protein and lipid ingredient for fish feed, and black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens) larvae in particular have great potential to efficiently convert organic matter into high value protein and fat. Seaweeds are a sustainable source of organic matter and complex carbohydrates, but can also provide marine long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for fly larvae, and therefore could offer a commercially attractive alternative to traditional aquafeeds. However, pathogenic bacteria and faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) readily attach to seaweeds, therefore before this novel BSF larvae feed ingredient is advocated, microbiological risk assessments are warranted to ensure animal and public health protection from farm-to-fork. In this study, screening of raw materials and finished products during formulation of experimental insect meal fish feed was undertaken to evaluate the potential for the introduction of selected bacterial pathogens and FIOs via seaweed substrate to BSF larvae, and subsequent survival during multiple manufacturing processing stages. Processed seaweed powder was found to be a microbiologically safe feed substrate for BSF larvae. Low levels of FIOs were associated with larvae at the point of harvest, although larvae meal and extracted lipids were free of FIOs immediately after processing. During handling, distribution and storage the larvae meal and other externally sourced raw feed ingredients for larvae rearing and feed pellet formation became contaminated with FIOs and Listeria spp. FIOs were also present, albeit at very low levels, in the finished feed pellets. Processing treatments provided effective decontamination, and FIO and pathogen concentrations in finished products never exceeded microbiological quality standards for insect processed animal proteins. Microbiological contamination of raw materials and finished products during packaging and distribution, or originating from production environments, were identified as critical control points, requiring assessment to ensure good hygiene practices.

scholarly journals First record of the black soldier fly,Hermetia illucens, in Greece

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonios E Tsagkarakis ◽  
E. I. Arapostathi ◽  
G. I. Strouvalis
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
First Record ◽  
Animal Manure ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Mass Reduction ◽  
Black Soldier Fly ◽  
Hermetia Illucens ◽  
Ecological Service ◽  
Newly Hatched Larvae ◽  
First Time

In May 2015, the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) was recorded for the first time in Greece. Its occurrence was noticed firstly in May 2015 in the island of Naxos, Cyclades. Newly hatched larvae of H. illucens feed on different decaying organic material, such as rotting fruits and vegetables, animal manure and human excreta, achieving a significant dry mass reduction. Thus, they are considered to provide remarkable ecological service on recycling. Information on its morphology, biology and distribution is given.

Lynchiatilla Casal, 1963 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae): a new species from Brazil associated with Paroxystoglossa spiloptera Moure (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Halictinae), and notes on other species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3548 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTONIO C. B. BERGAMASCHI ◽  
ROBERTO A. CAMBRA ◽  
DENIS J. BROTHERS ◽  
GABRIEL A. R. MELO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
The State ◽  
Forest Area ◽  
Behavioral Data ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Lynchiatilla parana Cambra in Bergamaschi et al., sp. nov. (female and male) from Brazil and the male of Lynchiatilla leguera Casal, 1963 are newly described and illustrated. Lynchiatilla silvai Casal, 1963 is reported for the first time for the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. A key to the males for those species where they are known is given. Specimens of L. parana sp. nov. were observed and collected during 204 hours of fieldwork in a montane Atlantic Forest area, providing behavioral data and implicating the halictine bee Paroxystoglossa spiloptera Moure, 1960 as its probable host. Adult wasps were captured and kept in individual containers for sex-association mating trials in the laboratory. Color and size variation in a population of L. leguera from Jujuy, northern Argentina, are discussed and illustrated.

scholarly journals Checklist of the Vespidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of an area with Cerrado and Atlantic Forest in Minas Gerais, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. ec02038
Author(s):  
Rogério B. Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Forest Area ◽  
The Other ◽  
Espinhaço Range ◽  
Cerrado Vegetation ◽  
One Year ◽  
First Time ◽  
Malaise Traps

With the goal of knowing the vespid fauna of the region, weekly samplings were carried out in the Estação Ambiental de Peti, São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This reserve is inside the Espinhaço Range and is marked by an ecotone formation of Cerrado and Atlantic Forest in its domain. Two Malaise traps were used: one was set in an Atlantic Forest area and the other in Cerrado vegetation. The collecting lasted one year, from April 2002 to April 2003. A total of 553 vespids of 28 species distributed in 11 genera were collected, of which 18 were Polistinae and 10 Eumeninae. The most frequent species were Agelaia myrmecophila (Ducke, 1905), A. multipicta (Haliday, 1836), Polybia flavifrons Smith, 1857 and Mischocyttarus rotundicollis (Cameron, 1912). The abundance was highest in the wet period only for the Polistinae in Atlantic Forest and Eumeninae in Cerrado. Another 18 species were found to occur in the area but were not collected by Malaise traps. The study revealed two species recorded for the first time in the State of Minas Gerais: Pararhaphidoglossa confluenta (Fox, 1899) and Zethus dubius Smith, 1857.

scholarly journals Isomucor trufemiae J.I. de Souza, Pires-Zottarelli & Harakava (Mucorales, Mucoromycota): the second report worldwide and first from soil in northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1103-1107
Author(s):  
Catarina Letícia Ferreira de Lima ◽  
Diogo Xavier Lima ◽  
Giovanna Cristine Lima da Cunha ◽  
Joana D’Arc Alves Leitão ◽  
Leslie Waren Silva de Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Sample ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
The State ◽  
Forest Area ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
First Time

Isomucor trufemiae was isolated and described for the first time from soil samples collected in the state of São Paulo State, Brazil, in 2012. Eight years later, we isolated this species in the state of Pernambuco as the second record worldwide and the first record to northeastern Brazil. Isomucor trufemiae URM 8342 was isolated from a soil sample during a study on the diversity of Mucorales in a Montane Atlantic Forest area in the municipality of Bonito, Pernambuco, Brazil, and identified through morphological and molecular analyses (ITS and LSU sequences of rDNA). Aspects of the morphology and distribution of this species are commented in this manuscript.

Politični položaj na Slovenskem leta 1919

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2020) (2) ◽  
pp. 359-394
Author(s):  
Jurij Perovšek
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Liberal Party ◽  
New Era ◽  
Party Organisation ◽  
Western Border ◽  
Historical Phenomenon ◽  
First Time ◽  
Similar Development

For Slovenes in the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes the year 1919 represented the final step to a new political beginning. With the end of the united all-Slovene liberal party organisation and the formation of separate liberal parties, the political party life faced a new era. Similar development was showing also in the Marxist camp. The Catholic camp was united. For the first time, Slovenes from all political camps took part in the state government politics and parliament work. They faced the diminishing of the independence, which was gained in the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, and the mutual fight for its preservation or abolition. This was the beginning of national-political separations in the later Yugoslav state. The year 1919 was characterized also by the establishment of the Slovene university and early occurrences of social discontent. A declaration about the new historical phenomenon – Bolshevism, had to be made. While the region of Prekmurje was integrated to the new state, the questions of the Western border and the situation with Carinthia were not resolved. For the Slovene history, the year 1919 presents a multi-transitional year.

Islamic and Jewish Religious Feminists Tackle Islamic and Jewish Oral Law: Maintenance and Rebellion of Wives

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-63
Author(s):  
Ruth Roded
Keyword(s):  
State Policy ◽  
Political System ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Jewish Law ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Parallel Case ◽  
First Time

Beginning in the early 1970s, Jewish and Muslim feminists, tackled “oral law”—Mishna and Talmud, in Judaism, and the parallel Hadith and Fiqh in Islam, and several analogous methodologies were devised. A parallel case study of maintenance and rebellion of wives —mezonoteha, moredet al ba?ala; nafaqa al-mar?a and nush?z—in classical Jewish and Islamic oral law demonstrates similarities in content and discourse. Differences between the two, however, were found in the application of oral law to daily life, as reflected in “responsa”—piskei halacha and fatwas. In modern times, as the state became more involved in regulating maintenance and disobedience, and Jewish law was backed for the first time in history by a state, state policy and implementation were influenced by the political system and socioeconomic circumstances of the country. Despite their similar origin in oral law, maintenance and rebellion have divergent relevance to modern Jews and Muslims.

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