Human Nasal Myiasis Caused by Oestrus ovis in the Highlands of Cusco, Peru: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by P. Hoyer, R. R. Williams, M. Lopez, M. M. Cabada

“…Myiasis is the infestation by dipterous larvae. The larvae can infect intact or decaying tissue including the skin or epithelial surfaces of the orbits, nose, and genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. …”
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Effects of Diet on Larval Survival, Growth, and Development of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota by Zonghe Yu, Hong Wu, Youkai Tu, Zesen Hong, Jiewen Luo

“…No doliolaria larvae occurred in treatment A, and pentactula larvae occurred only in treatment B (3.33%). …”
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SPECIES COMPOSITION AND DENSITY FLUCTUATION OF THE CITRUS LEAFMINER PHYLLOCNISTIS CITRELLA STAINTON (LEPIDOPTERA: PHYLLOCNISTIDAE) ON XOAN ORANGES IN DONG PHU DISTRICT, BINH PHUOC... by Nguyen Thi Viet, Duong Thi Hong Thuy, Vu Thi Anh

“…In nurseries, the highest density was observed in August (4.56±0.02 larvae/leaf) and the lowest in January (1.42±0.03 larvae/leaf). …”
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Estimation of alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) economic damage based on the larval laboratory feeding rate by Mahsa Ghahramani, Seyed Ali Safavi, Shahzad Iranipour

“…(Fabaceae). Both adults and larvae feed on alfalfa foliage, damage and reduce hay yield and quality, especially in spring. …”
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Potential of Adding Constructed Wetland/Fishpond to Waste Stabilization Ponds to Improve Helminths Removal in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania by A.H. Outwater, A. Zachariah, A. Nyomora, F. Francis, J.H.Y. Katima

“…Water, soil, and vegetable samples were tested for the presence of helminth larvae and eggs in a time series design over one growing season. …”
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Potential of Adding Constructed Wetland/Fishpond to Waste Stabilization Ponds to Improve Helminths Removal in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania by A.H. Outwater, A. Zachariah, A. Nyomora, F. Francis, J.H.Y. Katima

“…Water, soil, and vegetable samples were tested for the presence of helminth larvae and eggs in a time series design over one growing season. …”
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Vulvo-vaginal myiasis in a queen caused by lucilia sericata (diptera: nematocera: calliphoridae) by Oktay Yilmaz, Mustafa Kose

“…On vaginal examination, a reddish-brown, fetid and slimy vaginal discharge and a total of eleven larvae were observed and the all larvae were transported to Parasitology laboratory. …”
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Primary Oral Myiasis: A Case Report by Nitin Bhola, Anendd Jadhav, Rajiv Borle, Nitin Adwani, Gaurav Khemka, Pretti Jadhav

“…Its diagnosis is made basically by the presence of larvae. The present paper reports a case of gingival myiasis involving 14–16 larvae in a 12-year-old boy.…”
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Cannibalistic Caterpillars (Utetheisa ornatrix; Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) Fail to Differentiate between Eggs on the Basis of Kinship by James F. Hare, Thomas Eisner

“…Utetheisa ornatrix larvae, in exercising egg cannibalism, do not discriminate between kin and nonkin. …”
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Effect of Population Density on Timing of Oviposition and Brood Size Reduction in the Burying Beetle Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel (Coleoptera: Silphidae) by Claudia M. Rauter, Renae L. Rust

“…Burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.) bury small carcasses to feed their larvae. Carcasses are a limited, high-quality resource and contests over carcasses become more frequent with increasing population density. …”
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Peachtree Borers in the Home and Commercial Peach Orchard by Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Feeding damage by these larvae weakens trees and decreases productivity. If there is complete girdling of the trees by the larvae, tree death can occur. …”
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New Insight on the Sublethal Effect of Bt-Cry1Ab in <i>Spodoptera litura</i> (Fabricius): Tissular Distribution of Cry1Ab, Ultrastructural Alterations and the Lysosomal Response by Yan-Jue Wang, Ya-Qin Shen, Ying-Dan Xiao, Xue Yang, Shao-Peng Hao, Jian-Qiu Liu, Xiao-Xue Yang, Kazuei Mita, Ya-Jing Xu

“…In this study, we evaluated the pesticidal specificity of one Bt maize strain, DBN9936, that expresses Cry1Ab protein in <i>Spodoptera litura</i> larvae. The results showed that this Bt maize is active against the younger larvae while causing a sublethal effect on older larvae. …”
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Induction of larval settlement and metamorphosis of Mercenaria mercenaria using excess Ca2＋and Mg2+alone or in combination by Jian Liang, Bajun Shi, Yongren Li, Shuang Liang, Huiru Liu, Wei Dai, Yongjun Guo

“…The induction effect of excess Ca2+ and Mg2+ alone or in combination on settlement and metamorphosis of Mercenaria mercenaria larvae were studied by initiating ion supplementation at two different developmental stages. …”
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Increasing food sustainability by utilization of biowaste to grow mealworms and their nutrient profile as human food by Nariman Ktil, Ida Holásková, Yong-Lak Park, Cangliang Shen, Kristen E. Matak, Jacek Jaczynski

“…Protein was generally higher in larvae than pupae and fat typically increased with AD. …”
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Morphological and Molecular Identification of Obligatory Myiasis-Causing Species in Wild Cervids in Croatia by Ema Gagović, Daria Jurković Žilić, Krunoslav Pintur, Adnan Hodžić, Šimun Naletilić, Relja Beck

“…The infestation of ruminants by fly larvae of the Oestridae family can lead to nasopharyngeal or subcutaneous myiasis, which can harm animal welfare and productivity on sheep and cattle farms. …”
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Peachtree Borers in the Home and Commercial Peach Orchard by Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Feeding damage by these larvae weakens trees and decreases productivity. If there is complete girdling of the trees by the larvae, tree death can occur. …”
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DESARROLLO DE RESISTENCIA A NEMATODOS GASTROINTESTINALES EN OVINOS DE PELO DESAFIADOS CON DIFERENTES NIVELES DE INFECCIÓN by D. Esteban-Andrés, R. González-Garduño, G. Garduza-Arias, N.J. Ojeda-Robertos, F. Reyes-Montes, S. Gutiérrez-Cruz

“…Se utilizaron 24 corderos Katahdin x Pelibuey, distribuidos al azar en cuatro grupos desafiados con los siguientes tratamientos: a) 25 larvas infectantes (L 3) de nematodos gastrointestinales (NGI) por kg de peso vivo (PV); b) 50 L 3 PV, c) 100 L 3 PV y el grupo testigo (0 larvas). …”
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Lifecycle Completion and Reproductive Improvement of <i>Chrysoperla carnea</i> (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Following a Prey Shift Routine During Larval Development by Muhammad Waleed Shakoor, Jawwad Hassan Mirza, Muhammad Kamran, Fahad Jaber Alatawi

“…The results showed that <i>C</i>. <i>carnea</i> larvae successfully completed their lifecycle and life span in the treatments where either the 2nd (T2) or 3rd (T3) instar larvae were fed with the eggs of <i>E</i>. …”
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The Abundance of Mosquito Larval Species (Diptera: Culicidae) and the Physicocemical Characteristics of Their Habitat in Rice Field at Dramaga Sub-District, Bogor Regency by Dimas Novianto, Syifa Alya, Upik Kesumawati Hadi

“…The highest diversity and density of larvae was found in Cikarawang Village. The highest relative abundance of mosquitoes larvae were An. vagus and Cx. vishnui. …”
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Local host ant usage of scarce large blue Phengaris teleius and dusky large blue P. nausithous (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) at Goričko Nature Park (NE Slovenia) by Valerija Zakšek, Barbara Zakšek, Gregor Bračko, Marijan Govedič, Rudi Verovnik

“…A total of 142 ant nests were examined for the presence of Phengaris larvae. Larvae of P. teleius were found in 25 nests of three ant species: M. scabrinodis, M. rubra and M. gallienii, while larvae of P. nausithous were found in 9 nests, all of M. rubra. …”
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