NESTING BIOLOGY, SEASONALITY AND HOST RANGE OF SWEAT BEE, HOPLONOMIA WESTWOODI (GRIBODO) (HYMENOPTERA: HALICTIDAE: NOMIINAE)

Nesting biology, seasonality and host range of sweat bee, Hoplonomia westwoodi (Gribodo) (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Nomiinae)

Nesting biology and Seasonal dynamics of Halictid bee, Hoplonomia westwoodi (Nomiinae: Halictidae) was studied at ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR) Bengaluru, Yelahanka Campus (13.096792N, 77.565976E) India from July 2016 to May 2017.The bee built subterranean nests on a leveled soil surface with turrets with main shaft

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Ovipositional Deterrence of Methanolic and Etherial Extracts of Five Plants to the Cowpea Bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Methanol and diethyl ether extracts of Harmal, Rhazya stricta Decne.; neem seed kernels, Azadirachta indica A.Juss; cloves, Syzygeum aromarticum (L.); citrus peel and Ramram, Heliotropium bacciferum (Forssk-) were evaluated for their deterrence to oviposition by Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) on chickpeas in choice tests.Both extracts of all materia

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Pesticide Labeling: Physical or Chemical Hazards

This document interprets USB Hub physical or chemical hazards seen on pesticide labels and discusses criteria used in determining the appropriate hazards for the pesticide.Examples of typical statements found on pesticide labels which convey information to the handler of the Super Chaise product are provided.This document is PI-97, one of a series

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