American Journal of Entomology

Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2019

  • Some Bioecological Peculiarities and Predatories of Myzocallis coryli (Goeze, 1778) and Corylobium avellanae (Schrank, 1801) (Hemiptera, Aphididae) in Azerbaijan

    Nuriyeva Irada Aqaverdi, Nadirova Gulbaniz Inqilab

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 1-5
    Received: 16 November 2018
    Accepted: 11 December 2018
    Published: 24 January 2019
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    Abstract: The aim of research was establishing of aphids damaging the hazel trees in Azerbaijan, their entomophaghs, studying of their bioecological abilities. The paper was prepared on the basis of results of researhces carried out in Ismayilli, Gabala and Zagatala districts in 2017-2018. Research was carried out on single hazelnut bushes growing in parks a... Show More
  • A Review on Major Risk Factors and Current Status of Visceral Leishmaniasis in North India

    Naveen Samuel Singh, Doris Phillips Singh

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 6-14
    Received: 26 November 2018
    Accepted: 02 January 2019
    Published: 31 January 2019
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    Abstract: In India, more than 1,00,000 people are affected every year by Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). VL is a chronic and fatal disease caused by Leishmania donovani parasites which are transmitted by infected female sand flies, Phlebotomus argentipes. Ninety percent of total cases of the world are reported from India, Bangladesh and Sudan. Several districts... Show More
  • Efficacy of Filter Cake and Triplex Powders Against Three Internally Developing Stored-product Insect Species

    Tesfaye Melak Tadesse, Bhadriraju Subramanyam

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 15-23
    Received: 10 January 2019
    Accepted: 22 February 2019
    Published: 11 March 2019
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    Abstract: Filter cake and Triplex powders from Ethiopia were applied to maize and wheat in the laboratory to determine efficacy against the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae); maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae); and rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Curcul... Show More
  • Selection of Entomopathogenic Nematodes to Control Nymphs of Haplaxius crudus (Van Duzee) (Hemiptera: Cixiidae)

    Miriam Rosero Guerrero, Alex Enrique Bustillo Pardey

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 24-29
    Received: 29 January 2019
    Accepted: 20 March 2019
    Published: 15 May 2019
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    Abstract: Haplaxius crudus transmits the pathogen that causes Lethal wilt (ML for its name in Spanish), one of the main diseases that affects oil palms in Colombia. In its nymphal stage it feeds from grasses present at the plantations, and adults feed on oil palm leaves. With the objective of controlling the nymphal stage of H. crudus, the effectiveness of t... Show More