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Lineamientos técnicos para la atención integral de la miasis causada por gusano barrenador en humanos
Technical guidelines for the comprehensive care of myiasis caused by screwworm in humans

Los presentes lineamientos establecen las disposiciones técnicas al personal de salud de los establecimientos del Sistema Nacional Integrado de Salud (SNIS) brindando los pasos para la vigilancia, investigación, diagnóstico y manejo en la atención integral de la miasis causada por gusano barrenador e...

Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) en tres quebradas altoandinas tropicales en Colombia: cambios altitudinales y temporales

Rev. biol. trop; 72 (1), 2024
Resumen Introducción: La Familia Chironomidae es reconocida por su gran abundancia y diversidad en los ecosistemas de agua dulce alrededor del mundo. Sin embargo, el conocimiento taxonómico de esta familia es limitado, particularmente en Colombia. Objetivos: Estimar la abundancia y diversidad a niv...

Yeasts of Pichia (Pichiaceae) dominate the mycobiome of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae during urban composting

Rev. biol. trop; 72 (1), 2024
Abstract Introduction: Hermetia illucens is a fly found worldwide in tropical and temperate regions that feeds on decaying organic matter in its larval stage, which makes them useful to accelerate composing processes. Bacterial component on the larval guts that helps to degrade organic matter is well st...

Larvicidal activity and chemical composition of essential oils against Aedes aegypti Linn (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae)

Introduction Aedes mosquitoes are the main vectors of the dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. Essential oils have been used in research as alternatives to the synthetic insecticides traditionally used in programs to control these diseases. Methods: leaves of plants from the Caatinga biome were used to...

Isolation and characterization of bacteria associated with silkworm gut under antibiotic-treated larval feeding

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Abstract The impact of antibiotics on growth, cocoon production was assessed in addition to isolation and characterization of bacteria associated with silkworm gut of infected larvae. Larval rearing was maintained at recommended conditions of temperature and humidity. Silkworm larvae showing abnormal sym...

Resistance of bmr energy sorghum hybrids to sugarcane borer and fall armyworm

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Abstract The lower lignin content in plants species with energy potential results in easier cellulose breakdown, making glucose available for ethanol generation. However, higher lignin levels can increase resistance to insect attack. The objective of this work was to evaluate the susceptibility of a bmr-...

Infestation of Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae) plants by Neotuerta platensis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae in Brazil: evaluations for five consecutive years

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
The bioecology and infestation aspects of Neotuerta platensis Berg, 1882 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on plants are poorly known. This insect fed on the leaves of common purslane, Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae) for two consecutive years, which triggered its study in the following five years in Január...

Efficacy of Citrullus colocynthis seed extract on Earias vittella, Fabricius, (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): environment sustainable approach

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Abstract Earias vittellaFabricius, 1794 (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) is deliberated to be one of the most destructive pests of cotton and okra vegetation in the world including Asia. The pest has established resistance to various synthetic insecticides. The use of bio-pesticide is one of the unconventional a...

Caracterização morfológica e morfométrica de estágios larvares de Strongyloides spp, ancilostomídeos e Angiostrongylus spp: subsídios para identificação em amostras ambientais

A identificação precisa de nematódeos de interesse médico-veterinário em amostras de solo ou alimentos é uma ação complexa, devido à grande diversidade de nematódeos no ambiente. O objetivo do estudo foi realizar a caracterização morfológica e morfométrica de diferentes estágios larvár...

Ocorrência de Cochliomyia hominivorax em bovinos no Maranhão, Brasil

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 30 (1), 2023
A bovinocultura possui grande importância na economia brasileira, entretanto, enfermidades afetam a produção, ocasionando perdas econômicas, como a miíase. O agente causador da miíase é Cochliomyia hominivorax, mosca-da-bicheira. Os agentes são aptos às regiões tropicais e subtropicais no Brasi...