DIVERSITY OF BRACONIDAE (INSECTA, HYMENOPTERA) OF THE PARQUE NATURAL MUNICIPAL DE PORTO VELHO, RONDONIA, BRAZIL

Diversity of Braconidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) of the Parque Natural Municipal de Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil

Braconidae is a highly diversified family of Hymenoptera and usually known by their role in biological control both in agricultural and natural ecosystems.Despite of that, little is known about its diversity in the Amazon region.The present work inventoried the braconid fauna of an Open Ombrophylous Forest with Palm Trees of the Parque Natural Muni

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A preliminary study on the activity budget of post released Eastern Hoolock Gibbon Hoolock leuconedys (Mammalia: Primates: Hylobatidae) in Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India

The Wildlife Trust of India has taken a long term responsibility to identify a suitable habitat for the threatened families of Eastern Hoolock Gibbon from a village called Dello in Arunachal Pradesh to a nearby forested area which was the earlier home TOOTHPASTE FRESH MINT of this species.There is an ongoing successful rescue and translocation prog

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Exposure of insects to current use pesticide residues in soil and vegetation along spatial and temporal distribution in agricultural sites

Abstract Current use pesticides (CUPs) are recognised as the largest deliberate input of bioactive substances into terrestrial ecosystems and one of the main factors responsible for the current decline in insects in agricultural areas.To quantify seasonal insect exposure in the landscape at a regional scale (Rhineland-Palatine in Germany), we analy

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