Pigmented animals are thought to have protection against the harmful effects of light, especially lights such as UV. The pigmented skin would function as a filter, preserving the internal metabolism from heat and oxidation. Insects that usually don’t face the light, such as termites, are not pigmented. However, some termites that face daylight are well pigmented, such as the alates and open forager species. We tested the hypothesis that the pigmented cuticle of open forager termites serves as a protective layer against the toxic effects of light exposure. To do so, we contrasted the survival of pigmented versus unpigmented termites which were kept in lightened or unlightened experimental arenas. Intra-specific tests contrasted soldiers with...
Chlorophyll derivatives are known to enhance vision in vertebrates. They are thought to bind visual ...
Abstract. Although indirect effects of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on insects are well known (e...
The dramatic resurgence of bed bugs in the United States poses significant problems for individuals,...
Laboratory bioassays require strategies to minimize stress and keep animals alive as long as the tes...
Termites nests are commonly invaded by other arthropods looking for food or shelter. These invaders ...
Laboratory assays using animals require strategies to avoid stress and keep animals alive as long as...
International audienceUsing red-eyed mutant triatomine bugs (Hemiptera: Reduvidae), we tested the hy...
Copyright © 2012 Entomological Society of America.The termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) (Isoptera...
Studies were performed to evaluate the suitability of a commercial gouache as an external marker for...
The pigmentation of black (wild) and red (mutant) eyes of Triatoma infestans was studied spectrophot...
Caliothrips phaseoli, a phytophagous insect, detects and responds to solar ultraviolet-B radiation (...
Metarhizium acridum é um importante fungo entomopatogênico utilizado no controle biológico de inseto...
With advances in civilian residential areas, termites are losing ground in their natural habitat. Du...
We studied the behavioural response of body lice and head lice to white light. We also evaluated the...
Many insect species have darkly coloured eyes, but distinct colours or patterns are frequently featu...
Chlorophyll derivatives are known to enhance vision in vertebrates. They are thought to bind visual ...
Abstract. Although indirect effects of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on insects are well known (e...
The dramatic resurgence of bed bugs in the United States poses significant problems for individuals,...
Laboratory bioassays require strategies to minimize stress and keep animals alive as long as the tes...
Termites nests are commonly invaded by other arthropods looking for food or shelter. These invaders ...
Laboratory assays using animals require strategies to avoid stress and keep animals alive as long as...
International audienceUsing red-eyed mutant triatomine bugs (Hemiptera: Reduvidae), we tested the hy...
Copyright © 2012 Entomological Society of America.The termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) (Isoptera...
Studies were performed to evaluate the suitability of a commercial gouache as an external marker for...
The pigmentation of black (wild) and red (mutant) eyes of Triatoma infestans was studied spectrophot...
Caliothrips phaseoli, a phytophagous insect, detects and responds to solar ultraviolet-B radiation (...
Metarhizium acridum é um importante fungo entomopatogênico utilizado no controle biológico de inseto...
With advances in civilian residential areas, termites are losing ground in their natural habitat. Du...
We studied the behavioural response of body lice and head lice to white light. We also evaluated the...
Many insect species have darkly coloured eyes, but distinct colours or patterns are frequently featu...
Chlorophyll derivatives are known to enhance vision in vertebrates. They are thought to bind visual ...
Abstract. Although indirect effects of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on insects are well known (e...
The dramatic resurgence of bed bugs in the United States poses significant problems for individuals,...