History of Entomology
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El estudio de la fauna entomológica de la Península Ibérica empieza tarde, a principios del siglo XIX. Sus promotores son naturalistas alemanes, franceses y británicos, seguidos por españoles a partir de mediados del siglo. Basándose en... more
This is book 1 of the second volume of Adolpho Lutz, Obra Completa [Adolpho Lutz, Complete works] edited by Jaime Larry Benchimol and Magali Romero Sá. This editorial initiative comprises volumes I, II and III, with 12 books that contain... more
Inspired by recent studies of Romantic botany and geology, this essay explores the intersection of the rise of the modern science of entomology and the insect poetics of the English laboring-class poet John Clare. Besides the formation of... more
Relying on a database of 53 French and Swiss naturalists who collected insects in South America and the Caribbean from 1815 to 1914, this study aims to enlighten the role played in the entomological discovery of the Neotropical fauna by... more
True fruit flies belonging to family Tephritidae are serious pests that attack horticultural fruits causing severe economic losses worldwide and in Sudan. This study was carried out to assess the attraction performance of some food bait... more
The book chapter is a first take on the intellectual biography of the ex-Jesuit and botanist Franz de Paula Schrank. The theologian turned scientist held the first chair of natural history at the Bavarian University at Ingolstadt-Landshut... more
Resumen William Morton Wheeler fue un científico estadounidense que llegó a conver-tirse en un experto en hormigas a principios del siglo XX. Esta breve biografía permite decir mucho no solo sobre su persona, sino sobre el contexto en el... more
This paper examines the organization of the Regional Entomological Congresses that took place in the 1880s in Odessa and Kharkov following outbreaks of the “kuzka grain beetle” (Anisoplia austriaca). These Congresses represented the first... more
With increasing interest in citizen science, this paper discusses how amateur naturalism, especially amateur entomology, is placed within citizen science discourses. Through a case study of amateur entomology in Finland, the paper... more
A descoberta da então nova espécie Euchloe tagis pelo conde de Hoffmannsegg, nos anos de 1797 a 1800, no sítio da Piedade, na margem esquerda do rio Tejo em frente a Lisboa, sítio cuja localização foi durante muitos anos desconhecida . Um... more
In this essay I sketch the contents and the context of Italian zoologist and entomologist Carlo Emery’s discussion of the germ-plasm theory. August Weismann considered him one of his very few valid supporters, and encouraged him to... more
A brief art history of butterfly illustration with special focus on William Jones in: Iconotypes A compendium of butterflies and moths. Jones’s Icones Complete; published by Thames & Hudson in partnership with the Oxford University... more
An experiment conducted during rabi, 2015-16 to evaluate the efficacy of bio-pesticides and indoxacarb against gram pod borer on chickpea from six treatments viz., Indoxacarb, Bacillus thuringiensis, Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus, NSKE,... more
This article aims to reflect on the descriptions of insects exist in Portuguese colony in the New World. We used as sources treaties, letters and chronicles produced by clerics and colonizers who were in Portuguese America in its first... more
The Victorians were fascinated with insects. This is as obvious as it can be elusive, as insects themselves often are. The Victorians embraced insects for their beauty, their mystery, and their changeability – all aspects of utmost... more
Carob moth is the most important pest of pomegranate causing variable rates of impacts on its quality and quantity in different climates of Iran. To find out the distribution model of the pest in climates of Iran, their current and future... more
Fursov V.N. A Flea: How Blacksmith Shod A Flea. - Kraina Znaniy (Country of Knowledge, Kyiv, Ukraine). - 2012. - N7. - P.28-31. (In Ukrainian language). Фурсов В.М. Блоха: як ії коваль підкував? - Країна знань. - 2012. - №7. - С.28-31.... more
While some seventeenth-century scholars promoted natural history as the basis of natural philosophy, they continued to debate how it should be written, about what and by whom. This look into the studios of two Amsterdam physicians, Jan... more
La symbiose chez les insectes : Umberto Pierantoni identifie les mycétomes de plusieurs espèces d'Homoptères (vers 1909-1913). Résumé. Umberto Pierantoni (1876-1959) fut celui qui, en 1909, découvrit l'organe de la symbiose chez les... more
While some seventeenth-century scholars promoted natural history as the basis of natural philosophy, they continued to debate how it should be written, about what and by whom. This look into the studios of two Amsterdam physicians, Jan... more
The experiment was carried out at SKRAU, Bikaner (Raj.) in the year 2015-16. According to physical characters the highest per cent infestation of fruit fly on number basis and weight basis was recorded in the 7 th SMW (45.33%) followed by... more
The presence and distribution of Simulium erythrocephalum (De Geer, 1776) in the Valencian Autonomous Region is analyzed, an arthropod of medical-sanitary importance due to the marked anthropophilic characteristics exhibited and the... more
Fursov V.N., Kotenko A.G. About Valeriy Mikhailovich Ermolenko. To 90th anniversary of his birthday. Ukrainian entomological Journal. 2012, № 1 (4), PP.66-83. (in Russian)