Applied Entomology and Zoology

Bodyguard effects for aphids of Aphis craccivora Koch (Homoptera: Aphididae) as related to the activity of two ant species, Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Lasius niger L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Using population energetics to evaluate potential damage to cotton by the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in North China.

Development and survivorship of the Japanese giant weevil, Sipalinus gigas(Fabricius)(Coleoptera: Rhynchophoridae), in cut pine bolts.

Development and reproduction of Antilochus coqueberti (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae), the specific predator of Dysdercus spp. (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae).

Detection of the Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis strain Buibui protoxin with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and its application to detection of the protoxin in soil.

Density dynamics of the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana Vuillemin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) introduced into forest soil, and its influence on other soil microorganisms.

Demonstration of interbreeding between virulent and avirulent populations of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) by PCR-RFLP method

Culture medium of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis Buibui enhances the insecticidal activities of .DELTA.-endotoxins from B. thuringiensis serovar kurstaki and aizawai against lepidopterous pest insects.

Copulation and male calling in the swift moth, Endoclita excrescens(Butler)(Lepidoptera: Hepialidae).

Chemical ecology of astigmatid mites. LXIV. The alarm pheromone neral functions as an attractant in Schwiebea elongata(Banks)(Acari: Acaridae).

Chemical ecology of astigmatid mites LXIX. Neryl formate [3,7-dimethyl-(Z)-2,6-octadienyl formate] as the alarm pheromone of an acarid mite, Histiogaster rotundus Woodring (Acari: Acaridae)

Changes in egg size of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella(Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) treated with fenvalerate at sublethal doses and viability of the eggs.