Potential of an Attractive High-Rate Navel Orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Pheromone Dispenser for Mating Disruption or for Monitoring

Mating disruption is used to manage Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).Current mating disruption uses a single compound, but at least one other is necessary for source contact in laboratory assays and efficient capture in traps in the field.We conducted experiments to examine disruption of sexual communication and attraction of

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The candelabra tree (Euphorbia ingens): a source of water for black rhinoceros in Liwonde National Park, Malawi

The introduction of two rhinoceros into a 15 km2 fenced sanctuary within Liwonde National Park provided Wrist Brace an opportunity for close observation of the animals feeding on the toxic succulent Euphorbia ingens.Feeding invariably caused the death of the plant and for plants with basal diameters between 5-17 cm, mortality ranged from 40-90.Duri

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