October 2010

When DNA sequences and microsatellites loci tell the story of field groundnut infestation by Caryedon serratus Ol. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae).

The first infestations of stored groundnuts by the seed-beetle Caryedon serratus were reported in this country at the turn of the 20th century. This bruchid has a wide distribution in Africa, from Senegal to South Africa and in southern Asia. Native hosts of C. serratus in Senegal include Bauhinia rufescens, Cassia sieberiana, Piliostigma reticulatum and Tamarindus indica, all of...

Author(s):   Mbacké Sembène, Awa Ndiaye, Khadim Kébé, Ali Doumma, Antoine Sanon, Guillaume K. Kétoh, Laurent Granjon and Jean-Yves Rasplus

October 2010

An epizootic of Ichthyophthiriasis among fishes in Armand River, Iran

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is one of the most important ciliated protozoan parasites of freshwater fish and has been frequently reported from different fish species from Iran and other parts of the world. The parasite regularly is found in skin and gills with high lesions especially in gills and may result to death by disturbance of osmoregulation.The current study was done in spring and summer 2010 as a part of...

Author(s): Mehdi Raissy, Mahsa Ansari, Manouchehr Moumeni, Mohammad Ali Goudarzi, Hamid Reza Sohrabi and Mojtaba Rashedi