April 2011

Assessment of Drosophila diversity during monsoon season

  Two months survey was conducted to analyze the altitudinal variation in diversity ofDrosophila in Chamundi hill of Mysore, Karnataka state, India.  Drosophila flies belonging to 15 species were collected from 680, 780, 880 and 980 m altitudes. The species diversity according to the biodiversity indices was very high in 680 m compare to other higher altitudes.   Key...

Author(s): Guruprasad B. R., Pankaj Patak and Hegde S. N.

April 2011

Study of using the Bacterium Bacillus thuringiernsis israelensis in microbial control of Musca domestica vicina, Diptera Muscidae (Muscidae, Diptera)

  The second instar larvae of Musca domestica were treated with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, (B.t.i.) at concentrations of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0% under laboratory conditions. Cumulative mortality percentage increased gradually with the increase in B.t.i concentrations and this is represented by straight regression lines indicating homogenity. The LC30 and LC50were 0.87 and...

Author(s): Najlaa, Y. Abozinadah, Faten, F. Abuldahb, Nawal and S. Al- Haiqi