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Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important agricultural crops in the world; however, its production is often threatened by several harmful insects, one of which is the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner). This study aimed to examine the efficacy of several biological control methods against this pest. A randomized block design wa...
The global decline of pollinator populations is posing a threat to agricultural productivity, increasingly forcing farmers to introduce pollinators to their fields. Selecting suitable pollinator species is critical for effective crop pollination. This study presents an efficient method for early pollination assessment, utilizing unmanned aerial veh...
Recent European Union regulations aim at reducing the use of chemical pesticides in agriculture. In sunflower production in Serbia, the use of synthetic insecticides for soil and seed treatments has become a prevailing practice for wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) control. However, a number of compounds efficiently used as seed treatments have bee...
The Spinose Skipper, Favria cribrellum (Eversmann, 1841) [formerly in Muschampia ] is considered to be a very localised species in Eastern Europe occurring in only a small number of isolated colonies. Its ecology, especially relating to its host plant, has long remained unknown. Only in the last decade of research has more light been shed on the di...
The ability of commercial bumblebees to transfer Clonostachys rosea spores as a biocontrol agent (BVT-CR7 strain) from the hive to sunflower heads for the control of Sclerotinia head rot was studied during 2016 and 2017 in field trials. The bumblebee hives were placed in isolation cages before flowering and allowed to adapt to the new environment....
In this study the effect of long term exposure to cadmium (Cd) on Ostrinia nubilalis larval growth, development, survival rate and oxidative status was analyzed. Newly hatched first instar - L1 larvae were reared on a Cd contaminated diet until the larvae reached the final, fifth instar - L5 or developed into pupae. In total, six experimental group...
Red Lists are very valuable tools in nature conservation at global, continental and (sub-) national scales. In an attempt to prioritise conservation actions for European butterflies, we compiled a database with species lists and Red Lists of all European countries, including the Macaronesian archipelagos (Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands). In tot...
The European corn borer (ECB) Ostrinia nubilalis and Fusarium ear rot Fusarium spp. pose a continuous threat to maize production worldwide. There are several reports indicating that ECB damage to maize ears promotes Fusarium ear rot infection. The aim of this study was to monitor the influence of different insecticide treatments (a.i. chlorantranil...
International Congress of Serbian Society for Mitochondrial and Free Radical Physiology: "Challenges in redox biology".
Maize is arguably the most widely grown crop in the world, but it is often associated with one of its major insect pests, the European corn borer (ECB). The damage caused by this species to maize production is generally variable, but in many cases it is economically significant. This review paper provides an overview of the research findings on the...
Montenegro is, from an entomological point of view, one of the least studied countries in Europe. The Lepidoptera order has been severely understudied and an updated butterfly checklist has not been published for more than 30 years. Without proper knowledge on the species composition, and their distribution throughout the country, appropriate conse...
The European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) is one of the most important
insect pests of maize, and has a significant impact on the production of
this crop. In this work, we examined the effects of different insecticides
on the antioxidative defense system of O. nubilalis larvae. The experimental
setup consisted of a completely randomized block de...
One of the most important phases in commercial maize breeding programs is the
assessment of the value of newly-developed progeny by testing in hybrid
combinations. In this study, non-parametric stability measures were applied
to analyze the genotype × environment interaction and to assess phenotypic
stability of two half-sib maize populations, each...
Background:
Rape stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus napi Gyll.) and cabbage stem weevil (C. pallidactylus Marsh.) can cause significant yield losses to oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.), and chemical control is often needed to protect crops from these pests. The efficacy of six insecticides, chlorpyriphos + cypermethrin, bifenthrin, alpha-cypermethrin, pir...
Bradyporus dasypus (IllIger, 1800) is known to inhabit the eastern parts of the Balkan Peninsula but the
knowledge on its distribution is largely based on old literature. In Serbia, we could not confrm this cricket
from localities reported during the previous centuries. It probably demises here, limiting the range to only a few
recent populations i...
Aim
The Mediterranean Red List assessment is a review of the conservation status at regional level of approximately 6,000 species (amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fishes, butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, molluscs, corals and plants) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinct...
During a field trip to SE Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011 a small population of Polyommatus aroaniensis was discovered south of the town of Gacko. This is the north-westernmost locality for this species, far from its contiguous range in Greece, Bulgaria and southern Macedonia. In subsequent years additional studies provided evidence for an ext...
During field surveys conducted in Albania in 2014, we encountered 90 species of butterflies. Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836 is a new species for the fauna of Albania while Apatura metis Freyer, 1829 is confirmed for the country. With these discoveries the number of butterfly species known to occur in Albania has risen to 200 and our surveys add...
Albanian insect fauna is one of the least studied in Europe. In 2012 and 2013 surveys were undertaken with the aim of improving the knowledge of the distribution of butterflies, particularly in the southern part of the country. This research has resulted in publicating three new species records for Albania. Here we add two new species to the list o...
Albanian insect fauna is one of the least studied in Europe. In 2012 and 2013 surveys were
undertaken with the aim of improving the knowledge of the distribution of butterflies, particularly in the
southern part of the country. This research has resulted in publicating three new species records for Alba-nia. Here we add two new species to the lis...
The goal of this study was to determine correlations between grain yield and other morphological and agronomical traits in two groups of maize half-sib (HS) progenies. Progenies were obtained by crossing every S1 family with two unrelated inbred lines as testers, NS732 and NS27. Field trials with incomplete block design, with replicates within set...
O. nubilalis and H. armigera regularly occur and cause significant damages in corn crops in Serbia, particularly under global warming conditions. Several measures are applied against these pests (crop rotation, tolerant and resistant hybrids, monitoring, forecast, chemical measures). Larvae damage stem, panicle and ear, which favour development of...
This paper presents the first finding of Lycaena helle ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) in the Balkan Peninsula on Balkan (Stara Planina) Mts. The butterfly was discovered in the bordering region between Serbia and Bulgaria. European distribution of this boreo-montane species is confined to northern parts of the continent with isolated colonies in...
The paper provides an overview on the distribution of recently discovered Scarce Large
Blue (Phengaris (Maculinea) teleius) in northern Serbia (Selevenj Sands, Ludaš Lake and Su-
botica Sands). Mapping of the butterfly and its habitat has shown that most of the suitable
habitats are limited to protected areas where at least some of the wet meadows...
Until recently very little was known about the biology and ecology of Brown’s Grayling (Pseudochazara amymone (Brown, 1976)). In order to shed more light on this elusive species we present a manuscript on the habitat requirements of P. amymone along with a detailed description of its preimaginal stages, and also provide help ful information...
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) originated from the Middle East. The oldest data of its presence on the territory of Serbia originate from the forth millennium B.C. Today is one of the most important plant species in human and animal diet around the world.
On the territory of Serbia, cultivated area of field pea is estimated of 20000 ha. The term field pea...
The Stara Planina Mts. region in Serbia has already been recognized as one of the most butterfly rich regions in Europe with good populations of several rare and threatened species. However, so far the southern part of Stara Planina has been poorly studied. We therefore focused our field surveys on that region visiting 22 sites over a period of sev...
Abstract. The Small Bath White, Pontia chloridice (Hübner, 1813), is a rare species in the Balkan Peninsula and has been
known only by two reliable historical records from the Republic of Macedonia. Its presence was therefore considered a result of
rare long distance migrations to the country. In the last three years the species was observed on sev...
Colias caucasica balcanica Rebel, 1901 is a rare
and localised butterfly with a fragmented distribution in
the Balkan Peninsula. Several new localities for this sub species
have been found in the last decades, while the but terfly
has most likely disappeared from some of its tra di tion al
strongholds. For a long time only a single locality for Ser...
Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) females and males were chronically exposed to three sublethal cadmium concentrations (10, 30 and 50 mg/g dry food mass) in order to assess the effects of cadmium on larval and pupal duration, pupal mass and longevity. On average, the presence of cadmium in food did not affect larval duration while shortened pupal du...
Mučanj is a mountain located in western Serbia, surrounded by three rivers: the Grabovica, Presečka reka and Veliki Rzav. The nearest mountains are Javor and Golija and the closest town is Ivanjica. In entomological terms it is virtually unexplored. The authors visited it on several occasions from 2008 to 2011 and provide here a first overview of i...
