Snezana B. Pesic

University of Kragujevac Faculty of Science

The insect silk protects the larvae that produce it. This implies that it may contain biologically active substances that can be used in medicine. In this paper, the cytotoxic and proapoptotic potential of Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) silk extract was examined after 72 h of exposure to the SW-480 human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell lin...

A new species of weevil in the tribe Omiini from Tara Mountain, Serbia Omiamima tarensis Pešić & Borovec sp. nov., is described, illustrated, and compared with related species. The presence of an amphigonic population of Omiamima mollina (Boheman) from Serbia is recorded for the first time and facilitated the re-description of the sexual dimorphism...

Diatomaceous earth products (DEs) are a promising alternative to conventional, synthetic insecticides for controlling many different insect pests (Korunić, 1998; Kavallieratos et al., 2005), among which is the P. interpunctella (Kljajić et al., 2009). We conducted a laboratory testing of the insecticidal efficacy of two Serbian diatomaceous earth p...

This paper unifies literature and new data on the presence of Brachycerus in Serbia and its surroundings (mainly the rest of the Balkan Peninsula). The new data are based on specimens from the first author's collection and from available Serbian online databases. They were analyzed in the wider context of the general distribution and ecological nee...

Poljoprivredni gubici uzrokovani različitim bolestima i aktivnošću štetočina u razvijenim zemljama dostižu 30–40%, a u zemljama u razvoju čak 60–80%. Sintetički insekticidi su decenijama dominantan vid suzbijanja insekata u poljoprivrednoj proizvodnji i zaštiti prehrambenih proizvoda. Međutim, njihova učestala i prekomerna korišćenja imaju negativn...

Tip ishrane, a pre svega sadržaj i količina nutrijenata u hrani značajno utiču na morfološke karakteristike herbivorih insekata. Bakrenasti plamenac, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813), izrazito je polifaga i ekonomski veoma značajna vrsta plamenaca, koja nanosi ogromne štete uskladištenim prehrambenim proizvodima. U ovom istraživanju praćen je u...

У сузбијању бакренастог пламенца Plodia interpunctella у складиштима, индустријски контактни инсектициди или фумиганти се примењују дуже од века. Због развоја резистентности инсеката на такве препарате, али и њихове штетности по здравље људи и животну средину и даље се трага за алтернативним природним решењима. Претрагом литературних извора објавље...

Many mushrooms, such as Cantharellus and Lepista spp., are almost resistant to insect attacks. However, only a few studies about the possibilities of using mushrooms in the protection of stored cereals from storage insect pests have been performed. Lactifluus piperatus is a non-toxic, edible mushroom, but rarely consumable due to its very strong, s...

The aim of this study was to assess the susceptibility of nine dried fruit species (apple chips, prunes, sour cherries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, chokeberries, goji berries and figs) to be infested by Plodia interpunctella in laboratory conditions. Six dried fruit species (prune, sour cherry, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry, and ch...

This paper presents a survey of data on two weevil species not recorded for the fauna of Serbia till now. Despite their large size, Liparus (Liparus) glabrirostris Küster, 1849 and Hylobius (Callirus) abietis (Linnaeus, 1758) have not been recorded for Serbia in the newest Palaearctic weevil catalogue (Alonso-Zarazaga et al., 2017) or in the Fauna...

The unusually looking weevil species Brachycerus sinuatus Olivier, 1807 was collected in April 2019 in the vicinity of Preševo (southern Serbia). It is the first finding of this species for Serbia. By this data, its area of distribution is substantially extended westwards. Very precise data about the locality where it was found in contributing to t...

The unusually looking weevil species Brachycerus sinuatus Olivier, 1807 was collected in April 2019 in the vicinity of Preševo (southern Serbia). It is the first finding of this species for Serbia. By this data, its area of distribution is substantially extended westwards. Very precise data about the locality where it was found in contributing to t...

In this study, inhibitory effects of crude silk produced by 5th larval instar of moth Plodia interpunctella, as well as ethanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, hexane and dichloromethane silk extracts were evaluated against 18 bacterial strains (ATCC strains/isolates) and 6 fungal ATCC strains in vitro. Among the tested extracts, the acetone silk extract...

Verbascum species (fam. Scrophulariaceae) contain a high concentration of rotenone and verbascoside and traditionally have long been used as insecticides. This study is aimed to investigate the larvicidal efficacy of Verbascum thapsus L. and V. phlomoides L. methanolic extracts in the suppression of the Plodia interpunctella (Hüb-ner, 1813), under...

Water extracts of three plant species of the genus Echium (E. italicum L., E. vulgare L. and E. rubrum Jacq.) were tested under laboratory conditions for their activity as potential post-harvest grain protectants against Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae. Antioxidative activity and total phenolic, flavonoid and ta...

The larvae of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) are the most important pests of stored dried fruits and nuts. Precise estimation of developmental time of its larval instars could help in targeting the life stages which are the most susceptible to control methods. The objective of this study was to determine the growth dynamics of P. interpunctella lar...

The ability of development of four economically important stored-product insect pests, one lepidopteran (Plodia interpunctella) and three coleopterans (Sitophilus granarius, Rhyzopertha dominica and Tribolium confusum) on dried slices of Boletus edulis, Cantharellus cibarius and Agaricus bisporus was observed in laboratory conditions. Into glass ja...

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of nutrients and secondary metabolites content in 16 types of dried fruits and four nuts from Serbia on life history traits of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813) immature stages. The analysis of nutrients content included determination of the total moisture, ash, proteins, fats, carbohydr...

The aim of this paper was to investigate the larvicidal effect of three concentrations (1, 2 and 5%) of methanol extract of Gentiana cruciata against the Indianmeal moth Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813). The results were expressed as the number of dead larvae after 2, 4 and 7 days. The highest larvicidal efficiency was found in the replicates w...

Insect silk has been widely studied for its application in regenerative medicine. However, the data about Plodia interpunctella silk as a biomaterial and its anticancer properties are insufficient. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate native silk as a substrate for growing normal human fibroblasts MRC-5, and test potential cytotoxic effec...

By assessing the degree of resistance of stored products to infestation by insect pests and correlating it with physical, chemical and nutritional characteristics of products, we could gain a real insight in these pests feeding preferences, and consequently in their biology and ecology. The aim of this study was to assess the degree of resistance o...

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) je ekonomski veoma značajna štetočina velikog broja uskladištenih prehrambenih proizvoda, posebno orašastih plodova. U radu su prezentovani parametri tablica života populacija P. interpunctella odgajenih u laboratorijskim uslovima (28±1°C, 60±10 r.v.v. i fotoperiodu 14:10 S:T) na plodovi...

Vrste roda Verbascum L. (Scrophulariaceae) u listovima sadrže visoku koncentraciju alkaloida rotenona, pa se odavno koriste kao efikasni biljni insekticidi. Cilj ovog rada je bio ispitivanje larvicidne efikasnosti vodenih ekstrakata V. thapsus L. i V. phlomoides L. u suzbijanju bakrenastog plamenca, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813) (Lepidoptera...

The lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) is a primary pest of stored wheat. Many authors studied its development on this cereal. The wheat is commonly stored together with other grain, especially barley, rye, oats and triticale. The objectives of this study are to assess the feeding preferences for t...

The first preliminary overview of the weevil (Colеoptera: Curculionoidea) fauna registered in the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge (western Serbia) is given. The field research was conducted in June and July 2016 at seven localities. Among a total of 62 identified species and 7 subspecies, 14 are recorded for the first time for the Republic of Serbia, including...

Water extracts of three plant species of the genus Echium (E. italicum L., E. vulgare L. and E. rubrum Jacq.) were tested under laboratory conditions for their activity as potential post-harvest grain protectants against Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae. Antioxidative activity and total phenolic, flavonoid and ta...

This study aimed to evaluate insecticidal activity of three diatomaceous earths DEs, two originated from Serbia (DE S-1 and DE S-2) and one commercial formulation (Protect-It, Hedley Technologies Ltd. Canada) applied at rates of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g/kg (500, 1000 and 1500 ppm) on Rhyzopertha dominica in wheat, barley, rye, oats and triticale grains a...

Stem weevils (Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus and Ceutorhynchus napi) are significant pests of oilseed rape that farmers regularly suppress by insecticide treatments intended against Brassicogethes aeneus. Recent studies have shown that in some regions of northern Serbia C. napi is dominant, while C. pallidactylus prevails in others. Increased damage f...

During the eleven years (2002–2012) of the Mt. Fruška Gora weevil fauna research, collecting of insects was performed in 47 localities. In 286 findings, 407 adult weevils were collected, belonging to 139 species of 81 genera representing seven families (Anthribidae – four species, Rhynchitidae – four, Apionidae – eight, Nanophyidae – one, Dryophtho...

Cilj ovoga rada je da ispita da li materijal od kojeg je izrađena ambalaža određenog prehrambenog proizvoda utiče na preživljavanje, razvoj i životni ciklus ekonomski veoma značajne štetočine uskladištenih prehrambenih proizvoda, bakrenastog plamenca Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813). Testirane su tri vrste ambalažnog materijala, u koje se prehr...

The objective of this study was to investigate the development of Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella, on three different maize hybrids from Serbia, on two kernels states (whole and broken). Development was assessed by following the life history parameters of this moth: mean developmental duration (MDD), adult emergence and longevity, and fecun...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the insecticidal effcacy of natural diatomaceous earths (DE) from Serbia against the 5th larval instar of laboratory population of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813). We used two natural DE products mined in Kolubara region, S-1 (with 79.8% of SiO2) and S-2 (with 63.2% of SiO2). Registered product Protect-It®...

Plodia interpunctella is regularly present in stores and warehouses of dried and stone fruits throughout Serbia. The aim of this study was to determine the amount of consumed food during larval developmental of P. interpunctella rared on broken kernels of walnut (Junglans regia), hazelnut (Corylus avellana) and almonds (Amygdalus communis). The exp...

Indian meal moth - IMM (Plodia interpunctella, Hbn.) is economically the most important pest of dried fruits in Serbia. The aim of this study was to determine the differences between IMM larval development on walnut, hazelnut and almond kernels. The experiment was set in three series (walnut, hazelnut, almond), with 12 jars in each series. In each...

The present study was undertaken to determine survival rate of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813), reared on different mechanical states of Vizija winter wheat cultivar and Raša winter rye cultivar, previously infested with different beetle pests. Wheat was previously infested with Rhyzopertha dominica, Sitophilus granarius, Oryzaephilus suriname...

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of different mechanical states (whole, broken and ground kernels) and types (dent, semi-flint and flint) of maize kernels on life history parameters of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), the Indian meal moth. These parameters included larval development and its dynamics, adult emergence, mea...

The aim of this study was to assess the degree of resistance of dried plums, apricots and cherries to infestation caused by Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella), the major pest of dried fruits in the world. Based on the results of Index of susceptibility for insect development and the Susceptibility rating, we found that all three tested dried...

The rare weevil species Hypera (Boreohypera) moczarskii Penecke, 1936, previously recorded only in Greece, has been registered for the first time in Central Serbia. Two adult males were collected in 1993 and 1994, in two places in the area of Kragujevac (Central Serbia). These findings extend H. moczarskii’s distribution area to the north, and this...

Izvod: Cilj ovoga rada je bio da ustanovi da li brzina razvića bakrenastog plamenca Plodia interpunctella zavisi od veličine prostora, količine dostupne hrane i uticaja uznemiravanja larvi. Ogled je postavljen po metodi slučajnog blok sistema 2x3. U ukupno 18 teglica sa po 50 mL žutog kukuruznog brašna uneto je po 10 (T1), 20 (T2) ili 50 (T3) jaja...

Cilj ovoga rada je bio da ustanovi da li i na koji način dinamika bioloških funkcija (postembrionalnog razvića, dinamike i preživljavanja jedinki u stadijumu lutke, dinamike eklozije imaga i odnosa polova, perioda eklozije, dužine života mužjaka i ženki, dužine celokupnog razvića jedinki, fekunditeta i količine hrane koju su larve bakrenastog moljc...

Cilj ovoga rada je bio ispitivanje odbrambenih sekreta (hemolimfe) vrste Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758. Odbrambeni sekreti su ekstrahovani u šest rastvarača različitih polarnosti, a identifikacija jedinjenja je urđena GC i GC/MS analizama, odvojeno za mužjake i ženke. Identifikovano je 39 jedinjenja, od kojih je 25 već poznato kao semiohemikal...

Our research of the genus Ceutorhynchus associated with oilseed rape was conducted in northern parts of Serbia (Stari Žednik, Subotica). A specific assemblage of eight weevil species was found. The most numerous were stem weevils Ceutorhynchus napi with 81% of all trapped specimens, followed by C. pallidactylus with 18%. The remaining six weevil sp...

Data on weevil fauna (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) in the Zasavica Special Nature Reserve based on the adult specimens collected from 1996 to 2007, are presented here. A total of 371 specimens, including 86 species from seven families (Anthribidae, Rhynchitidae, Apionidae, Nanophyidae, Erirhinidae, Dryophthoridae and Curculionidae), were collecte...

The Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner 1813), especially larval stage of insect, is a major pest of stored products, found all over the world. The larvae produce a silken web which has the protective role, primarly to the cocoon (Mohandass et al., 2007). The silken web was shredded and immersed in DMSO and then diluted with nutrient br...

In this paper we summarize the knowledge on earthworm diversity in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina Mountains) based on new findings and published data in order to establish the first list of known earthworm taxa from the entire area of the Balkan Mountains. During investigations in the western part of the Balkan Mountains (western Stara Planina...

A new endemic epigean species from the village of Adžina Livada, nr. Kragujevac, Mts. Gledićke Planine, west-ern Serbia, is erected, described and thoroughly illustrated. Its main morphometric characters and important diagnostic features are analyzed and compared to the two closest congeners, Roncus ivanjicae B. Ćurčić, and R. golijae B. Ćurčić fro...

This paper presents a new contribution to knowledge of weevil fauna (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) in Special Nature Reserve (SNR) Zasavica, based on the findings of adults collected in July 2007. There are 54 weevils species listed: 10 from family Apionidae, 3 Nanophyidae, 4 Erirhinidae, 1 Dryophthoridae and 36 Curculionidae. Among them 45 species a...

Artificial stagnant aquatic ecosystems such as reservoirs, are suitable for monitoring the succession of biocenoses because they are usually formed by rearrangement of the former current river ecosystems. The weevil assembly, as part of such a dynamic biocenose, develops following host macrophytes. In the frame of weevil fauna studies realized duri...

Saproxylic weevil Dryophthorus corticalis (Paykull, 1792) is registered in material collected in Summer 2007 in the Special Nature Reserve Zasavica, what is the first finding of this species in Serbia.

Saproxylic weevil Dryophthorus corticalis (Paykull, 1792) is registered in material collected in Summer 2007 in the Special Nature Reserve Zasavica, what is the first finding of this species in Serbia.

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Ruteria graeca (Caldara, 1973) until recently was well-known in Greece, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. In this study some new localities are given: nine from Serbia (Cer, Bukulja, Rudnik, Ov~ar banja, Zlatibor, Go~, Ku~aj, Kopaonik and Stara Planina), and two from Montenegro (Biogradska Gora and Ostrog).

Ruteria graeca (Caldara, 1973) until recently was well-known in Greece, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. In this study some new localities are given: nine from Serbia (Cer, Bukulja, Rudnik, Ovčar banja, Zlatibor, Goč, Kučaj, Kopaonik and Stara Planina), and two from Montenegro (Biogradska Gora and Ostrog).

Intensive investigations of some groups of soil fauna in Sumadija were permanent more than 20 years. This central part of Serbia, has an interesting geological history. It's interesting flora and fauna partially is result of continuous anthropogenic influences in the last centuries. In these investigations were included: (Insecta, Coleoptera), Lumb...

The area under rapeseed is increasing in the world as well as in Serbia, which makes appearance and harmfulness of some insects more important. Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) are group of insects whose presence and destructiveness on oilseed rape are not explored enough. Results of rapeseed entomofauna exploration at site Rimski Šančevi durin...

The preliminary data of weevils from the families Apionidae and Nanophyidae from the territory of Biosphere Reserve Golija-Studenica are given. The identification of 192 adult specimens collected during August 2008 confirmed the presence of 34 species (32 from the family Apionidae and two from Nanophyidae). The taxonomy and all collecting details a...

Intensive investigations of some groups of soil fauna in Šumadija were permanent more than 20 years. This central part of Serbia, has an interesting geological history. It's interesting flora and fauna partially is result of continuous anthropogenic influences in the last centuries. In these investigations were included: (Insecta, Coleoptera), Lumb...

in Tamnič (Municipality of Negotin, Serbia). He attended primary school in Brusnik (1955-1963) and grammar school in Zaječar (1963-1967). In 1972 he graduated from the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (Croatia). He received his Master's degree in oceanology after post-gradu-ate studies at the same faculty in 1974 and...

The first data about weevils' species from families Apionidae and Nanophyidae, on the territory of Mountain Čemerno are given. The list based on 235 adult specimens collected during the August 2008 contains 31 species (28 from family Apionidae and three from Nanophyidae). Except taxonomy, all finding details are given (collecting dates, localities,...

This paper gives a detailed survey of the state of the tribe Otiorhynchini in the collection of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina as of the year 2006. The list of taxa is compiled according to the contemporary classification accepted in Europe. The survey of types of certain taxa and the locus classicus of each constitutes the most impo...

The presence of Ruteria graeca (Caldara, 1973) and R. hypocrita (Boheman, 1837) (93 and 215 specimens respectively) was confirmed among other adult soil weevil material collected at 24 localities on the territory of Serbia between 1995 and 2003 for the most part using pitfall traps. Ruteria hypocrita was much more frequent. In both species, males w...

The first data about finding of an interesting hygrophilous weevil species, Bagous puncticollis Boheman, 1845, on the territory of Serbia are given. Four exemplars of this species are collected on the territory of Reserve of Nature "Zasavica".

New records of the geophilic weevil Eurosphalmus (Eurosphalmus) zerchei Yunakov & Nadein 2006 are given. Very precise data about the place of finding contribute to knowledge of its ecology.

A brief review of the history of investigation of the weevil fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) on the territory of Serbia and Montenegro is goven. The fauna is compared with that of the World and Europe.

Reservoirs of water-supply are interesting lake ecosystems, which succesively replaced former river ecosystems. Using biological monitoring they could be good «experimental» objects, because the manner of their formation and management are different. That's the case with Gruža Reservoir, formed in Central Serbia, twenty years ago. Researches of thi...

Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) на территории Сербии и Черногории. Изучаемая фауна рассмотрена в сравнении с мировой и европейской фаунами. Ключевые слова. Долгоносикообразные жуки, Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, фауна, Сербия и Черно-гория. // Abstract. A brief review of the history of investigation of the weevil fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) on th...