So I did, focusing on living insects during my undergraduate, Honours and Masters degrees, first researching the marula fruit ...

Concurrently, scientists believe they discovered a potentially new species of insect — a tiny, native mirid bug that happened to be collected along with the new Schiedea, which is now being ...

For example, the mirid (Eccritotarsus catarinensis) does not respond well to excessive cold or heat, so releases of these biocontrol agents should be in coastal areas or areas with sufficient ...

Some of the pests that attack cocoa as highlighted by infonet-biovision.org include cocoa mosquito also known as Helopeltis bug or mirid bugs, pod-borers, spiny bollworm, mealy bugs, leafhoppers ...